Mining and resources
Theme. 15 cases, with the principle each one established. By lanbuk.com.
- Dawnus (SL) Limited v Timis Mining (CIV APP 18 of 2016) [2017] SLCA 1153 (23 January 2017)
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.
- Dawnus (SL) Limited v Timis Mining (CIV APP 18 of 2016) [2017] SLCA 1190 (6 May 2017)
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.
- 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.
- Hua v Republic (MSCA Criminal Application 21 of 2021) [2024] MWSC 5 (15 March 2024)
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.
- Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Co
Lanbuk on the Law of Torts · 1880
Principle established: Damages aim to put the claimant, so far as money can, in the position he would have been in if the tort had not been committed (restitutio in integrum).
- Madondo and Another v Makonas Mining Syndicate and Others (HCH 14/26; HCH 2720/26) [2026] ZWHHC 592 (5 August 2026)
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Principle established: A default judgment may be rescinded if the applicant was not properly served with summons and has a direct and substantial interest in the matter.
- Timis Mining Cooperation v Daniel C. Adams and Others; Vivian Bell v Managing Director, USP&E (CIV APP 82 of 2016) [2017] SLCA 1184 (3 June 2017)
Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 2017
Principle established: A stay of execution may be granted in industrial court appeals if the grounds of appeal are strong, based on law, and involve exceptional circumstances regarding the identity of respondents.
- African Minerals and Energy Holdings Limited v Tiyuni Holdings Limited (Commercial Division Case 42 of 2025) [2025] MWHC 27 (21 November 2025)
Malawi · 2025
Principle established: Not yet classified
- DNG Power Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others (20899/21) [2022] ZAGPPHC 161 (30 January 2022)
South Africa · 2022
Principle established: Not yet classified
- Masuku v Ndhlovu N.O and 2 Others (299 of 2023) [2022] ZWHHC 2024 (15 November 2022)
Zimbabwe · 2022
Principle established: Not yet classified
- S v Yunhua (Criminal Case No. 5 of 2025) [2026] MWHCFin 2 (16 September 2026)
Malawi · 2026
Principle established: Not yet classified
- Timis Mining Corporation SL Ltd v Cape Lambert Resources Ltd & Others (CIV APP 60 of 2016) [2021] SLCA 11 (15 July 2021)
Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 2021
Principle established: Not yet classified
- Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers Union and Another v Riozim Limited and Others (SC 201/26) [2026] ZWSC 17 (12 August 2026)
Zimbabwe · 2026
Principle established: Not yet classified