Central & South America

BHP class action: Costs hit £300m as Slaughters takes on Pogust Goodhead

Billed as “the largest class action in history” and with legal costs in excess of £300m, a landmark trial begins today between 600,000 individuals and mining giant BHP. Over the next few weeks, One Essex Court’s Alain Choo-Choy KC will take on Blackstone’s Shaheed Fatima KC and One Essex Court’s Dan Toledano KC in the […]

Argentina

Boutiques lead in investors’ $16bn fight with Argentina

A group of investors, who previously held shares in Argentine oil giant YPF, have filed a claim against the South American nation to get hold of the $16bn they won in compensation last year. The case, heard in the Southern District of New York Court over a year ago, revolves around the privatisation of YPF […]