LEGISLATION – ARBITRATION – ARBITRATION ACT 42 OF 1965 – ARBITRATION AGREEMENT PROVIDING TIME LIMIT WITHIN WHICH THE ARBITRATION IS TO BE CONCLUDED. Weatherly Mining Namibia Limited and Others v Corbett SC N.O NAHCMD (20 September 2023)

The applicant brought an application for ‘mandamus’ that is, mandatory interdict, to order the arbitrator to issue their award. The relief that the applicant seeks is a mandatory interdict, as explained in para 3. The applicant refers to it as mandamus. A mandatory interdict orders the respondent to perform an act. When such an order is made against a public authority it is called mandamus.

Parker AJ:

‘[4]      By an arbitration agreement, the President of the Society of Advocates appointed Andrew W Corbett SC (first respondent N.O) and Mr Steve Rukoro (second respondent N.O) as arbitrators . . .

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