Mining giant BHP faces £113.5 million interim costs claim in the London court

Claimant firm Pogust Goodhead has asked the High Court to order BHP to pay a record £113.5 million interim costs payment in the London litigation over the Fundão Dam disaster, arguing that extensive third-party funded costs were required to establish liability against a well-resourced defendant, while BHP seeks to defer costs and has applied for permission to appeal the liability ruling, with the court reserving judgment on both issues.

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