Rita Spalding

Practice Areas

Rita is an expert in all aspects of mining and mineral law. She has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating commercial transactions, conducting due diligence investigations relating to mergers and acquisitions and compliance audits in respect of mining companies. Rita's expertise extends to technically specialised drafting of various agreements necessary to conduct prospecting and mining operations including preparing applications for rights; infrastructure and logistics agreements; commodity supply and offtake agreements; and applications under mining and mineral law. She has advised both local and international clients on compliance in relation to mining and mineral law as well as black economic empowerment regulations in South Africa.

Career

Rita's qualifications include:

LLB, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2003

Admitted attorney, notary public and conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa

Professional Memberships

Member of the South Africa-Canada Chamber of Business Mining Working Group (2010 to present)

Member of the South African Women in Mining Association (2010 to present)

Work Highlights

Named by Best Lawyers 2018 - 2023 as a leading individual

Named by Legal 500 2018 - 2022 as a legal expert

Named by Chambers Global 2013 - 2022 as a ranked lawyer

Named by IFLR1000 2013 - 2022 as a leading lawyer

Named by Who's Who Legal 2016 as a listed lawyer (Mining)