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Law Suits AlterLinks Topic Index Canadian lawyers and Chevron's court battle over environmental damage in Ecuador Iler, Kirsten Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 A storm of controversy erupted amongst Canadian lawyers when the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) decided to intervene in Chevron's appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. The appeal is part of Chevron's battle against Ecuadorian Indigenous peoples who seek to enforce a massive court judgment against the company for environmental damage in Ecuador. Chevron Wins Ecuador Arbitration But Money May Go To Amazon Communities Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 The Dutch Supreme Court recently upheld an arbitration tribunal judgment requiring the Ecuadorean government to pay Chevron $106 million for breach of contract. Ironically, activists say Ecuador is now free to hand this money to indigenous communities who have sued the oil giant for pollution in an unrelated case. Met police face legal action for 'kettling' of protest teenagers Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 Police in the UK are being sued for using violence against students during a tuition fees protest by three minors who suffered injuries. They claim they were falsely detained and denied medical assistance. Their lawyers believe the police violated the European convention on human rights. NAFTA's Chapter 11 Makes Canada Most-Sued Country Under Free Trade Tribunals Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 According to a new study, Canada is the most-sued country under the North American Free Trade Agreement and a majority of the disputes involve investors challenging the country's environmental laws. No Right-Of-Way Resource Type: Book Published: 1992 The author tells the story of a small group of determined agriculturalists and environmentalists who took on industry, government and the courts for the rights of farmers to protect their land and the environment. Occupation on Trial - Palestinian village sues Canadian corporations for building illegal Israeli settlements Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 Bil'in, a Palestinian village that has become an international symbol of Palestinian popular non-violent resistance to the ongoing construction of the Israeli separation wall, is suing Canadian corporations for building illegal settlements. Slick Water Fracking and One Insider's Stand Against the World's Mot Powerful Industry Resource Type: Book Published: 2015 A story of abuses by the fossil fuel industry and governments, telling the story of fracking rhough the lens of a legal battle to expose the truth. Nikiforuk raises stark questions about the role of Big Oil in government, society's obsession with mining low-grade oil and gas formations, and the future of democracy. Top Shale Fracking Executive: We Won't Frack the Rich Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 Fracking companies deliberately keep their wells away from the "big houses" of wealthy and potentially influential people, a top executive from one of the country's most prominent shale drilling companies told a gathering of attorneys at a seminar on oil and gas environmental law. US sued over tax-exempt donations for illegal Israeli settlements Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 A group of American citizens is suing the US Treasury because they say the agency is allowing billions of dollars of tax-exempt charitable donations to flow to the Israeli army and support the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. We're not having it! $15bn KXL lawsuit shows what's wrong with 'trade deals' Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 TransCanada has just made a big mistake by bringing its $15 billion lawsuit against the US government for refusing the Keystone XL pipeline, writes Sam Cossar-Gilbert. The move has exposed the real nature of 'trade deals' like TTIP and TPP - and why all democrats must rally to defeat them. World Bank claims 'sovereign immunity' to escape liability for its crimes against humanity Resource Type: Article Published: 2017 In arguing against the World Bank's attempt to declare itself a sovereign state that is above the law, Dolack brings attention to the large-scale crimes the World Bank has committed or been involved in over many decades.

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