Mining & Natural Resources

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 2017

Principle established: Applications for extension of time or renewal of a stay of proceedings in commercial matters must be treated with dispatch to ensure the efficient resolution of the substantive case.

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 2017

Principle established: The court emphasizes the need for speed in processes relating to matters before the Fast Track Commercial Court when considering applications for extending interim stays of proceedings.

Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1957-60

Principle established: A court will not assist a claimant whose cause of action arises from an agreement designed to execute a transaction prohibited by mineral regulatory statutes.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1963

Principle established: A licensed diamond dealer may be found in unlawful possession of diamonds in a dealing area, and the court must call upon the accused to account for possession.

Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1963

Principle established: A diamond dealer may be guilty of unlawful possession in a dealing area, and an unproven speculative purchase date cannot sustain a conviction.

Malawi · 2024

Principle established: Leave to appeal out of time against a sentence for possession of listed species may be denied if the applicant fails to provide sufficient grounds for the delay.

Zimbabwe · 2026

Principle established: A default judgment may be rescinded if the applicant was not properly served with summons and has a direct and substantial interest in the matter.

Malawi · 2025

Principle established: Not yet classified

South Africa · 2022

Principle established: Not yet classified

Zimbabwe · 2022

Principle established: Not yet classified