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Schwarzenberg v Commonwealth of Australia

Australia
Victoria
County Court of Victoria
National - lower court
2009

William Schwarzenberg, the plaintiff, has been a collector of exotic birds for most of his life.

Fisher and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another

South Africa
Western Cape
High Court
National - higher court
2008

The second respondent (“the Minister”) had announced the complete suspension of the commercial fishing of wild abalone in accordance with section 16 of the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998. The applicants were rights holders in the industry. They lodged protests against the suspension.

Bengis and Others v Government of South Africa and Others

South Africa
Western Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2016

This case involves a company (HBFI) that was involved in harvesting fish in excess of its quotas and buying illegally harvested fish from other catchers which violated inter alia the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998 (‘the Marine Act’).

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs BIBE Jean & EMANE Marceline

South Africa
Western Cape
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2016

On 11 April 2017, the accused persons BIBE Jean & EMANE Marceline received a modern gun and food provisions from a certain MINYONO of Mfem Village to carry out elephant poaching in the Dja Biosphere Reserve.

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