Lawyers for the claimants, who include municipalities, indigenous people, businesses and churches, also argued that under Brazilian law, liability for environmental damage could be imposed on a defendant's ultimate owner.īHP says it and Vale each poured about $1.7 billion (A$2.3b) into the Renova Foundation, set up in 2016 by BHP's Brazilian division, Samarco and Vale to manage 42 reparation projects, including providing financial aid to indigenous families, rebuilding villages and establishing new water supply systems. Two decades ago, federal authorities in Philadelphia linked Stephen Sharkey to the top of the local mob hierarchy and suggested he was likely to lead a life of crime even after serving a stint behind bars. 'The question for the appeal court will be whether or not he was too tough.'Ĭlaimants alleged senior BHP executives sat on Samarco's board, that BHP representatives approved of plans to repeatedly ramp up the dam's capacity, ignoring safety warnings, and that victims have no prospect of proper compensation in Brazil within a reasonable timeframe. 'The judge seems to me to have been tough on the claimants,' he said. MELBOURNE, Australia A giant mining company on Thursday said it would go ahead with destroying at least 40 ancient Indigenous sites in the Pilbara desert in Western Australia. The company announced plans to unify or collapse the DLC structure, which is expected to be completed on January 31, 2022.

Leigh Day partner Martyn Day, who represented the Zambian villagers, said he took his hat off to the Brazilian claimants' legal team for 'having the guts' to take on the vast case. BHP is currently a Dual-Listed Company ('DLC'). The ruling comes about 18 months after the UK Supreme Court ruled that nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers could sue miner Vedanta in England for alleged pollution in Africa because substantial justice was not obtainable in Zambia. The homes were owned by BHP people with working knowledge of the proposed iron ore merger with Rio and.

The case is the latest battle to establish whether multinationals can be held liable for the conduct of subsidiaries abroad. Mining giant BHP admits underpaying workers for 13 years in leave error The Australian group said it it was facing a hit of up to £225. There were reasons to be suspicious other than simply the close timing of the break-ins.

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