Laying down the law on backfilling
Two recent cases provide some, if by no means exhaustive, examples for quarry operators considering…
January 27, 2026 By Chris Tofts
Protest Injunctions in the Mining Sector: the Legal Perspective
In recent years, tension between environmental activists and the mining industry in England and Wales…
April 15, 2025 By Ben Jones
Owning land with mines and minerals – potential liabilities
What are the liabilities of owning mines and minerals sites that land owners should be…
September 9, 2024 By Chris Tofts
New regulatory partner joins Stephens Scown
We are delighted to announce the arrival of Steve Panton as the latest partner to…
September 8, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Stephens Scown advises on completion of South Crofty acquisition
Stephens Scown has advised Canadian company Strongbow Exploration Inc on the completion of the acquisition,…
July 13, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Mines, Minerals and Adverse Possession claims
Sometimes colloquially described as “squatter’s rights“, or “stealing” as one of my clients once described…
December 13, 2022 By Ben Jones
Who owns the mineral rights in your land?
After a period of long-term decline, mining in the South West and in Cornwall in…
December 12, 2022 By Scott Mitchell
Compensation for interference with mining and minerals rights
What can the owner of mining and mineral rights do if their mineral rights are…
December 5, 2022 By Richard Bagwell
Court of Appeal rejects mining operator’s pre-contract documents defence
A mining operator has recently paid a heavy price in the Court of Appeal[1], after…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Mineral Exploration – how to obtain mineral rights
How can mineral operators obtain rights for mineral exploration from uncooperative landowners? There is a…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Who owns the mineral rights in my land?
In an edition of Rural Newslink published some years ago, I wrote about the move to…
July 31, 2022 By Scott Mitchell
Power to the people
Employee ownership is increasing in popularity, particularly in the UK and USA. Our Employee Ownership…
November 1, 2021 By Stephens Scown