Africa: Legal Roundup - Oct/Nov

19 November 2012

Drawing on the latest legal and regulatory developments, This is Africa presents investment-related intelligence covering business reforms and legal news on the continent. This edition reviews Niger Delta oil pollution cases against Shell launched in the Netherlands, the UK and US; South Africa's cancellation of a bilateral investment treaty; delays to Uganda's petroleum bill; an OECD Guidelines review of BHP Billiton in Mozambique; and a new World Bank fund to help African countries negotiate national resource contracts.

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