Update: Horse Hill Judicial Review

RNS Number : 9466F
UK Oil & Gas PLC
20 November 2020
 

UK Oil & Gas PLC

("UKOG" or the "Company")

 

Update: Horse Hill Judicial Review

 

UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) notes the conclusion of the November 17-18th judicial review hearing of Surrey County Council's ("SCC") September 2019 decision to grant long-term production planning consent at the Company's 85.635% owned Horse Hill oil field.

 

As is usual in such cases, the judge, the Hon. Mr Justice Holgate, has reserved judgement until such time as he has fully considered all the relevant evidence and argument made by SCC, the Company, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government ("MHCLG") and the claimant, Sarah Finch (acting on behalf of the Weald Action Group). The judge gave no date or timescale for the issue of the judgement.

 

The Company will update the market upon receipt of the final judgement. The case remains sub-judice until this time.

 

Stephen Sanderson UKOG's Chief Executive commented:

 

"We remain confident that the case put forward by SCC, the Company and MHCLG demonstrates the claimant's case has no merit in law and that the court will uphold SCC's decision."

 

For further information, please contact:

 

  UK Oil & Gas PLC

 

  Stephen Sanderson / Kiran Morzaria

 

Tel: 01483 941493

  WH Ireland Ltd  (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

 

  James Joyce / James Sinclair-Ford

 

Tel: 020 7220 1666

  Communications

 

  Brian Alexander

Tel: 01483 941493

 

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014

 

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