Court rules against farmers who fleece mining companies
In the recent judgment of Stuart Coal (Pty) Ltd vs CJ Williams en Seuns Boerdery (Pty) Ltd and Another, a case where Malan Scholes represented the Applicant, the High Court confirmed the legal principle that mining right holders are permitted to access their mining right area to carry out mining operations, despite the ongoing determination of compensation payable to landowners in terms Section 54 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002.
In an article published by Miningmx, Hulme Scholes, Director at Malan Scholes provides valuable insight into the legal principle of reasonable compensation payable by miners to landowners. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d58SKbqc
In the recent judgment of Stuart Coal (Pty) Ltd vs CJ Williams en Seuns Boerdery (Pty) Ltd and Another, a case where Malan Scholes represented the Applicant, the High Court confirmed the legal principle that mining right holders are permitted to access their mining right area to carry out mining operations, despite the ongoing determination of compensation payable to landowners in terms Section 54 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002.
In an article published by Miningmx, Hulme Scholes, Director at Malan Scholes provides valuable insight into the legal principle of reasonable compensation payable by miners to landowners. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d58SKbqc