Mining rights
Doctrine in Mining & Natural Resources. 3 cases, with the principle each one established. By lanbuk.com.
- Habib v Att.-Gen, 1957-60 ALR S.L. 24
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.
- Hassan D. Fawaz v Commissioner of Police (23 of 1963) [1963] SLSC 27 (8 May 1963)
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.
- Hassan D. Fawaz v Commissioner of Police (MAG APP 23 of 1963) [1963] SLSC 54 (8 May 1963)
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.