Stay on top of updates and developments around key cases across various global jurisdictions.

Last week, the London Court of Appeal agreed to reopen a suit against an Anglo-Australian mining company, BHP. The case centers on a 2015 dam rupture that caused the worst environmental disaster in Brazilian history.

Nearly 20 million users in the UK may be eligible claimants in a lawsuit against Google, stemming from allegations of illegal charges in its Google Play store. The alleged overcharges impacted UK users of Android phones.

An update to an arbitration relating to the Ntaka Hill Nickel Project against the Republic of Tanzania was recently released by Indiana Resources.

It’s estimated that a class action in Australia may assist developers with their restoration and replacement costs. This case is expected to be the largest in the nation in 2021, as it involves more than 3400 apartment buildings now deemed unsafe.

The divorce settlement between Farkhad Akhmedov and Tatiana Akhmedova has been in contention since it was first ruled on in 2016. London’s High Court determined that Akhmedova should receive over GBP 453 million of his more than GBP one billion estate. According to her, that judgment was not enforced.