We're not controlled by funders, Brazil dam claim firm insists

Class action specialist Pogust Goodhead insists that it enjoys “forensic independence” from its main financial backer, Gramercy Funds Management, despite this month's management shake-up. Pogust was responding to reports that mining giant BHP, the defendant in the £36 billion group claim brought on behalf of victims of the 2015 Mariana dam disaster, is demanding clarification of Gramercy Funds Management's role.