First stage of dam collapse case ends at High Court

The first stage of the ‘largest class action in history’ involving more than 600,000 claimants suing a mining giant over a Brazilian dam collapse has ended at the High Court. BHP are currently subject to a multi-billion lawsuit brought against them by law firm Pogust Goodhead (PG) on behalf of the claimants in the case. The first stage liability trial began nearly four months ago last October. The full trial relating to claimants’ compensation is set to begin in October…