Law firm ordered to ratify claims in dam burst case

An international law firm does have the legal authority to bring multiple claims against mining giant BHP – despite confusion over the numbers suing the company, the High Court has ruled. According to BHP, lawyers Pogust Goodhead, brought claims on behalf of people affected by a Brazilian dam burst that they had no authority to represent. The claimants were also not told they would have to pay a share of their damages to Pogust Goodhead if they won compensation in…