High Court, in relation to legal proceedings over ten properties, joins a designated activity company and its receiver as notice parties, and vacates the lis pendens over the properties, on the grounds that there has been unreasonable delay on part of plaintiff, and where the action has not been prosecuted bone fides.
Application to join applicant’s as third parties for purposes of applying for an order vacating the lites pendentes - pursuant Order 15, Rule 13 RSC - further application to vacate lis pendens - pursuant to Section 123 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act, 2009 - plaintiff registered lis pendens in January 2017 - on foot proceedings dating to July 2016 - defendants advanced loan facilities - applicant’s are designated activity company and its receiver - plaintiff in general indorsement of claim declarations that lands were legally and beneficially owned by him - and prohibiting the sale of those lands - application oppossed by plaintiff and defendants - consideration s.123 and Order 15 Rule 13 - applicant’s argue that the registered security can not be enforced without proof of the debt having transferred - as it can not be enforced, the applicants are not affected by lis pendens - court finds applicants entitled under terms of mortgage to sell properties - court does not accept plaintiff and defendants position that the applicants have failed to establish that they are the affected mortgagee - court finds both applicants affected by lis pendens - court concludes there has been unreasonable delay by plaintiff - further that action not being prosecuted bone fide - court notes plaintiff and defendants are misconceived as to purpose of lis pendens.