A class action by 202,600 claimants arising from the collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil was struck out as abuse of process. By Sophie Lamb QC, Oliver Middleton, and Tom Watret Background In Município De Mariana & Ors v. BHP Group Plc & Anor (Rev 1),[1] the largest group action in English legal history … Continue Reading
By Oliver Browne and Hanna Roos The English High Court has refused to recognise a Spanish default judgment because the judgment debtors had not been served with the documents which instituted the Spanish proceedings, as required under Regulation 44/2001 (the Original Brussels Regulation). Background In Corcoz & Anor v Molina (9 July 2015, unreported), Corcoz … Continue Reading
