Namibia Case Law

Xinfeng Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others v Chief Executive Officer: BIPA and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2022/00330)

Xinfeng Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others v Chief Executive Officer: BIPA and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2022/00330) [2023] NAHCMD 489 (9 August 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2022/00330

The taxing officer failed to properly exercise discretion and provide justification for departing from prescribed tariffs and allowing full junior counsel fees; the memorandum of advice was incidental and not recoverable as party and party costs.

Source excerpt

• Taxation of costs
• Review of taxing officer's decision
• Party and party costs
• Legal practitioner fees

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Akpabio v Body Corporate Thorendal (HC-MD-CIV-APP-AMC 4 of 2021)

Akpabio v Body Corporate Thorendal (HC-MD-CIV-APP-AMC 4 of 2021) [2022] NAHCMD 672 (8 December 2022)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-APP-AMC 4 of 2021

High Court review of a taxation: the judge set aside several items allowed for instructed-counsel work, upheld two items, and remitted the bill for retaxation.

• Taxation of costs
• Party and party costs
• Discretion of taxing officer
• Taxation-of-costs
• Party-and-party-costs
• Taxing-officer-discretion

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Ohorongo Cement (Pty) Ltd v Erasmus (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 257 of 2021)

Ohorongo Cement (Pty) Ltd v Erasmus (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 257 of 2021) [2022] NAHCMD 222 (29 April 2022)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 257 of 2021

The High Court ordered attorney-and-client costs against the respondent for dishonest opposition in a sequestration matter, and declined referral to the Prosecutor General.

• Sequestration
• Costs
• Withdrawal of opposition
• Attorney and client costs
• Party and party costs
• Costs-order

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