Law360, London: BHP won an application in the London Court of Appeal on 16 March 2026 to avoid criminal contempt proceedings over allegations that it lodged a case in a Brazilian court to halt claims in England connected with the collapse of a dam.

Law360, London: A landmark ruling holding mining giant BHP liable for a catastrophic dam collapse in Brazil signals the English courts' growing readiness to hold UK-based multinationals to account for harm overseas.

Law360, London: A BHP executive said at a £36bn London trial on 28 October 2024 that the mining giant was not involved in the running of a mine that caused Brazil's worst environmental disaster, arguing it was a mere shareholder in the joint venture.

Law360, London: BHP failed 3 December 2025 to block Pogust Goodhead from pursuing deposition testimony from a US-based witness for potential use in English legal proceedings arising from compensation agreements with victims of the Fundão dam disaster in Brazil.

Law360, London: BHP lost its application on 26 June 2025 to block Brazilian municipalities from bringing criminal contempt proceedings in a £36bn case over Brazil's worst environmental disaster, with a London court ruling there were reasonable grounds to argue the mining giant was in contempt.

Law360, London: BHP can be held liable in a £36bn (US$47m) claim for the collapse of a dam in Brazil that triggered the country's worst environmental crisis, a High Court judge ruled on 14 November 2025, handing a major win to lawyers representing more than 640,000 individuals.

Law360, London: On 17 December 2025, lawyers for more than 640,000 individuals argued at court that BHP should pay out £189m (US$254m) of their legal costs after the mining giant was found liable for a dam collapse that triggered Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

Law360, London: BHP told a London court on 3 July 2025 that more than a quarter of claimants suing it in a £36bn case over Brazil's worst environmental disaster have moved to waive their claims by taking part in a compensation scheme.

Law360, London: A highly anticipated trial that will pit some 640,000 Brazilian claimants against mining giant BHP over the collapse of a dam opens in London on 21 October 2024 and could set in motion a raft of claims against global companies over their environmental records.

Law360, London: BHP will have to pay £43m of costs on account after it was found liable for the collapse of a Brazilian dam, a London court ruled on 19 January 2026 as it rejected BHP's request to appeal against the decision.

Law360, London: Mining giant BHP announced on 25 October 2024 that the Brazilian government has signed off a final US$31.7bn settlement package to compensate communities devastated by the collapse of a dam nine years ago.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: In a judgment which brings to a conclusion the trial of the former BHS directors, the Court has held the directors joint and severally liable for the increase in net deficiency of the company arising out of breaches of duty which caused the company to continue trading. Written by Phillip Patterson, barrister, Gatehouse Chambers.