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Conference on Civil Justice in the 21st Century

Russell Hopkins will speak today at the University of Oxford’s conference on Civil Justice in the 21st Century.   The conference is convened by Professor Andrew Higgins, sponsored by the British Academy, and will include a keynote address from Lord…

15/05/2026
News
Conference on Civil Justice in the 21st Century

Mark James and Russell Hopkins named in the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List

We are pleased to share that Mark James and Russell Hopkins have been included in the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List for England and Wales. This list highlights solicitors and barristers who have contributed at least 25 hours of pro…

21/04/2026
News

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

Preparations continue for the largest ever group action in the English Courts

Russell Hopkins and Anisa Kassamali continue to act in what is likely the largest ever group action brought in the English Courts to date: Municipio de Mariana and others v BHP Group. They represented approximately 620,000 claimants in a first stage trial…

16/07/2025
News

Publication of the second edition of Collective Redress, Business and Human Rights newsletter

TGC Collective Redress, Business and Human Rights newsletter – Second Edition, January 2025: https://crbhr.com/ Chambers is delighted to have published the second edition of our newsletter. It comprises five articles across a number of issues that will be of interest to…

16/01/2025
Newsletters, News

Russell Hopkins and Anisa Kassamali appear before the High Court in the (likely) largest ever group action in the English Courts

Russell Hopkins and Anisa Kassamali are instructed by Pogust Goodhead in what is likely to be the largest ever group action brought in the English Courts: Municipio de Mariana and others v BHP Group. Russell and Anisa are led by…

21/10/2024
News

Strike out successfully resisted on behalf of thousands alleged to have suffered as a result of the collapse of the Fundão Dam

Anisa Kassamali, together with Dan Oudkerk KC of Essex Court Chambers and Mark Friston of Hailsham Chambers, successfully resisted a strike out application on behalf of thousands of individuals who allegedly suffered as a result of the collapse of the…

05/07/2024
News

Russell Hopkins and Anisa Kassamali appear before High Court in respect of BHP’s alleged liability for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

The collapse of the Fundão Dam in November 2015 has been described as the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history. It is alleged that BHP is responsible for that collapse. Following a case management conference on 18 April 2024, Mrs…

18/04/2024
News

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

The Court of Appeal (the Chancellor of the High Court, Underhill and Phillips LJJ) today handed down a unanimous judgment upholding the decision of Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE that His Excellency President Nyusi, the sitting President of Mozambique, has…

29/02/2024
News

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins have appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the President of Mozambique, President Nyusi.

The appeal is one of The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals of 2024. The Privinvest group of companies had sought to join President Nyusi as a Part 20 defendant in the so-called Tuna Bonds litigation currently before the Commercial Court. In…

09/02/2024
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