Minerals and Mining
We have Minerals and Mining Specialists with over 50 years combined experience in giving advice on minerals and associated fields.
Team members were previously employed in senior positions in major mineral companies.
Described as the leading minerals solicitors in the UK, our specialists are also Fellows of the Institute of Quarrying, the industry's professional organisation.
We service a large portfolio of operators and landowners, and are therefore able to bring a unique blend of experience to their clients. Our specialists are also the contributing editors to the "Mines Quarries and Landfill" section of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, the legal profession's leading reference work.
Their experience covers options for mineral leases, purchases of minerals and mineral bearing land, mineral planning issues, operational issues and disputes between landlords and mineral operator tenants, supply contracts, mineral sterilisation claims, and questions over ownership of minerals.
This is what the Legal Directories say about our team:
"With the arrival of the "absolutely spot-on combination" of Brian Wake and Paul Calladine from Bowcock Cuerden, Freeth Cartwright has gained an "incredibly effective and experienced team that clearly knows the minerals field inside out." Market sources report that Wake has a "masterful attention to detail, which means he never misses a single thing when it comes to drafting leases and commercial contracts." Highly regarded for his "no-nonsense approach to negotiations," Calladine's in-house experience with Alfred McAlpine Minerals further enhances his "truly fantastic pedigree."
Working closely alongside our Minerals and Mining lawyers, allowing us to provide the full range of property advice:
• Pre-eminent integrated legal and pure-planning consultancy, offering solutions to planning problems and asset value enhancement including the protection and promotion of mining interests.
• Corporate Group with over 30 lawyers experienced in advising operators on the acquisition and disposal of mineral assets and businesses
• Real Estate Group with over 100 lawyers at all levels experienced in acting for mineral companies on operational and surplus assets.
• Litigation Team including specialist construction and insolvency functions offering a risk management approach with clear budget management and defined outcomes through the full range of dispute resolution mechanisms
Key Contacts
Paul Calladine, Partner
Brian Wake, Consultant