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A hearing in largest ever class action claim in English courts sees judge order mining giant to release documents it had been refusing to disclose.
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The worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history has triggered a £3 billion lawsuit in the courts of the Netherlands.
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A Brazilian judge has ruled that mining companies BHP and Vale must pay billions in damages for the Mariana dam disaster.
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Five years ago, a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil. 272 people were killed when nearly 12 million cubic metres of toxic mud cascaded through local communities.
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Today marks five years since the Brumadinho dam collapsed and 272 were killed. On the anniversary, victims of the disaster share their personal stories.
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Two years ago today, an immense oil spill occurred in Peru during the offloading of the oil from a tanker owned by Repsol.
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Pogust Goodhead is taking action against oil firm Repsol over a huge oil spill that occurred just north of Lima, Peru.
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The Lawyer has listed our Mariana dam case against BHP as one of the top 20 cases in UK courts this year.
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