Heatherview Estate Extension 24 Home Owners Association v Mahlatse Trading Enterprise CC and Others (22616/2019) [2019] ZAGPPHC 180 (20 May 2019)
Monday, 04 November 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY Heatherview Estate Extension 24 Home Owners Association (NPC) (the “Applicant”) brought an urgent application before the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (the “Court”) seeking relief against the Respondents in the matter, being a group of 56 displeased members of the Applicant. The relief sought by the Applicant, included inter
- Published in 2019, English Commercial Law
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NPGS Protection and Security Services CC and Another v FirstRand Bank Ltd (314/2018) [2019] ZASCA 94 (6 June 2019)
Thursday, 15 August 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Supreme Court of Appeal (“the SCA”) recently dismissed an appeal brought by NPGS Protection and Security Services CC (“the First Appellant”) and Mr. Llwellyn Rwaxa (“the Second Appellant”), herein after collectively referred to as “the Appellants” against a judgment of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg (“the
- Published in 2019, Civil Procedure, News
Van der Bijl and Another v Featherbrooke Estate Home Owners’ Association (NPC) 2019 (1) SA 642 (GJ)
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Plaintiffs in the matter, Mr. and Mrs. van der Bijl, brought an action for damages against the Defendants, Featherbrooke Estate Home Owners’ Association NPC (“the Association”) and Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd (“Fidelity”), the security company employed by the Association to safeguard and protect the estate and its residents. The
- Published in 2019, Law of Delict, News
Nel v Ramwell t/a Ramwell Attorneys (18171/2018) [2019] ZAGPJHC 28 (1 March 2019)
Monday, 10 June 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division (the “Court”) handed down judgment dismissing an application with costs made by the Applicant as material disputes of fact arose between the parties, and which could not be resolved on the papers alone. The Respondent is an attorney and conveyancer and
- Published in 2019, Civil Procedure, News
Mthembu and Others v NCT Durban Wood Chips [2019] 4 BALR 369 (CCMA)
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the “CCMA”) recently handed down judgment in terms of a section 191(5)(a)(i) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the “Act”). The question of law before the Arbitrator of the Court was whether or not the dismissal of the Applicants was substantively fair.
- Published in 2019, Labour Law, News
Purlish Holdings v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (76/18) [2019] ZASCA 04 (26 February 2019).
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
SUMMARY The Supreme Court of Appeal (the “SCA”) recently set aside a decision of the Tax Court of South Africa, held in Gauteng (the “Tax Court”), in terms of which the Tax Court increased understatement penalties levied by the South African Revenue Services (“SARS”). Purlish Holdings (Pty) Ltd (the “Appellant”), having paid provisional tax to
