Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd
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Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2024] NZSC 5 is a landmark New Zealand tort law case, concerning liability of major fossil fuel polluters for climate damage. The NZ Supreme Court held that polluting companies could be liable in tort to pay damages from global warming and rising sea levels to people whose coastal property is damaged, overturning courts below.
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Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd | |
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Court | Supreme Court of New Zealand |
Citation(s) | [2024] NZSC 5, [2021] NZCA 552, [2020] NZHC 419 |
Keywords | |
Tort, climate damage |
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