Lesotho Case Law

Ha Seotsanayana (Pty) Ltd v Litjotjela Mall (Pty) Ltd (CCA/0053/2021)

Ha Seotsanayana (Pty) Ltd v Litjotjela Mall (Pty) Ltd (CCA/0053/2021) [2023] LSHC 16 (28 February 2023)

Court

High Court

Case number

CCA/0053/2021

The sublease agreement is null and void for lack of registration and statutory consent, and cannot found rights or be enforced. The applicant failed to substantiate a claim for lien due to lack of evidence of enrichment and impoverishment. However, as a bona fide occupier, the applicant is entitled to protection by interdict against unlawful interference with its possession, pending due process of law.

Source excerpt

• Interdicts
• Unjust enrichment
• Sublease registration
• Lien (ius retentionis)
• Bona fide occupier rights

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Kuleile v Mohloboli and Another (LC/APN 2014)

Kuleile v Mohloboli and Another (LC/APN 2014) [2015] LSHC 50 (9 December 2015)

Court

High Court

Case number

LC/APN 2014

The court upheld the applicant’s lease title to the disputed urban plot, rejected the respondent’s claim to title, and ordered ejectment-related relief, while recognizing a possible lien for necessary expenses.

• Leaseholder rights
• Certificate of title
• Bona fide and mala fide occupation
• Improvements on land
• Rei vindicatio
• Lien (ius retentionis)

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