Lesotho Bank v Lesotho Hotels International and Others (NA No.) [2000] LSCA 51 (1 January 2000)
The court finds that the litigation between the parties has been expensive, often ill-advised, and unproductive, and emphasizes the need for more constructive resolution of disputes.
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- Citation
- [2000] LSCA 51
- Parties
- Appellant: Lesotho Bank; 1st Respondent: Lesotho Hotels International (Proprietary) Limited; 2nd Respondent: The Master of the High Court of Lesotho; 3rd Respondent: SC Buys N.O.; 4th Respondent: Guiseppe Antonio Mario Florio
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Lesotho
- Case Number
- NA No.
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- judgment delivered; outcome not specified in excerpt
- Legal Topics
- Litigation, Corporate Insolvency
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Lesotho Bank
Appellant
Lesotho Hotels International (Proprietary) Limited
1st Respondent
The Master of the High Court of Lesotho
2nd Respondent
SC Buys N.O.
3rd Respondent
Guiseppe Antonio Mario Florio
4th Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the ongoing litigation between the parties is justified
- 2 Whether the actions taken by the parties are productive or ill-advised
Ratio Decidendi
The court finds that the litigation between the parties has been expensive, often ill-advised, and unproductive, and emphasizes the need for more constructive resolution of disputes.
Court Disposition
judgment delivered; outcome not specified in excerpt
Full Case Text
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IN T HE LESOTHO C O U RT OF APPEAL In the matter between: LESOTHO B A NK and APPELLANT LESOTHO HOTELS INTERNATIONAL (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1ST R E S P O N D E NT T HE M A S T ER OF T HE H I GH C O U RT OF LESOTHO 2 ND R E S P O N D E NT S C B U YS N. O. GUISEPPE ANTONIO M A R IO FLORJO 3 RD R E S P O N D E NT 4 TH R E S P O N D E NT Held at: M A S E RU Coram: Steyn, P Leon, JA Van den Heever, JA J U D G M E NT STEYN P: This appeal is yet another distressing chapter in the ongoing expensive, often ill-advised and unproductive litigation between the Lesotho Bank (the appellant), Lesotho Hotels International (Proprietary) Limited, (1st respondent and "the Company") and one Florio (fourth respondent). /