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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 693

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.

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  • Execution pending appeal
  • Urgent applications
  • Unlawful occupation
  • Costs
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Company law [2023] NAHCMD 690

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.

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  • Absolution from the instance
  • Reckless trading
  • Gross negligence
  • Piercing the corporate veil
  • Close corporations liability
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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 687

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.

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  • Taxation of costs
  • Interlocutory proceedings
  • Application of cost caps
  • Interpretation of court orders
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Contract law [2023] NAHCMD 689

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.

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  • Arbitration clause
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Special plea
  • Costs
  • Jurisdictional facts
  • Dispute resolution
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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 678

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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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 671

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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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 664

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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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 647

Arch Resources (Pty) Ltd v Candino Mining & Construction CC and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2023/00932)

Arch Resources (Pty) Ltd v Candino Mining & Construction CC and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2023/00932) [2023] NAHCMD 647 (13 October 2023)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2023/00932

The High Court upheld an exception in a contract claim, finding the particulars did not match the annexed agreement and the suretyship was inadequately pleaded.

  • Exception to pleadings
  • Cause of action
  • Suretyship
  • Pleadings requirements
  • Exception-to-pleadings
  • Cause-of-action
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Civil procedure [2023] NAHCMD 635

Zico Investment Close Corporation v Messrs Elize Investments (Proprietary Limited) and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2021/02841)

Zico Investment Close Corporation v Messrs Elize Investments (Proprietary Limited) and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2021/02841) [2023] NAHCMD 635 (10 October 2023)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2021/02841

The High Court of Namibia dismissed an application to compel discovery of a third defendant’s 2020 financial and bank statements as irrelevant to the pleaded issues.

  • Discovery
  • Relevance of evidence
  • Costs
  • Civil-procedure
  • Relevance-of-evidence
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Civil procedure [2023] NASC 37

Agricultural Bank of Namibia v Gaya (SA 42/2023)

Agricultural Bank of Namibia v Gaya (SA 42/2023) [2023] NASC 37 (9 October 2023)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
SA 42/2023

The Supreme Court of Namibia held that the respondent’s appeal was deemed withdrawn for failure to file the record timeously. No rule 6 relief was considered.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Rescission of judgment
  • Condonation
  • Withdrawal of appeal
  • Appeal-procedure
  • Rescission-of-judgment
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