Author Archives: Jean-Andre Butcher

28 November 2022 – Save the Wild Coast: Shell appeal and cross appeal heard, judgment reserved

Gqeberha — Today, the Eastern Cape High Court reserved judgment in the leave to appeal application from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Impact Africa and Shell. They seek to appeal the historic judgment of the Makhanda High Court, which was handed down on 1 September 2022, and found that the exploration right granted […]

22 November 2022 – Historic Shell judgment on appeal

GQEBERHA — On Monday 28 November in the Gqeberha High Court, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Impact Africa and Shell (the appellants) will argue why they should be granted leave to appeal the Makhanda High Court judgment of 1 September 2022, which found that the authorisation by the Minister to allow Shell to […]