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New Zealand Supreme Court releases Smith v Fonterra & Ors decision on novel climate change claims

In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has overturned the Court of Appeal's decision, which struck out Mr Smith's three tortious claims against seven corporate defendants (read our previous briefing here). The Supreme Court has allowed Mr Smith's claims in negligence, public nuisance, and a novel "climate system damage" tort to proceed to trial.

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