The minister of mineral resources will have to obtain full and formal consent from the Xolobeni community prior to granting mining rights, the Pretoria High Court ordered this morning. bit.ly/2OVd9I7

In 2012 Cullinan & Associates Inc. launched review proceedings representing the Wild Coast Communities in Umgungundlovu in opposing SANRAL's proposed highway through our client's ancestral lands. Richard... facebook.com/CullinanAssoci…

Last week one of our consultants, Sarah Kvalsvig, spoke at the International Bar Association’s African Regional Conference in Cape Town. Sarah’s talk covered aspects of her work for wild animal protection... facebook.com/CullinanAssoci…

We are busy planning our Environmental Law Update Seminar where we will explain recent changes in environmental laws - let us know if you have any suggestions for topics you'd like covered. We will be sending out invites shortly for an event in Cape Town during March.

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Sarah Kvalsvig and Cormac Cullinan of Cullinan & Associates are delivering a presentation to a Parliamentary Inquiry into benefit sharing on the Western boundary of the Kruger Park. — at Parliament of South Africa facebook.com/CullinanAssoci…

Friday Braaiday at Cullinans! We saying goodbye to Luca and hello to Hercules! We are going to miss you Luca but wish you all the best in Joburg. And a big welcome to the team to Hercules!

CARBON TAX BILL PASSED IN PARLIAMENT On 19 February 2019, the National Assembly passed the Carbon Tax Bill. Although the President must still give his assent to the Carbon Tax Act before it can commence, it... facebook.com/CullinanAssoci…

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Could this be the first successful private prosecution for environmental crime in South Africa? BP convicted for failure to obtain environmental authorisation for some of its... businessinsider.co.za/bp-found-guilt…

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Pleased to see Cullinan & Associates in such good company! We are looking to bring in new directors to help lead the firm in it's 23rd year. Contact us if you know a good candidate. (Experienced attorney, preferably with a client base). #environmentallaw treeshake.com/twig/south-afr…

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👩‍⚖️Judgement reserved in leave to appeal after court found energy minister Gwede Mantashe's approval of Shell SA to conduct exploratory surveys on the EC coast ' procedurally unfair'. Read the full story here: bit.ly/3u6Yxwn #GwedeMantashe #ShellSA

We are confident that even if leave to appeal is granted, the Supreme Court of Appeal will uphold the important precendence of the full bench of the Eastern Cape HIgh Court. And if they do so, it will make the precedent binding on all divisions.

On Tuesday 6th December at 5pm SAST, Cormac Cullinan will be speaking as part of Consensus Law Magazine's webinar on the topic of Dissecting the Human Right to a Healthy Environment. Register for the webinar here! forms.gle/TRLGZ8iiT5xuHb…

We are delighted that the High Court has found that the appeals had no reasonable prospects of success and has only granted leave to appeal to enable the Supreme Court of Appeal to pronounce on these important issues.

Lawyers acting for the EMS Foundation have urgently requested that Mayor Annelie Rabie invoke her executive powers to suspend the decision to remove male baboons from the Pringle Bay Troop. emsfoundation.org.za/request-to-sus…

BREAKING NEWS Lawyers acting for EMS Foundation request a precautionary approach be adopted and the project to export 120 cheetahs to India be halted until South Africans have provided comment and sufficient scientific and welfare evidence is published 📸afriwld_brian