Pogust Goodhead
@PogustGoodhead
Making the world a better place one case at a time.
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http://pogustgoodhead.com 09-03-2020 19:27:43
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Speaking to Patricia Karvelas on ABC Radio National our CEO Tom Goodhead discussed the settlement offer BHP and Vale proposed to the Brazilian authorities this week in relation to the Mariana dam disaster.
Tom told Patricia that this offer will not help the victims who have waited…
Headlines can be misleading.
BHP and Vale still need to hold themselves accountable to the victims of the Mariana dam disaster. #DeadRiver
pogustgoodhead.com/dead-river-pod…
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👏 We have been shortlisted for the prestigious The Lawyer Awards.
Our nomination for Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year comes as we approach the Mariana trial against BHP & highlights our work on the largest group litigation claim of its kind ever seen in the UK courts.
Our CEO Tom Goodhead spoke at Harvard University Harvard UniversityDRCLAS about the power of litigation to counter predatory extractivism from mining companies in Brazil.
Tom spoke alongside academic experts & victims of mining disasters calling for greater accountability from mining companies.
“Pogust Goodhead’s goal is not only to hold BHP accountable for the destruction the company caused in Brazil, but to send a clear message to other companies too… there will be consequences for your actions and they will cost you.” - Liz Bonnin 💙
The final episode of Dead River…
In 2015, the River Doce in Brazil was declared dead, following the collapse of the Mariana Dam.
Luciano Magalhães analysed the water after the disaster and said: “It seems they’ve thrown the entire periodic table into the river”.
Ep 5 of “ #DeadRiver podcast is out now .
Dead River, a podcast hosted by Liz Bonnin 💙 telling the true story of the Mariana dam disaster, has received critical acclaim from a host of international news outlets.
Listen to the first 4 episodes now.