United Kingdom: Mining

Two cases filed by mining companies before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea highlight the challenges of competition for governance and economic exploitation of deep-sea resources.

Battery technology advances are driving unprecedented growth in recycling innovation, with patent filings for end-of-life battery processing increasing seven-fold in the last decade. The European Patent Office's latest analysis reveals how the race to create a circular battery economy is accelerating, particularly in chemical transformation processes that could address critical material shortages and mounting waste concerns.

The pound (GBP) was muted against most of its peers at the end of last week, as expectations for any meaningful tightening from the Bank of England (BoE) continued to fade.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), home to some of the world's richest deposits of cobalt, copper, and other critical minerals, enacted major revisions to its Mining Code in March 2018.

Mining development agreements are critical for balancing government and mining company interests, offering legal stability, tax concessions, and investment incentives, while ensuring infrastructure development, permits, and socio-economic benefits for host nations.

The High Court quashed planning permission for the UK's first new deep coal mine in over 30 years, ruling that the government failed to properly assess downstream GHG emissions and climate impact.

On July 20, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets control ("OFAC") sanctioned multiple entities and issued general licenses to further implement...

ICSID published on 30 January 2023 its case statistics up to 31 December 2022 (see here). This post examines the latest trends as compared to ICSID's earlier results.

On 16 March 2023, the European Commission (EU Commission) published its Critical Raw Materials Act Proposal (the Proposal). This is proposed legislation aimed at securing access for the European...