The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted government’s request to be added as a party in the appeal filed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is challenging a High Court order that it enforce the liability clause in permits for ExxonMobil’s offshore oil operations here.
The government through Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC had first made its application to the Guyana Court of Appeal, where it was denied.
As a result, Nandlall subsequently approached the apex court—the CCJ—seeking special leave to appeal, with the hope of government being allowed to join the litigation.