BHP Group Limited Court of Appeal rules claim can proceed in UK (8543R)
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RNS Number : 8543R
BHP Group Limited
08 July 2022
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Date 08 July 2022
Release Number 23/22
Court of Appeal rules claim can proceed in UK
BHP Group Limited and BHP Group UK (Ltd) (formerly BHP Group
Plc) are defendants to a group action claim in the United Kingdom
(UK) in relation to the Samarco dam failure on 5 November 2015. The
group action seeks compensation for individuals, municipalities,
private businesses and other institutions in Brazil following the
Samarco dam failure.
The Court of Appeal has heard an appeal by the claimants in the
group action against a decision made by the High Court on 9
November 2020 that dismissed the group action as an abuse of
process. Today, the Court of Appeal has decided to allow the
appeal. The judgment allows the group action to continue in the UK
and overturns the earlier decision of the High Court. BHP is
considering whether to seek permission to appeal the judgment to
the UK Supreme Court.
The judgment is not a decision in relation to the merits of the
claims made in the group action. It is concerned with the
preliminary question of whether the group action can continue
against BHP in the United Kingdom.
BHP Brasil remains committed to continue supporting the local
remediation efforts in Brazil through the Renova Foundation. Those
efforts have already provided BRL9.8bn (GBP1.5bn) in compensation
and direct financial aid in relation to the dam failure to over
376,000 people.
BHP will continue to defend the UK group action, which BHP
believes is unnecessary because it duplicates matters already
covered by the existing and ongoing work of the Renova Foundation
and legal proceedings in Brazil.
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