The ruling moves 620 000 Brazilians, who are seeking over £36bn, closer to a potential payout a decade after the disaster.

A British court ruled Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially paving the way for billions of pounds in compensation. "BHP are strictly liable as 'polluters' in respect of damage caused by the collapse," the High Court in London said in its ruling following a mammoth trial.

A British court ruled Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially paving the way for billions of pounds in compensation. "BHP are strictly liable as 'polluters' in respect of damage caused by the collapse," the High Court in London said in its ruling following a mammoth trial.

The 2015 dam collapse killed 19 people, polluted a river and destroyed hundreds of homes.

LONDON - BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants' lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion). Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A British judge has ruled that the BHP mining giant is legally responsible for the 2015 collapse of a dam in Brazil, a disaster that killed 19 people. The incident also caused one of the worst environmental catastrophes

A British court ruled that global mining giant BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil. The event was the country's worst environmental disaster, unleashing a wave of toxic…

Mining giant BHP has been found liable for the 2015 collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana, Brazil that killed 19 people and devastated the surrounding countryside.