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ROYAL OFFICE OF PHOSPHATES (OCP)v Hriba Jilali

País/Territorio
Marruecos
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Nov 4, 2007
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
Court of Cassation
Sede de la corte
Rabat
Idioma
Inglés
Resumen

Chemical waste – industrial activity – causal relation – expert witness – liability.


The ROYAL OFFICE OF PHOSPHATES (OCP) factories release smokes and throw chemical waste. This waste is taken by wind over the neighboring crops and shadows the sun according to the expert witness. That tortuous act would cause harm to the plaintiff, as explained in legal expert ‘s conclusions, which confirm the direct relation between the ROYAL OFFICE OF PHOSPHATES (OCP) activity and the harm suffered. Consequently, the Supreme Court found that the appealed decision holding the defendant fully reliable based exclusively on the expert witness is well reasoned and based on legal ground.

Appealed decision upheld

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Court of Cassation’s Decisions on the environment