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Will Rio Tinto’s bid to escape from its contracts with Rusal succeed?

  • Written by Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide

Mining giant Rio Tinto is attempting to use new American sanctions on Russia to walk away from an agreement with a Russian aluminium company, Rusal. But if the contract is not worded precisely, the law may actually work to Rio’s detriment.

Many companies have successfully ended contracts when war has broken out or the government has changed...

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