Supreme Court rules in Paragon’s favour

Niël Terblanché In a landmark ruling delivered on 13 March 2024, a panel of judges of the Supreme Court of Namibia set a legal precedent on the appealability of default judgments in the nation's legal system when they found that Paragon Investment (Pty) Ltd could indeed install a weather analysis system for the Namibian Meteorological Service. The case, involving a dispute over the procurement of an Automated Weather Observing System for the Namibian Meteorological Services, saw Central Technical Supplies (Pty) Ltd challenge the awarding of the contract to Paragon who entered into a joint venture with the China Huayun Group…