Home / Resources

Resources

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

Daniel Walker acts for Gas Engineer in Gas Explosion Inquest

On 19 September 2024, a gas explosion in CB’s home caused her to suffer 90-95% burns and for large parts of the family home to collapse around her as she escaped the explosion. CB was airlifted to hospital where tragically…

14/11/2025
News

Andrew O’Connor KC and Richard Wilkinson Succeed at Chambers UK Bar Awards

We are delighted to share that at last nights Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards, we were successful in both of our shortlisted categories!Andrew O’Connor KC won Inquests and Inquiries Silk of the Year, and Richard Wilkinson won Personal Injury…

14/11/2025
News

Harriet Gilchrist secures very minor fine for multi-million-pound company charged with overloading a goods vehicle

On 19 March 2025 on the M25, Leatherhead, the DVSA stopped a 3.5 tonne goods vehicle transporting bags of cement and timber from Dartford to Leatherhead. The vehicle had a maximum gross permitted weight of 3,500 kilograms. The vehicle was…

12/11/2025
News

Rodney Dixon KC speaks on expert panel on International Investment Law

The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) of Singapore organised a symposium this week on International Investment Law and Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Rodney Dixon KC spoke on a panel addressing the ‘Unique Aspects of Investor-State Disputes Arising from Regional Uncertainties across the…

07/11/2025
News

Independent Report recommends reversal of the Supreme Court decision in Maughan

Independent Report recommends reversal of the Supreme Court decision in Maughan as it relates to unlawful killing conclusions in inquests On 23 October 2025, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice published the recommendations arising from the ‘Rapid Review’ of…

04/11/2025
News

Preliminary hearing in BA flight 149 litigation

Around 100 passengers and crew of BA flight 149 seek damages for the mistreatment they suffered at the hands of Saddam Hussein’s forces following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. A preliminary hearing was held on 3 November before…

04/11/2025
News

Rhys Davies Secures UN Finding of Arbitrary Detention for British National

Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers, alongside Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill, has secured a finding from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that UK national Charles Ridley has been arbitrarily detained in the UAE for…

03/11/2025
News

Kuwaiti Extradition Order Upheld in the High Court

Judgment was handed down on 29 October 2025 in an appeal concerning the first extradition to be ordered following the implementation of the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the State of Kuwait….

30/10/2025
News

Keith Morton KC secures the acquittal of couple accused of health and safety breaches leading to the death of gardener

A self-employed gardener died when he was crushed under a quad bike (also known as an all-terrain vehicle) he was operating. He had been provided with the quad bike together with a rear mounted spray tank to undertake herbicide spraying….

27/10/2025
News

Search


Menu

Close

Portfolio Builder

Select the practice areas that you would like to download or add to the portfolio

Download    Add to portfolio   
Portfolio
Title Type CV Email

Remove All

Download


Click here to share this shortlist.
(It will expire after 30 days.)