RE: EGM Tuesday 16th September14 Sep 2025 09:15
Stevo is right about the need to RNS but wrong about the ability to sue a Govt
"Any backtracking by FIG now will result in a claim for the $!.3b spent on exploration and appraisal to date which would bankrupt the Falklands Gov." -
you can't sue Governments for this sort of thing. RKH had limited grounds for suing the Italians and look where that's got them so far. In the UK you can't sue the Govt for not approving a field and you have zero hope of getting back costs. The courts would be full of people suing Miliband if it were possible - or go over and look at ANGS, UKOG etc onshore UK - completely stuffed by Govt decisions after years of investing in good faith.
And about 15 years ago the French, for example, just cancelled every exploration permit overnight and there was no compensation. Several outfits went bust.
That's extremely unlikely to happen here but if it did there'd be no payment.