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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
  • Movable-property
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Civil-procedure [2023] NAHCMD 580

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 580 (20 September 2023)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396

The High Court granted an urgent eviction application after a sale in execution, ordering respondents to vacate and allowing steps toward transfer of the property.

  • Eviction
  • Urgent-applications
  • Execution-of-judgments
  • Sale-in-execution
  • Vacant-possession
  • Property-transfer
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Civil-procedure [2023] NAHCMD 501

Acting Deputy Sheriff for Windhoek v Nghiilwamo (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2022/00431)

Acting Deputy Sheriff for Windhoek v Nghiilwamo (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2022/00431) [2023] NAHCMD 501 (15 August 2023)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2022/00431

The High Court ordered eviction to enable transfer of property sold in execution, finding the deputy sheriff must ensure transfer can be completed.

  • Eviction
  • Execution-of-judgments
  • Transfer-of-immovable-property
  • Immovable-property-transfer
  • Judicial-sale
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Civil-procedure [2023] NAHCMD 479

African Holdings CC v Sunshine Private School (Pty) Ltd and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/00542)

African Holdings CC v Sunshine Private School (Pty) Ltd and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/00542) [2023] NAHCMD 479 (7 August 2023)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/00542

The High Court of Namibia refused summary judgment, finding a triable issue about the defendants’ right to occupy premises and allowing the matter to proceed.

  • Summary-judgment
  • Triable-issue
  • Lease-dispute
  • Right-to-occupy-premises
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2022] NAHCMD 664

Kwenani v Ndara (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 215 of 2021)

Kwenani v Ndara (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 215 of 2021) [2022] NAHCMD 664 (6 December 2022)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 215 of 2021

The High Court dismissed an application to rescind a default eviction judgment, finding the defendant had not shown a bona fide defence or prospects of success.

  • Rescission-of-judgment
  • Eviction
  • Default-judgment
  • Condonation-for-late-filing
  • Condonation
  • Civil-procedure
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Property-law [2022] NAHCMD 637

Goike v Von Zelewski (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 1099 of 2020)

Goike v Von Zelewski (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 1099 of 2020) [2022] NAHCMD 637 (22 November 2022)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 1099 of 2020

The High Court dismissed a claim over allegedly removed fixtures, holding the plaintiff was neither the owner nor a bona fide possessor when the items were removed.

  • Accession
  • Ownership-of-fixtures
  • Damages
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Property-law
  • Fixtures
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Family-law [2022] NAHCMD 610

Naanda v Fredrik (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON- 4242 of 2018)

Naanda v Fredrik (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON- 4242 of 2018) [2022] NAHCMD 610 (8 November 2022)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON- 4242 of 2018

The High Court held that a sale of jointly owned immovable property by one spouse without the other’s consent was void, as the buyer failed to make reasonable enquiries.

  • Married-persons-equality-act
  • Sale-of-immovable-property
  • Consent-in-community-of-property
  • Deeds-registries-act
  • Formalities-in-respect-of-contracts-of-sale-of-land
  • Spousal-consent
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Property-law [2022] NAHCMD 553

Hangula v Shirunda (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH 4553 of 2020)

Hangula v Shirunda (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH 4553 of 2020) [2022] NAHCMD 553 (14 October 2022)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH 4553 of 2020

The High Court dismissed a claim for acquisitive prescription over Erf 6949, finding the plaintiff’s occupation was by lease or agreement, not as owner.

  • Acquisitive-prescription
  • Eviction
  • Possession
  • Ownership
  • Prescription-act-68-of-1969
  • Property-law
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Property-law [2022] NAHCMD 543

Moodley v Mahoshi (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON- 1500 of 2022)

Moodley v Mahoshi (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON- 1500 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 543 (10 October 2022)

Court
High Court Main Division
Case number
HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON- 1500 of 2022

The High Court granted summary judgment ejecting the defendant from the property, finding no bona fide defence and rejecting reliance on side agreements.

  • Ejectment
  • Summary-judgment
  • Sale-of-immovable-property
  • Bona-fide-defence
  • Immovable-property
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