Município de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor (Ruling on sample agreements)

Município de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor (Ruling on sample agreements)

The court declined to add the additional sample agreements because the parties had not had the opportunity to consider their implications, and their inclusion could complicate and prolong the Stage 1 trial without clear utility.

Parties
Claimants: Município de Mariana & Others; Defendants: BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Limited; Third Party: VALE S. A.
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Ruling on Admissibility of Additional Sample Agreements
Outcome
Application to add additional sample agreements refused
Legal Topics
Settlement Agreements, Case Management, Sample Evidence
Civil Procedure Settlement Agreements Case Management Sample Evidence

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Parties

Município de Mariana & Others

Claimants

BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Limited

Defendants

VALE S. A.

Third Party

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Ruling on Admissibility of Additional Sample Agreements

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether additional sample settlement agreements should be added to the data set for the purposes of settlement issues in the Stage 1 trial

Ratio Decidendi

The court declined to add the additional sample agreements because the parties had not had the opportunity to consider their implications, and their inclusion could complicate and prolong the Stage 1 trial without clear utility.

Court Disposition

Application to add additional sample agreements refused

Orders

  • Additional sample settlement agreements not to be added to the data set for Stage 1 trial