The WLR Daily case summaries
[2022] WLR(D) 300
Court of Appeal
Municipio de Mariana and others v BHP Group (UK) Ltd ( formerly BHP Group plc) and another
[2022] EWCA Civ 951
2022 April 4–8; July 8
Underhill, Popplewell, Carr LJJ
Practice— Claim— Strike out — Defendants head of company group whose subsidiary owned and operated dam in Brazil— Claimants seeking damages following collapse of dam— Defendants applying to strike out for abuse of process or to stay claims— Judge striking out claims as abuse of process because of “irredeemable unmanageability”— Whether “unmanageability” abusive mischief or otherwise available in principle — Whether stay necessary for proper administration of justice