Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc

Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc
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CourtCourt of Appeal
Citation[2019] UKSC 20
Case history
Prior actions[2017] EWCA Civ 1528, [2016] EWHC 975
Keywords
Environmental damage, human rights, corporate liability

Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc [2019] UKSC 20 is a UK company law and English tort law case, concerning business liability for human rights violations, environmental damage and the duty of care owed by a parent company.[1][2]

  1. ^ Muchlinski, Peter (2021). Multinational Enterprises and the Law. OUP. p. 312. ISBN 9780198824138.
  2. ^ Bantekas, Ilias (2021). The Cambridge Companion to Business and Human Rights Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 184. ISBN 9781108830379.