Namibia Case Law

APB Property Services v Municipal Council of Windhoek (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL-2017/01335)

APB Property Services v Municipal Council of Windhoek (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL-2017/01335) [2023] NAHCMD 759 (24 November 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL-2017/01335

The court dismissed a tender claim for payment for extra property valuations, finding the plaintiffs went beyond the contract and proved no authority for the additional work.

• Breach of contract
• Scope of contractual obligations
• Public tender
• Valuation of property
• Onus of proof
• Breach-of-contract

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Africa Big Lion Mining (Pty) Ltd (‘ABLM’) v Commissioner for Customs and Excise and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2022/00608)

Africa Big Lion Mining (Pty) Ltd (‘ABLM’) v Commissioner for Customs and Excise and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2022/00608) [2023] NAHCMD 735 (15 November 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2022/00608

Dolomite is a dimension stone within the meaning of the Export Levy Act 2 of 2016, as informed by the definition in the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act 33 of 1992; the respondents acted intra vires and reasonably in imposing the export levy, and the applicant's claims of ultra vires, lack of audi, and legitimate expectation are unfounded.

Source excerpt

• Statutory interpretation
• Ultra vires
• Export levy
• Natural justice
• Legitimate expectation

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Acting Deputy Sheriff for the district of Windhoek and Others v Hamukoto and Another (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396)

Acting Deputy Sheriff for the district of Windhoek and Others v Hamukoto and Another (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396) [2023] NAHCMD 693 (1 November 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396

Special circumstances exist justifying execution pending appeal because respondents have no legal right to occupy the property, applicants would suffer irreparable harm if execution is stayed, and urgency is established; respondents failed to show any prejudice or harm.

Source excerpt

• Execution pending appeal
• Urgent applications
• Unlawful occupation
• Costs

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Arcetype Project Consultants Close Corporation v Pondola Women Trading CC and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/01972)

Arcetype Project Consultants Close Corporation v Pondola Women Trading CC and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/01972) [2023] NAHCMD 690 (1 November 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/01972

The plaintiff failed to make out a prima facie case that the member defendants carried on the business of the first defendant recklessly or with gross negligence, or that there was a gross abuse of the juristic personality justifying piercing the corporate veil. The evidence showed the first defendant acted with an honest and justifiable belief in obtaining financing, and there was no evidence of personal benefit or improper conduct by the member defendants. Therefore, absolution from the instance was granted.

Source excerpt

• Absolution from the instance
• Reckless trading
• Gross negligence
• Piercing the corporate veil
• Close corporations liability

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Adolph v Nagel (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/02127)

Adolph v Nagel (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/02127) [2023] NAHCMD 687 (30 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/02127

The proceedings were interlocutory and thus subject to the cost cap in rule 32(11). No arguments or facts were presented to justify uncapping, and the taxing master correctly applied the rule to limit costs to N$20,000.

Source excerpt

• Taxation of costs
• Interlocutory proceedings
• Application of cost caps
• Interpretation of court orders

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UAG Investments (Pty) Ltd v Footage Investments (Pty) Ltd and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2023/00897)

UAG Investments (Pty) Ltd v Footage Investments (Pty) Ltd and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2023/00897) [2023] NAHCMD 689 (30 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2023/00897

The defendants established the existence of a written agreement with an arbitration clause applicable to the dispute, no special preconditions for arbitration were required, and the dispute was properly demarcated. The arbitration clause survives cancellation or purported cancellation. The special plea is not interlocutory and not subject to rule 32(11). The action is stayed pending arbitration.

Source excerpt

• Arbitration clause
• Stay of proceedings
• Special plea
• Costs
• Jurisdictional facts
• Dispute resolution

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Amadhila and Another v Wilbard and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/01355)

Amadhila and Another v Wilbard and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/01355) [2023] NAHCMD 678 (25 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/01355

The particulars of claim do not disclose a cause of action as the alleged sale agreement does not comply with the statutory formalities required by section 2 of Act 71 of 1996; therefore, the exception is upheld and the pleading set aside.

Source excerpt

• Exception to pleadings
• Sale of land
• Formalities of contract
• Costs

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Ashikuni v Old Mutual Namibia and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/01582)

Ashikuni v Old Mutual Namibia and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/01582) [2023] NAHCMD 670 (20 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2022/01582

The High Court held that an insured party had to provide material information requested for a claim assessment, and dismissed the insurance claim with costs.

• Repudiation of insurance claim
• Disclosure obligations
• Materiality of information
• Uberrima fides
• Insurance-law
• Contract-law

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Acasia Resorts (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Urban and Rural Development and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2021/00074)

Acasia Resorts (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Urban and Rural Development and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2021/00074) [2023] NAHCMD 671 (20 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2021/00074

High Court granted condonation, joined the Townships Board chairperson and Registrar of Deeds, and allowed amendment of a review motion over a disputed township land sale.

• Joinder of parties
• Condonation for late filing
• Amendment of pleadings
• Review of administrative action
• Setting aside property transfer
• Validity of contract of sale

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Acting Deputy Sheriff of Windhoek Manfred Juan Hennes v Development Bank of Namibia and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2019/00472)

Acting Deputy Sheriff of Windhoek Manfred Juan Hennes v Development Bank of Namibia and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2019/00472) [2023] NAHCMD 664 (18 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2019/00472

In an interpleader over attached movable property, the court held the second claimant failed to prove ownership, except for items conceded by the execution creditor.

• Interpleader proceedings
• Burden of proof
• Ownership of movable property
• Execution of judgment
• Interpleader-proceedings
• Burden-of-proof

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