Timothy van der Merwe
Biography
Overview
Tim van der Merwe is an associate in the Firm's M&A / Corporate Practice Group in Johannesburg.
Tim specialises in mining, environmental/natural resources and general regulatory law.
He routinely represents and advises clients in administrative appeals and judicial review applications, Environment, Social and Governance matters, mining and environmental regulatory matters, climate change matters and in M&A transactions regarding the transferring of permits, the management and transfer of pollution and contamination liabilities and associated due diligence.
Experience
Representation of Harmony Gold Mining Company on various regulatory, property and environmental legal issues, including those related to TSFs, water use licences, SRPs, servitudes, mining rights and others.
Representation of Heaven Sent Gold Processing Company Proprietary Limited in the sale of its 100% shareholding in West Gold Plant Proprietary Limited to CAPM Tau Mine Proprietary Limited.
Representation of Heaven Sent Gold Processing Company Proprietary Limited in relation to the disposal of its Tau Lekoa gold mine to CAPM Tau Mine Proprietary Limited, as a sale of a business as a going concern.
Representation of a confidential purchaser and conducting the environmental and regulatory due diligence on the acquisition of a minority shareholding in Samancor Chrome Limited.
Representation of Anglo Operations (Pty) Ltd regarding the legal requirements associated with the implementation of new technologies at its mines in Australia, Brazil, Botswana, Chile, Canada, South African, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
