Position: Partner
Telephone: + 264 (0) 61 38 3304
Email: eyssel@englinglaw.com.na

Key Practice Areas

Litigation & dispute resolution:

  • Civil and Commercial Litigation
  • Maritime & admiralty
  • Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Arbitration
  • Divorce
  • Regulatory Advice

Advises on:

  • Litigation and private dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration)
  • Maritime & admiralty related issues
  • Professional and medical negligence
  • Public law related issues
  • Regulatory advice
  • Divorce proceedings and related property settlements
  • Insurance claims

Career

  • BA cum laude (PUfCHE)
  • LLB cum laude (PUfCHE)
  • Admitted Legal Practitioner in Namibia (1997)
  • Member of the Law Society of Namibia
  • Registered Court Accredit Mediator (2015)
  • Notary Public (2019)

Professional involvement:

  • Member of Standing Committee of Gender Equality of Law Society of Namibia (2016)
  • Member of Standing Committee of Civil Litigation of Law Society of Namibia (2016)

Highlights:

  • Involved as counsel in reported cases involving various general civil litigation matters, such as Bergmann v Commercial Bank of Namibia and another 2001 NR 48 (HC); and Deputy Sheriff of Swakopmund v Marina Toyota CC and another 2012(1) NR 321 (HC)
  • Involved as counsel in matters successfully pursued in the Supreme Court, such as International Underwater Sampling Ltd and another v MEP Systems PTE Ltd 2010(2) NR 468 (HC); 2011(1) NR 81 (SC); and Namibian Ports Authority v MV Rybak Leningrada 1996 NR 355 (HC)
  • Involved as counsel in various High Court litigation matters relating to medical negligence claims, insurance claims and professional negligence
  • Involved as counsel in various divorce and family law related actions and applications in the High Court, specifically relating to property settlements and accrual calculations, and involving high profile persons from time to time