Sorry, I don’t speak Legalese: Precedent
What Does Precedent Mean? Precedent is when a previous court decision is considered to be a ‘rule’ for deciding or influencing subsequent cases involving similar issues or facts. After a precedent is set, the courts are bound to apply the law to all future cases which follow the same pattern of facts. Types of Precedent […]
Sorry, I don’t speak Legalese: Breach
What is a Breach? A breach is the act of someone breaking, of failing to observe, their legal obligations. A contract can be breached in whole or in part. In the case of a data breach, a trusted company can violate their legal obligations to a customer by having insufficient data security and not treating […]
Victims of Mariana Dam Disaster to Appeal English Court Decision Not to Proceed with £5bn Case Against Miners BHP
The victims of the Fundão Dam disaster in Mariana, Brazil, intend to appeal after a first instance English court judgment not to proceed with their multi-billion pound case against mining giant BHP over their ‘ultimate responsibility’ for the incident, in which an iron-ore tailings dam collapsed, unleashing the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history. After […]