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Extractive Industries Transparencies Initiative

This is an organisation that collects information on incomes in the extractive industry in some countries.

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BankWatch

This is an organisation dedicated to monitoring use of international financial institutions operating in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Investigative Dashboard Business Registries

This has links to more than 450 online databases on companies across 120 jurisdictions. This is a great place to start if you want to find out more information about a company.

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Open Corporates

This is the largest list of open databases of companies in the world. It’s a great place to start if you want to find out more information about a company.

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Wikipedia List of Company Registers

A free and accessible list of company registers. This can be a useful starting point for finding more information about a company.

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Statement of Claim – Doe v Unocal (US)

Villagers from Myanmar who suffered serious human rights abuses by members of the army (including forced labour and forced relocation) in connection with a natural gas pipeline project, brought a class action against Unocal Corporation (a US oil company) and related companies in the US courts. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant companies paid money […]

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Legal Documents – Choc v Hudbay Minerals Inc (Canada)

Indigenous Mayan Q’eqchi’ Peoples from Guatemala have filed a claim in the Canadian courts against the Canadian mining TNC Hudbay Minerals Inc and two of its subsidiaries. They allege that members of the police and military committed acts of violence, including murder, assault and rape while under the control of Hudbay. They argue that the […]

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Summons – Koidu Mine Claim (Sierra Leone)

A local community challenging the operation of the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone relied on documents disclosed in the Panama papers to argue before the High Court of Sierra Leone that they could serve their claim on the corporate group (including the parent company Octéa Mining Limited registered in the British Virgin Islands) at […]

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Statement of Claim – Gold Metals Mine Claim (Malawi)

The Kanyika Community in Malawi is bringing a claim for compensation against Globe Metals and Mining (Africa) Limited and the Malawi Government for damages to their land, water source and religious and cultural sites. The Community was not consulted before Globe Minerals begin exploration and extraction activities in the community’s area.

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Particulars of Claim – Gold Miner Silicosis and TB Litigation (South Africa)

In 2006, a former gold miner suffering from the lung disease silicosis sued AngloGold Ashanti in the South African courts for failing to provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment and failing to meet its law duty of care (this legal duty is discussed below). Under South African law, he had to take […]

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