McMillan v Bate Chubb & Dickson Incorporated (Case no 299/2020) [2021] ZASCA 45 (15 April 2021)
Friday, 16 April 2021
- Published in News, 2021, community Schemes, COVID-19
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Independent Examinations Board v Umalusi and Others (83440/2019) [2021] ZAGPPHC 12 (7 January 2021)
Monday, 29 March 2021
- Published in News, 2021, community Schemes, COVID-19
Diesel Direct (Pty) Ltd T/A Xfuels v Excodor 37 CC T/A Total Vaalwater (3605/2018) [2020] ZALMPPHC 3 (28 January 2020)
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
BACKGROUND The case before the High Court of South Africa, Limpopo Division, Polokwane concerns a written Acknowledgement of Debt (the “AOD”) entered into on 22 December 2017, between Mr. Barend Jacobus, representing Diesel Direct (Pty) Ltd (the “Applicant”), and Mr Delmar Nortje, representing Total Vaalwater (the “Respondent”), for the amount of R208 215. 97 for
- Published in 2020, Liquidation proceedings
NW Civil Contractors CC v Anton Ramaano Inc & another (1076/2018 and 1024/2018) [2019] ZASCA 143 (14 October 2019)
Thursday, 07 November 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The appellant is NW Contractors CC. The first respondent is Anton Romaano Inc, a Law firm and the appellant’s erstwhile attorneys of record. The acrimony between the parties stems from a dispute between the parties over legal fees allegedly owed to the first respondent arising from representing the appellant in litigation against
- Published in 2019, Attorneys Practice
Visagie & Associates CC & another v Small Enterprise Finance Agency Ltd (262/2018) [2019] ZASCA 32 (28 March 2019)
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY On or about 16 July 2001, the first appellant, Visagie & Associates CC duly represented by the second appellant Mr Mullard Visagie (hereinafter together referred to as the “appellants”) entered into a lease agreement with Small Enterprise Finance Agency Ltd (the “respondent”). In terms of the lease agreement, the rentals were payable
- Published in 2019, law of contract
Griessel NO and Others v De Kock and Another (334/18) [2019] ZASCA 95 (6 June 2019)
Tuesday, 03 September 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY In 1999, two sisters created an inter vivos trust known as the Arathusa Family Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is the sole shareholder of a company called Manyeleti (Pty) Ltd (the company), which owns a farm that is part of a game reserve. The three trustees appointed in terms of the trust
New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2019] ZACC 27
Friday, 19 July 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY This matter concerns an urgent application for direct leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court against the judgment of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, Cape Town (the “High Court”) delivered on 17 April 2019. On 17 September 2018, the Applicants approached the High Court on an urgent basis
- Published in 2019, Constitutional Law, News
Moss & another v KMSA Distributors (673/2018) [2019] ZASCA 81 (31May 2019)
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY This case went on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (the “SCA”) wherein the SCA upheld an appeal against the decision of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (the “Court”). The issue before the SCA was whether or not the suretyship covered the liabilities arising under two agreements,
- Published in 2019, Contract Law, News
NEDBANK LTD V THOBEJANE AND RELATED MATTERS [2018] ZAGPPHC 692 (26 SEPTEMBER 2018)
Thursday, 23 May 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY Concerned with (i) the increasing tendency by litigants, mainly banks and other financial institutions, to enrol in the High Court, foreclosure applications with amounts falling within the jurisdiction of the Magistrates’ Court; and (ii) litigants taking advantage of the concurrent jurisdiction between the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (the
- Published in 2019, high court, News
CDH Invest NV v Petrotank South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others (483/2018) [2019] ZASCA 53 (1 April 2019)
Friday, 05 April 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Supreme Court of Appeal (the “SCA”) recently upheld a decision of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg (the “court a quo”), concerning a decision adopted by written consent of the majority of directors in terms of section 74 of the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 (the
