Mining and natural-resource activities operate within a regulatory framework governing the acquisition, renewal and exercise of prospecting and mining rights. We advise and represent clients in matters concerning these rights and related regulatory disputes.

Our practice includes litigation concerning the grant and renewal of prospecting licences and mining leases, together with challenges to the grant or refusal of such rights.

We assist clients in examining the statutory framework, regulatory decisions, factual record and procedural position relevant to the dispute, and in developing appropriate litigation strategies. Our experience includes litigation before the Mines Tribunal and the courts in relation to mining licences, mining leases and associated issues.