resolved the League’s substantive challenge to the underlying permits. DHEC, which is not a party to the League’s settlement agreement with SPA, has requested that the Court resolve the appeal. Accordingly, we proceed with a resolution of this appeal. 10 . Because the League and SPA have reached an agreement on the League’s substantive challenges to the underlying permits, a remand is unnecessary. Acting Chief Justice PLEICONES. I respectfully dissent. Given the settlement agreement between the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the South Carolina Ports Authority, our ruling can have no practical effect upon the case before us. Consequently, I would find that the case is moot and would dismiss certiorari. See Willis v. Wukela, 379 S.C. 126, 128, 665 S.E.2d 171, 172 (2008)
holding that when dismissal of an appeal will have the practical effect of denying later review of a district courts order appellate jurisdiction under  1291 may be appropriate holding that because a violation of a statute had no practical effect there was no concrete injury holding the court will adopt the practical construction placed upon a contract by the parties holding continuing controversy not moot holding a case becomes moot when a ruling will have no practical effect upon the existing controversy