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Lindsey and Others obo African Wireless Inc v Conteh (0022649/2017) [2022] ZAGPJHC 23 (9 May 2022)
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
Case NO: 0022649/2017
REPORTABLE: YES
OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: YES
REVISED: NO
9 May 2022
DATE SIGNATURE
In the matter between:
JAMES R LINDSEY First Plaintiff
THE LINDSEY FAMILY TRUST Second Plaintiff
WILLIAM BUCK JOHNS Third Plaintiff
MARC VAN ANTRO Fourth Plaintiff
WYMONT SERVICES LIMITED Fifth Plaintiff
all acting derivatively on behalf of:
AFRICAN WIRELESS INC Sixth Plaintiff
and
CONTEH, ALIEU BADARA MOHAMED
(substituted by: BRIGITTE VAN GEESBERGEN CONTEH in her capacity as curatrix bonis) Defendant
JUDGMENT
SIWENDU J
Introduction
This Court is asked to enforce a foreign judgment obtained by default before the Superior Court of California, Orange County (California Court) in what was described as a case involving “high stakes derivative litigation”. The enforcement of the judgment is by means of a provisional sentence summons (proceedings) in terms of Rule 8 of the Uniform Rules of Court.
The plaintiffs claim a sum of USD 95 360 08.84, plus interest of USD25 559.74, accruing daily at the rate of 10
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I found inspiration in the most unlikely place this morning. I ran across your Q&A with African entrepreneur Alieu Conteh (September/October 2007), in which he recounts the fascinating tale of his successful attempt to build a mobile-communications network in war-torn Congo. What a remarkable story of vision, energy, and optimism. I’ve enjoyed a subscription to your publication for several years, but this is the first time I’m circulating an article not simply because it informed me about technology but because it moved me.
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