High Court orders immediate restoration of Oxford No.1 Hotel to owners; says July 23 takeover breached Court rules

The applicant said, following the ruling on July 21, notice was given to the parties present in court, including counsel for the applicant, on the same day, such that the statutory stay of execution subsisted up to and including July 28, 2026.

The court said the automatic 7-day period should have elapsed on July 28, after which the respondents could have executed the order if the applicant had not filed an appeal or a stay.

Background Per the affidavit in support of the application, the applicant – Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited, led by Bobby Banson, submitted that on July 21, 2026, the court delivered a ruling in the matter in favour of the respondents.