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Corporates can be sued on climate change, Supreme Court rules

An Appeal Court ruling striking out a claim against seven companies over their greenhouse gas emissions is overturned.

Big dairy farmer Dairy Holdings is among the defendants in the claim by Northland man Michael Smith.

Tim Hunter Wed, 07 Feb 2024

A lawsuit claiming damage from greenhouse gas emissions by several major corporates, including Fonterra, Genesis and Dairy Holdings, can go ahead after the Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the Appeal Court in 2021.

In a decision released this morning, the Supreme Court of Justices Helen

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