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9 February 2012
Legal Briefs
 
 
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28 Sep 2011
 
 
Onerous Obligations placed on the Mining Industry - Implications of the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal in the Maccsand and Swartland cases
WEBBER WENTZEL
The Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") recently tackled the debate around the issue of whether it was sufficient to merely be the holder of a mining right in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum...
 
 
05 Sep 2011
 
Further conditions to be imposed on the grant of new mining rights
WEBBER WENTZEL
A presentation made to members of the National Council of Provinces' economic development select committee ("the Committee") on 30 August 2011 by the Department of Mineral Resources' ("DMR's")...
 
 
02 Aug 2011
 
Webber Wentzel joins ALN
WEBBER WENTZEL
We are pleased to announce that Webber Wentzel has agreed to join ALN (formerly known as Africa Legal Network). This is a significant development in our strategy to become a truly African law firm...
 
 
30 Jun 2011
 
Uncertainty over solar geysers could leave sectional titles in hot water
WEBBER WENTZEL
In most sectional title schemes, the only available place to install a solar powered geyser or water heater is the roof. Under the current Sectional Titles Act (Act 95 of 1986), the roof is common...
 
 
13 May 2011
 
 
 
Consumer Protection Regulations
WEBBER WENTZEL
The Consumer Protection Regulations ("the Regulations") released on 1 April contain much of the detail regarding how the Consumer Protection Act 2008 should be applied. Those Regulations are also...
 
 
05 May 2011
 
Agri SA v Minister of Mineral Resources: a judicial warning on nationalisation?
WEBBER WENTZEL
Last week’s High Court ruling in favour of Agri SA’s expropriation claim against the Minister of Mineral Resources is a judicial shot across the bows for the advocates of mine nationalisation....
 
 
21 Apr 2011
 
SAMRAD Launch
WEBBER WENTZEL
As of the 18 April 2011, all applications for prospecting rights, mining permits and mining rights are required to be submitted in electronic format through the Department of Mineral Resources'...
 
 
31 Mar 2011
 
Zimbabwean indigenisation regulations
WEBBER WENTZEL
On 25 March 2011, The Zimbabwean Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment ("the Minister") published the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Regulations in the Zimbabwe...
 
 
 
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