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BHP loses ‘highly problematic’ bid to exclude foreign investors from class action
Appeals 2021-06-03 10:10 am By Cindy Cameronne

Global resources giant BHP Group has lost an appeal in its fight to exclude foreign investors from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster, after arguing the class action regime applies only to those in Australia.

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BHP tells Full Court class action regime only for Australian residents
Class Actions 2021-05-21 11:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global resources giant BHP Group has asked the Full Court to rule foreign investors should be excluded from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster, arguing the class action regime only applies to those in Australia.

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BHP appeals ruling allowing foreign group members in shareholder class action
Appeals 2020-12-14 4:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

BHP Group Ltd has appealed a ruling allowing foreign group members to be part of a shareholder class action against the mining giant over the Fundao dam failure in Brazil five years ago.

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BHP says axed worker behind COVID-19 posts didn’t follow social media guidelines
Employment 2020-12-02 12:43 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

BHP has denied it fired a mine worker for harassing a co-worker on social media for his apparent failure to self isolate on returning from a trip interstate at the start of the first COVID-19 wave, instead claiming she was terminated for failing to follow social media guidelines and because she had a history of violating rules.

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BHP can’t shut out foreign group members from class action
Energy & Natural Resources 2020-11-27 10:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mining giant BHP has lost a fight to keep foreign group members out of a shareholder class action over the Fundao dam failure in Brazil five years ago.

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BHP worker sues after axing over COVID-19 social media posts
Employment 2020-09-18 10:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A mine worker employed at BHP’s Olympic Dam is suing the company after she was sacked for allegedly harassing a co-worker on social media for their apparent failure to self isolate on returning from a trip interstate at the start of the first wave of COVID-19 cases in Australia.

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BHP wins appeal of unfair dismissal finding for worker over sex toy prank
Employment 2020-03-25 4:32 pm By Alison Eveleigh

BHP has successfully appealed a Fair Work Commission decision that found the mining giant had unfairly dismissed a worker after she placed a sex toy in a co-worker’s baggage at airport security and posed for a revealing photo at work.

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BHP can’t pause shareholder class action over Brazil dam failure
Class Actions 2020-03-18 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP has failed in a bid to shut down a class action over the Fundao dam failure pending criminal proceedings in Brazil, with a judge ruling the mining giant would not be prejudiced if the case proceeded for now.

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BHP faces $125M tax bill after High Court loss
Tax 2020-03-11 2:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BHP Billiton must pay $125 million in added taxes after the High Court struck down its appeal in a dispute with the Australian Tax Office over taxes on income from its Singapore marketing hub.

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‘Forensic voyeurism’: Judge denies BHP bid for docs in $36M spat with insurers
Insurance 2020-03-10 8:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A subsidiary of BHP Billiton can’t get its hands on underwriting documents in its case against Lloyd’s of London and Berkley Insurance, which are being sued by the mining giant for over $36 million after allegedly substandard equipment was installed at its Olympic Dam Mine.

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