High Court junks bid to exclude non-Australian resident shareholders from BHP class action

The High Court of Australia has unanimously dismissed mining giant BHP’s attempt to exclude non-Australian resident shareholders from a class action filed against the company over the Fundão dam disaster in 2015, paving the way for foreign residents and investors who held BHP shares to seek redress in the Australian Court. The class action is backed by funder G&E KTMC Funding, with Grant & Eisenhofer and Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check representing the class. Read more.