Thursday 27 April to Tuesday 5 May

Validity of decisions granting permits for mining operations at Engebøfjellet in Sunnfjord municipality and for the deposition of mining waste in the Førdefjord. Whether the project meets the requirements of the Water Regulation and the Water Framework Directive for making new modifications to a water body. Administrative law. Environmental law. LIVESTREAMED HEARING.

The Second Division of the Supreme Court will hear on

Monday 27 April 2026, 09:00–14:30
Tuesday 28 April 2026, 09:00–11:45
Wednesday 29 April 2026, 09:00–14:30
Thursday 30 April 2026, 09:00–14:30
Monday 4 May 2026, 09:00–14:30
Tuesday 5 May 2026, 09:00–14:30

case no. 25‑164215SIV‑HRET, civil case, appeal against a judgment:

The State represented by the Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
(Office of the Attorney General represented by Karen Mellingen)

Norsk Industri (intervener)
(Counsel Thomas Gjølberg Naalsund)

Engebø Rutile And Garnet AS (intervener)
(Counsel Thomas Sassan Farhang)

v.

Nature and Youth
(Counsel Amund Noss)

The Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature
(Counsel Asle Bjelland)

Norwegian Salmon Rivers (intervener)
(Counsel Amund Noss)

The Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers (intervener)
(Counsel Asle Bjelland)