Lesotho Case Law

Malefetsane Tlali V Retselisitsoe Phoofolo & 2 Others (LC/A/17/2019)

Malefetsane Tlali V Retselisitsoe Phoofolo & 2 Others (LC/A/17/2019) [2024] LSHC 22 (30 October 2024)

Court

High Court

Case number

LC/A/17/2019

Regulations 43 and 44 of Land Regulations, 2011 do not apply to claims for compensation arising from expropriation, as expropriation extinguishes title and only compensation rights accrue; the court a quo erred by focusing on inheritance compliance instead of entitlement to compensation.

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• Expropriation
• Compensation
• Inheritance
• Land rights

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Sekhobe v Sekhobe (CIV/A 37 of 12)

Sekhobe v Sekhobe (CIV/A 37 of 12) [2014] LSHC 39 (27 February 2014)

Court

High Court

Case number

CIV/A 37 of 12

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant failed to join the customary law heir, who had a direct and substantial interest in the land, and failed to demonstrate his own credentials to inherit under customary law.

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• Joinder of parties
• Inheritance
• Land rights

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Haroon Abdulla Mahomed v KPMG Harley and Morris Joint Venture NO (Liquidators of Lesotho Bank) and Others (C of A (CIV) 34 of 2013)

Haroon Abdulla Mahomed v KPMG Harley and Morris Joint Venture NO (Liquidators of Lesotho Bank) and Others (C of A (CIV) 34 of 2013) [2013] LSCA 23 (18 October 2013)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

C of A (CIV) 34 of 2013

Court of Appeal of Lesotho decision on a double sale of leasehold rights: the first purchaser was entitled to specific performance, and the appeal failed.

• Double sale
• Specific performance
• Land rights
• Equitable remedies
• Double-sale
• Specific-performance

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