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BHP shareholders from secondary platforms not part of class action, court says
Class Actions 2023-11-03 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP has won its argument that shareholders who did not purchase their stock while trading on one of the three exchanges on which the mining […]

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JWS nabs BHP vice president for Melbourne tax practice
Johnson Winter Slattery 2023-06-08 2:16 pm By Gareth Baker

Johnson Winter Slattery has appointed senior tax specialist Don Spirason, former Vice President of Tax at BHP, as a special counsel based in Melbourne. Spirason […]

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BHP to backpay workers $430M due to public holiday error
Employment 2023-06-01 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BHP has admitted it underpaid mine workers $430 million for over a decade by improperly deducting leave for public holidays. In a statement to shareholders, […]

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Five years after class action filed, BHP denies knowledge of dam collapse risk
Class Actions 2023-03-27 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a class action long delayed by a battle over foreign shareholders, BHP Group has finally filed a defence, denying it misled shareholders over a […]

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ACCC clears Woodside’s $41B takeover of BHP unit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-12-16 5:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Woodside Petroleum’s $41 billion acquisition of BHP Petroleum International, saying the oil and gas giant would […]

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Fair Work Commission finds BHP vaccine mandate unlawful
COVID-19 2021-12-03 10:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has struck down a BHP requirement that all workers at its Mt Arthur coal mine in NSW […]

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BHP settles with worker sacked over COVID-19 social media posts
Employment 2021-09-22 6:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP Billiton has resolved a case by an employee who claimed the company breached the Fair Work Act by sacking her for alleged social media […]

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Quaker asks High Court to weigh in on ‘grace period’ for publicly disclosing inventions
Article 2021-06-28 1:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US chemical company Quaker Chemical is seeking special leave from the High Court to appeal a Full Court judgment that found its patents for quickly […]

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BHP loses ‘highly problematic’ bid to exclude foreign investors from class action
Appeals 2021-06-03 10:10 am By Cindy Cameronne

Global resources giant BHP Group has lost an appeal in its fight to exclude foreign investors from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao […]

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BHP tells Full Court class action regime only for Australian residents
Class Actions 2021-05-21 11:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global resources giant BHP Group has asked the Full Court to rule foreign investors should be excluded from a shareholder class action over the 2015 […]

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