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York Timbers Limited v National Director of Public Prosecutions

22 August 2014

Photo: eNCA

Photo: eNCA

High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria 

Case number: A626/2013

Date: 22 August 2014

Judges: Prinsloo J et Moseamo AJ

Type: Appeal from Magistrates’ Court

Legislation considered: Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 and National Environmental Management Act, 1998 

Download the judgment 

 

Nelspruit Regional Court

Case Number or  Citation: SH 865/10

Magistrate: Nomaswazi Shabangu

Type of case: Application for a confiscation order

Legislation considered: Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998 and National Environmental Management Act, 1998

Download the sentence and confiscation order in MS Word here.

Download the first part of the transcript of the matter in MS Word here. 

Download the second part of the transcript of the matter in MS Word here. 

Court documents:

Media coverage:

Also see York Timbers mentioned in the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report of 2009-10.

Also read our 9 May 2013 blog Is environmental crime just business as usual for South African corporates?