We have secured a landmark, unanimous judgment from the Court of Appeal that allows over 200,000 victims of the Mariana dam disaster, Brazil’s worst ever environmental disaster, to seek redress against BHP, the world’s largest mining company, in the Courts of England and Wales. The judgement was secured following a four-year fight for justice in the courts over a disaster that killed 19 people and sent 43.7 million cubic metres of toxic waste over 700km down the Doce River, destroying everything in its path. 

Following the positive verdict in the Mariana dam disaster litigation, we were then successful in securing the jurisdiction of the Dutch courts to hear a multi-billion dollar claim against Braskem, Latin America’s largest petrochemical company, on behalf of 10,000 people whose lives have been destroyed after losing their homes as a result of rock salt mining in the city of Maceió, Brazil. We also secured jurisdiction in the Dutch courts on behalf of thousands of victims against aluminium producer Norsk Hydro, over toxic waste pollution in Northern Brazil.