Judge moves to stop costs spiraling in dam burst case

A High Court judge took steps to avoid ‘simply increasing costs without any additional benefit’ ahead of the upcoming trial involving mining giant BHP and crusading international law firm Pogust Goodhead. More than 600,000 residents are trying to get compensation from BHP following the 2015 Mariana dam disaster. Shaheed Fatima, KC, representing BHP, told the court that Pogust Goodhead needed to be quicker in submitting their depositions, in relation to key expert witnesses. She said: ‘We served our factual evidence…