Practice Areas

Civil Litigation

Civil litigation is the procedure whereby legal disputes between two or more parties that seek money damages or specific performance are settled. Civil litigation encompasses a broad range of disputes; inter alia, it attempts to right a wrong, claim compensation, obtain immediate legal relief, fulfill obligations set in place by an agreement, or settle any other kind dispute. In civil litigation matters, clients are represented by a legal practitioner in a Court of Law.

W Horn Attorneys practices civil litigation in the Magistrate’s Courts and the High Court of Namibia.

Contract Drafting

W Horn Attorneys provide contract drafting services in all areas of law.

Conveyancing

Conveyancing is the registration and transfer of immovable property, the registration of mortgage bonds over immovable and movable property, and the registration of real rights in immovable property, such as servitudes. A Conveyancer also attends to the registration of notarial bonds over movable property and the drafting, execution and registration of other notarial deeds.

Conveyancing fees are prescribed by the tariffs for conveyancing in immovable property published in various Government Gazettes as well as the tariff guidelines prescribed by the Law Society of Namibia.

W Horn Attorneys, at this stage, does not have its own conveyancing department. Conveyancing instructions are done through our offices by a respectable law firm in Windhoek.

Corporate and Commercial Law

Commercial law, also known as business law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. Corporate law deals the formation and operations of corporations or companies and is related to commercial and contract law. A business corporation or company is a for-profit firm that is incorporated or registered under the corporate or company law of the applicable laws in the Republic of Namibia.

W Horn Attorneys practices both Corporate and Commercial Law, which services include, inter alia, registering new companies or corporations, contract drafting and providing corporate or commercial advice.

Criminal Litigation

Criminal litigation refers to a trial in criminal court whereby criminal charges are brought by the State against an individual or individuals. A legal practitioner will defend the criminal charges against an accused person during criminal litigation procedures.

W Horn Attorneys practices criminal litigation in the Magistrate’s, Regional and High Court of Namibia.

Debt Collections

The Debt Collection department of W Horn Attorneys mainly deals with corporate clients who hand over bad debt for collection. Debt Collection services are also provided to individuals who wish to collect debt from another individual or corporate entity. A variety of debt collection services are offered including, inter alia, drafting letters of demand, issuing summons, Section 65 procedures, attachment of debtor’s property to be sold in execution of debts and emolument attachment orders.

Family Law Practice

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related matters and domestic relations. W Horn Attorneys provide family law services which include, inter alia, maintenance matters, adoptions, protection orders, divorces and custody matters.

Legal Research, Legal Advice and Legal Opinions

Legal Research is the process whereby a legal practitioner finds relevant cases and legislation using textbooks, journal articles, encyclopaedias and other reference regarding a certain legal subject. The purpose of legal research is to find "authority" that will aid in finding a solution to a legal problem. Legal advice is the provision of legal guidance regarding the substance or procedure of the law and/or a specific problem and the actions that need to be taken to address such problem. A Legal Opinion is based on legal research done regarding a specific problem identified by a client, or, prospects of success of a certain matter based on legal research. A client will use a legal opinion to assess the risk involved of a specific problem.

Specialisation: Anti-Child Trafficking Legislation

Child trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a child, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over a child, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation includes, inter alia, the exploitation of the prostitution of children or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

W Horn Attorneys specialises in anti-child trafficking legislation. This anti-child trafficking legislation is necessary to establish an international and national framework of laws to identify victims of child trafficking, to make child trafficking a criminal offence, to prohibit child trafficking and to integrate trafficked children back into society.