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Município de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd (formerly BHP Group plc)

Hearings

England & Wales

09 Nov 2020 [2020] EWHC 2930 (TCC), QBD (Turner J)

08 Jul 2022 [2022] EWCA Civ 951; [2022] 1 WLR 4691; [2023] 1 All ER 611; [2022] WLR(D) 300, CA (Underhill, Popplewell, Carr LJJ)

04 Jun 2023 (appn dis) [2023] 1 WLR 2518, SC(E) (Lord Hodge DPSC, Lord Burrows, Lord Richards JJSC)

Subject Matter

PRACTICE — Claim — Striking out — Judge striking out claims as abuse of process because of “irredeemable unmanageability” — Whether “unmanageability” amounting to abuse of process — CPR r 3.4(2)(b)

[2022] EWCA Civ 951; [2022] 1 WLR 4691; [2023] 1 All ER 611; [2022] WLR(D) 300, CA

CONFLICT OF LAWS — Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation — Lis alibi pendens — Application to stay claim on grounds related action pending in courts of non-member state — Whether stay necessary for proper administration of justice — Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, art 34

[2022] EWCA Civ 951; [2022] 1 WLR 4691; [2023] 1 All ER 611; [2022] WLR(D) 300, CA

Appellate History

Município de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd (formerly BHP Group plc) [2020] EWHC 2930 (TCC), QBD

Decision of Turner J reversed

Município de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd (formerly BHP Group plc) [2022] EWCA Civ 951; [2022] 1 WLR 4691; [2023] 1 All ER 611; [2022] WLR(D) 300, CA

Commentary

Legal Futures
“No claim is unmanageable”: Court of Appeal reinstates huge group action Case comment

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Stays on the Ground of Forum non Conveniens - Reasons of justice 16.64

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