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South African court rules in favour of Vedanta

6th September 2019

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Online News Editor

     

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Vedanta Resources last week provided an update on its pursuit of international arbitration, amid a court matter between the miner and State-owned Zambian miner ZCCM in Zambia, related to their jointly owned Konkola Copper Mines (KCM).

Justice LR Adams, of the High Court in Gauteng, South Africa, last week denied ZCCM leave to appeal his July 23 judgment dismissing the application with costs.

Jurisdiction ZCCM’s application for leave to appeal was in the main against Adams’ finding that the High Court had jurisdiction based on the arbitration clause in the KCM shareholders agreement, and that the winding up of the company, instituted by ZCCM in Zambia, amounted to a breach of the shareholders agreement.

Adams’ main reasons for refusing the leave to appeal include that ZCCM raised nothing new in its application and that he did not believe the appeal had a reasonable prospect of success.

Vedanta is adamant that the dispute with ZCCM has to be resolved through arbitration – as envisaged by the KCM shareholders agreement.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the Zambian government last week stated its determination to urgently secure an investor for KCM once the court processes over the disputed liquidation of the mine are concluded.

Zambia’s government appointed a liquidator in May to run KCM, claiming KCM had breached the terms of its licence.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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