STAR ENERGY WEALD BASIN LTD AND ANOTHER v BOCARDO SA
[2011] BLR Plus 1
SUPREME COURT
Before Lord Hope, Deputy President, Lord Walker, Lord Brown, Lord Collins, and Lord Clarke
Trespass - Licence granted to search and bore for petroleum - Ownership of strata below surface - No common law defence - No licence to trespass - Damages - Compensation by reference to cost of securing wayleave - Section 8(2) Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966