Multinational resources companies were urged to settle multi-billion debts in relation to a catastrophic failure. BHP, Vale and their Samarco joint venture should pay compensation for the 2015...
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Damages sought against a multinational resources company dramatically jumped. A compensation claim against BHP Group recently rose 620 per cent to 36 billion Pounds (A$65.3B) including interest...
A multinational resources company unsuccessfully prevented people living outside of Australia from seeking substantial damages. The High Court of Australia recently rejected BHP Group’s bid to...
A multinational resources company unsuccessfully prevented litigation seeking substantial damages. BHP Group will return to the United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal to face questions about the 2015...
The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and IndustriALL Global Union has filed a complaint against the British-Australian company BHP Billiton and Brazilian Vale S.A. under the OECD...
BHP Billiton has said it was unlikely the Samarco iron ore mine would reopen, after the tragic events in November 2015 when two dam bursts. “Samarco makes an important contribution to the...
The Brazilian Government intends to sue Samarco, Vale and BHP for $7.2b for clean-up costs and damages after dams collapsed at their iron ore operation in Minas Gerais killing 13 people. According to...
BHP Billiton chief executive officer Andrew Mackenzie will head to Brazil this week, after a dam collapsed at an iron-ore mine causing a mudslide that killed at least four people last week. At least...
