Submission to European Commission Regarding Brussels 1 Regulation (EC 44/2001)
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
January 2010
CORE, Leigh Day & Co, The TUC, Amnesty International, Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID), One World Action, Global Witness and The Cornerhouse wrote to the European Commission , raising concerns regarding the UK Government’s position in relation to the European Court of Justice ruling in Owusu v Jackson.
The submission sent by these organisations can be downloaded here:
Submission from CORE and Others
CORE believe any reversal of the Owusu ruling would be a significant step back for corporate accountability. This ruling has been essential in enabling justice to be carried out in relation to such cases such as those against Trafigura, BP (Colombia) and Monterrico (Peru); unimpeded by the enormous delay, aggravation, cost and aggravation experienced in the cases against eg Cape PLC (5 years spent on fnc, during which time 1000 claimants died).