MILLER, AJ: [1] In this matter the two applicants seek an order reviewing and setting aside a decision taken by the first respondent adverse to the applicants. Although each one instituted separate applications the individual matter were consolidated by agreement between the parties. [2] I shall refer to Mr Philander as the first applicant and Mr Denk as the second applicant. [3] The matter arise in the following way. Both applicants are admitted legal practitioners of this Court. The first applicant practised as such with a firm of legal practitioners, Lorentz Angula Inc. The second applicant was employed by the Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) as a legal advisor. [4] Namfisa during July 2007 approached this Court to place an institution styled this Liberty Friendly Society under curatorship. The first applicant was instructed to handle the matter and prepared the necessary papers. It was decided to bring the application on an ex parte basis. When the matter was called the Court declined to grant any relief on an ex parte basis and directed that the papers be served on the respondents. [5] New papers were apparently prepared of which the Notice of Motion required the signature of the legal practitioner concerned. The first applicant was out of town and could not attend to the signing of the Notice of Motion. The first applicant then requested the second applicant to sign the Notice of Motion on his behalf. The second
MILLER, AJ: [1] In this matter the two applicants seek an order reviewing and setting aside a decision taken by the first respondent adverse to the applicants. Although each one instituted separate applications the individual matter were consolidated by agreement between the parties. [2] I shall refer to Mr Philander as the first applicant and Mr Denk as the second applicant. [3] The matter arise in the following way. Both applicants are admitted legal practitioners of this Court. The first applicant practised as such with a firm of legal practitioners, Lorentz Angula Inc. The second applicant was employed by the Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) as a legal advisor. [4] Namfisa during July 2007 approached this Court to place an institution styled this Liberty Friendly Society under curatorship. The first applicant was instructed to handle the matter and prepared the necessary papers. It was decided to bring the application on an ex parte basis. When the matter was called the Court declined to grant any relief on an ex parte basis and directed that the papers be served on the respondents. [5] New papers were apparently prepared of which the Notice of Motion required the signature of the legal practitioner concerned. The first applicant was out of town and could not attend to the signing of the Notice of Motion. The first applicant then requested the second applicant to sign the Notice of Motion on his behalf. The second