Bangladeshi claim – update
25 January 2005
On 20 February 2004, the Court of Appeal struck out a claim by a Bangladeshi resident in a test case against the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Leigh, Day & Co represented the Claimant in the case.
It was alleged that the British Geological Survey, which is part of NERC, was negligent in its conduct and /or reporting of a pilot research study into the hydrochemistry of groundwaters in central and north-eastern Bangladesh in 1992.
The Court of Appeal considered that the claim would be bound to fail if it were allowed to go to trial because there was insufficient proximity between the parties for NERC to owe a duty of care to the Claimant.
Leigh, Day & Co. have been granted leave to appeal against this decision. The appeal will be heard in due course.
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