After 13 years in court: National Hardware wins over US$30M Liliendaal land battle as High Court rules against Beharry

National Hardware (Guyana) Limited has emerged victorious in its marathon High Court battle with Edward B. Beharry & Company Limited for control of some 15 acres of prime housing land at Demerara Estates, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, a property now estimated to be worth more than US$30 million. National Hardware was represented by Devindra Kissoon of London House Chambers, while Beharry fielded Senior Counsel Edward Luckhoo and Robin Stoby.

Delivering a 66-page decision on 28th October 2026, Justice Nareshwar Harnanan upheld National Hardware’s 2013 cancellation of the sale, threw out every limb of Beharry’s counterclaim and permanently barred Beharry from entering, occupying or constructing on the property. Costs were awarded against Beharry.

The case has its roots in a 2012 deal under which Beharry was to buy the land for G$523 million. Beharry paid G$400 million and moved onto the land, but the agreement required it to pay the remaining balance and take transport within four months, and it expressly made time of the essence. The balance was never paid. In August 2013, National Hardware brought the agreement to an end and secured an injunction removing Beharry from the property, setting off more than a decade of litigation.