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BHP liable for the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Mariana, Brazil

Russell Hopkins and Anisa Kassamali acted for the successful Claimants in Municipio de Mariana and others v BHP.   The BHP parent companies, BHP Group (UK) Limited and BHP Group Limited have been found liable for the collapse of the…

14/11/2025
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BHP liable for the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Mariana, Brazil

Summary Judgment Dismissing a Multi-million Pound RTC Claim

James Arney KC was instructed by David Johnson of DAC Beachcroft to act on behalf of Admiral Insurance in relation to a road traffic collision between a claimant motorcyclist and the Defendant’s truck on a bend on a rural road….

10/09/2025
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Rhys Davies secures landmark ruling at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Uganda Responsible for Torture

Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers, alongside Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill, has secured a landmark judgment at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), which has held Uganda responsible for the torture, unlawful detention, and…

01/09/2025
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Judgment handed down by the High Court in Al Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade

On 30 June 2025, the High Court handed down judgment in Al Haq v Secretary of State for Business Trade. Kathryn Howarth acted for the Defendant, in a team led by Sir James Eadie KC. The High Court dismissed the…

03/07/2025
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Sian Reeves acted for the successful defendants in a judicial review claim concerning LOTR

Sian Reeves (leading Jonathan Worboys) acted for the successful Defendants, the Secretaries of State for the Home Department and Defence in R (QP1 & Anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2025] EWHC 1388 (Admin).  The…

11/06/2025
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High Court hands down judgment in lead judicial review claims relating to Wethersfield

Sian Reeves acted for the Home Secretary in the four lead judicial review claims challenging the accommodation of asylum seekers at the ex-Ministry of Defence site at Wethersfield, pursuant to the asylum support scheme in the Immigration and Asylum Act…

24/03/2025
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Significant judgment handed down on judicial anonymity by Court of Appeal

On 24 January 2025, the Court of Appeal (Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Warby and King LJJ) allowed the appeal against a reporting restrictions order made by Williams J in December 2024. The reporting restrictions order prevented…

30/01/2025
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Judgment handed down in judicial review of the Home Secretary’s decision not to proceed with three Windrush recommendations

On 19 June 2024, Heather Williams J handed down judgment in R (Donald) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1492 (Admin). This followed a two-day hearing on 23 and 24 April 2024.  Sian Reeves, led by…

20/06/2024
News, Judgments

Anthony Johnson succeeds after three-day trial in novel negligence claim

Anthony represented the Claimant who was seriously injured in an incident that occurred in the First Defendant’s nightclub when her friend  was pushed firmly out of the way by the Second Defendant’s security staff, causing him to come into contact…

10/05/2024
News, Judgments

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins success for the President of Mozambique

In a judgment handed down on 4 September 2023, Mr Justice Robin Knowles held that the sitting President of Mozambique, His Excellency President Nyusi, is entitled to immunity in respect of a Part 20 Claim brought against him by the…

05/09/2023
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