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Civil procedure [2025] LSCA 65

Tseko Moletsane & Another. V Standard Bank Lesotho (C of A (CIV) No.50/2025)

Tseko Moletsane & Another. V Standard Bank Lesotho (C of A (CIV) No.50/2025) [2025] LSCA 65 (7 November 2025)

The Court of Appeal held that dismissal of an exception is interlocutory and not appealable without leave, so the appeal was struck off with costs.

  • Exception
  • Appealability
  • Interlocutory orders
  • Fraud in pleadings
  • Civil-procedure
  • Interlocutory-orders
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Civil procedure [2025] LSCA 5

First National Bank of Lesotho LTD V Manthoane Tlaba (C of A (CIV) 06/2025)

First National Bank of Lesotho LTD V Manthoane Tlaba (C of A (CIV) 06/2025) [2025] LSCA 5 (2 May 2025)

The Court of Appeal struck off a bank’s appeal against refusal of summary judgment, holding the order was interlocutory and required leave to appeal.

  • Summary judgment
  • Appealability
  • Counterclaim
  • Loan restructuring
  • Procedural fairness
  • Summary-judgment
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Land law [2019] LSHC 40

Teke v Phutha Lichaba Holdings (Pty) Ltd (LC/A 18)

Teke v Phutha Lichaba Holdings (Pty) Ltd (LC/A 18) [2019] LSHC 40 (15 November 2019)

The Land Court of Lesotho held that an order dismissing a special answer for lack of jurisdiction was appealable and that the District Land Court could hear title disputes.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Appealability
  • Allocation of land
  • Cancellation of certificate of allocation
  • District land court powers
  • Land-title-disputes
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Civil procedure [2013] LSHC 108

Lelimo v Letsie (CIV/APN 159 of 10)

Lelimo v Letsie (CIV/APN 159 of 10) [2013] LSHC 108 (16 September 2013)

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed an application to rescind judgment, holding that Rule 27 and Rule 45 did not apply because the applicant was present and argued the matter.

  • Rescission of judgment
  • Rule 27
  • Rule 45
  • Default judgment
  • Appealability
  • Rescission-of-judgment
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Criminal law [2004] LSCA 12

Mda and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions (C of A (CRI) 10 of 2004)

Mda and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions (C of A (CRI) 10 of 2004) [2004] LSCA 12 (20 October 2004)

The Court of Appeal struck a criminal appeal from the roll, holding that a refusal to discharge at the close of the Crown case is not appealable.

  • Appealability of interlocutory orders
  • Discharge at close of prosecution case
  • Powers of appellate courts
  • Fair trial
  • Retrial before different judicial officer
  • Criminal-procedure
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