Konkola Copper Mines Plc v Attorney General and Ors (APPEAL NO. 09/2024) (31 March 2026) – ZambiaLII

1. [Home](/) 2. [Judgments](/judgments/) 3. [Supreme Court of Zambia](/judgments/ZMSC/) 4. [2026](/judgments/ZMSC/2026/) # Konkola Copper Mines Plc v Attorney General and Ors (APPEAL NO. 09/2024) [2026] ZMSC 8 (31 March 2026) [ Share this document on WhatsApp opens in new tab __](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31) [ Share this document on X opens in new tab __](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31) [ Share this document on Facebook opens in new tab __](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31) [ Share this document on LinkedIn opens in new tab __](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31) [ Share this document by email __](mailto:?subject=Take a look at this document from ZambiaLII: Konkola Copper Mines Plc v Attorney General …&body=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31) [ Download PDF (363.0 KB) ](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31/source) Report a problem __ * Share * [ Download PDF (363.0 KB) ](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31/source) * * * * * Report a problem __ ##### Konkola Copper Mines Plc v Attorney General and Ors (APPEAL NO. 09/2024) [2026] ZMSC 8 (31 March 2026) Copy citation * __Document detail * __Related documents * __Citations 3 / - Citation Konkola Copper Mines Plc v Attorney General and Ors (APPEAL NO. 09/2024) [2026] ZMSC 8 (31 March 2026) Copy Media Neutral Citation [2026] ZMSC 8 Copy Court [Supreme Court of Zambia](/judgments/ZMSC/) Case number APPEAL NO. 09/2024 Judges [Musonda DCJ](/judgments/all/?judges=Musonda%20DCJ), [Kaoma JJS](/judgments/all/?judges=Kaoma%20JJS), [Mutuna JJS](/judgments/all/?judges=Mutuna%20JJS) Judgment date 31 March 2026 Language English Summary Failure to notify the appellant of a Director's decision precludes statutory appeal; High Court may hear the trespass action. ###### Flynote * Mines and Minerals Development Act — sections 96 and 97 — mandatory written notice, reasons and right of appeal — failure to notify precludes invoking 30‑day appeal — jurisdiction and mode of commencement — trespass action vs statutory appeal — remit to High Court Read full summary __ ##### Ask AI Ask questions and understand this document faster using AI. __Ask AI * * * Skip to document content Summary Pages Search Failure to notify the appellant of a Director's decision precludes statutory appeal; High Court may hear the trespass action. ###### Flynote * Mines and Minerals Development Act — sections 96 and 97 — mandatory written notice, reasons and right of appeal — failure to notify precludes invoking 30‑day appeal — jurisdiction and mode of commencement — trespass action vs statutory appeal — remit to High Court **Loading PDF...** This document is 363.0 KB. Do you want to load it? Load document ##### Error loading PDF Try reloading the page or downloading the PDF. Reload page [Download PDF](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/8/eng@2026-03-31/source.pdf) Error: #### __Related documents ▲ To the top >