ROYAL OFFICE OF PHOSPHATES (OCP)v Hriba Jilali Pays/Territoire Maroc Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Nov 4, 2007 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Court of Cassation Siège de la cour Rabat Langue Anglais Résumé 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 Disponible en Court of Cassation’s Decisions on the environment