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Criminal-law [2022] NAHCNLD 130

S v Amunyela (CC 13 of 2020)

S v Amunyela (CC 13 of 2020) [2022] NAHCNLD 130 (13 December 2022)

The High Court of Namibia convicted the accused of murder, finding circumstantial evidence and last-seen evidence excluded any reasonable innocent inference.

  • Murder
  • Circumstantial-evidence
  • Domestic-violence
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Criminal-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2022] NAHCMD 638

Smith v Schiefer (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 4887 of 2020)

Smith v Schiefer (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 4887 of 2020) [2022] NAHCMD 638 (22 November 2022)

The High Court of Namibia dismissed the defendant’s application to amend the pre-trial order to add witnesses and a photo plan, awarding costs.

  • Amendment-of-pre-trial-order
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Prejudice-in-amendment-applications
  • Pre-trial-order-amendment
  • Civil-procedure
  • Hearsay-evidence
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Labour-law [2022] NALCMD 39

Amukena v Nampower (HC-MD-LAB-MOT-REV 92 of 2021)

Amukena v Nampower (HC-MD-LAB-MOT-REV 92 of 2021) [2022] NALCMD 39 (11 July 2022)

Interlocutory ruling in a labour review application: cellphone transcription formed part of the record, late filing was condoned, and relief against a non-party was refused.

  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Condonation-of-late-filing
  • Internal-disciplinary-proceedings
  • Labour-law
  • Evidence-law
  • Condonation
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Criminal-law [2021] NAHCMD 102

State v Du Plessis (CC 13 of 2019)

State v Du Plessis (CC 13 of 2019) [2021] NAHCMD 102 (9 March 2021)

In a trial-within-a-trial, the High Court ruled a warning statement inadmissible after finding the accused’s right to legal representation was not properly respected.

  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Right-to-legal-representation
  • Warning-statement
  • Pre-trial-procedure
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Inadmissibility-of-evidence
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Criminal-law [2019] NAHCNLD 9

Embula v S (HC-NLD-CRIMINALI-APP-CAL 10 of 2017)

Embula v S (HC-NLD-CRIMINALI-APP-CAL 10 of 2017) [2019] NAHCNLD 9 (29 January 2019)

The High Court set aside a theft and housebreaking conviction after finding a warning statement was improperly admitted and no other reliable evidence supported guilt.

  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Warning-statement
  • Rights-of-accused
  • Irregularity-in-proceedings
  • Housebreaking-with-intent-to-steal-and-theft
  • Criminal-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2018] NASC 401

Arangies and Another v Unitrans Namibia (PTY) LTD and Another (1 of 2018)

Arangies and Another v Unitrans Namibia (PTY) LTD and Another (1 of 2018) [2018] NASC 401 (27 July 2018)

The Supreme Court set aside a High Court status-hearing order for procedural irregularity, but refused leave to file late witness statements and video evidence.

  • Case-management
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Review-jurisdiction
  • Audi-alteram-partem
  • Interlocutory-orders
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2018] NAHCMD 94

Beukes and Another v First National Bank Limited and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 235 of 2017)

Beukes and Another v First National Bank Limited and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 235 of 2017) [2018] NAHCMD 94 (13 April 2018)

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a sale in execution, holding that the applicants’ valuation certificate was inadmissible and Rule 110(9) was not proved breached.

  • Sale-in-execution
  • Valuation-of-immovable-property
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Interpretation-of-court-rules
  • Court-rules-interpretation
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Criminal-law [2017] NAHCMD 44

Van Rensburg v S (CC 24 of 2012)

Van Rensburg v S (CC 24 of 2012) [2017] NAHCMD 44 (22 February 2017)

The High Court invalidated a search warrant and related seizures, but refused to discharge the accused under section 174 because the State had made a prima facie case.

  • Search-warrant-validity
  • Section-174-discharge
  • Right-to-fair-trial
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Fair-trial-rights
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Criminal-law [2016] NAHCNLD 92

S v Immanuel (9) (Appeal Judgment) (CA 53 of 2013)

S v Immanuel (9) (Appeal Judgment) (CA 53 of 2013) [2016] NAHCNLD 92 (18 November 2016)

The High Court allowed the State’s appeal, set aside an acquittal for theft, and entered a conviction after finding the remaining evidence proved a prima facie case.

  • Theft
  • Acquittal
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Irregularity-in-proceedings
  • Prima-facie-case
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal-law [2016] NAHCMD 48

S v Windstaan and Another (CC 19 of 2010)

S v Windstaan and Another (CC 19 of 2010) [2016] NAHCMD 48 (3 March 2016)

The High Court held that accused 2’s warning statement was admissible, finding it was made freely and voluntarily, without assault or undue influence.

  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Confessions
  • Warning-statements
  • Rights-to-legal-representation
  • Legal-aid
  • Criminal-procedure
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