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Thank you, next, please: English court strikes out business and human rights claim in light of parallel proceedings in Brazil

UK companies with operations overseas will be aware of a recent trend of English courts being open to consider claims of alleged violations of business and human rights (BHR) abroad. In the most recent BHR case of Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group Plc, the High Court appears to have set some limits on its … Continue reading Thank you, next, please: English court strikes out business and human rights claim in light of parallel proceedings in Brazil