Magoswana v Road Accident Fund (2467/2010) [2019] ZAECGHC 49 (23 April 2019)

SUMMARY Bongani Magoswana (the “Plaintiff”) instituted action against the Road Accident Fund (the “Defendant”) for the payment of damages arising from injuries sustained by the Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on 22 August 2007.  The Plaintiff alleged, in his particulars of claim, that he was a passenger in a Mercedes-Benz motor vehicle
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Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. v National Power Corporation and another [2018] EWHC 487 (Comm)(12 March 2018)

SUMMARY The claimant in this matter was Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. (the “Claimant”) and the defendant was National Power Corporation (the “First Defendant”). The First Defendant’s claim was subsequently transferred to the First Defendant’s successor, Power Sector Assets And Liabilities Management Corp (the “Second Defendant”). The First and Second Defendant were wholly owned and
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David Kassel v Thompson Reuters (Markets) SA (16/34227) [2018] ZAGPJHC 413; 2019 (1) SA 251 (GJ) (12 June 2018)

SUMMARY Mr Kessel (“Applicant”) was a non-executive director of Mbada Diamonds Ltd (“Mbada”), which was a joint venture with the Zimbabwean Government. The Applicant relinquished his position as a non-executive director of Mbada on 8 October 2014. Thompson Reuters (“Respondent”) has an international database of Politically Exposed Persons (“PEPs”) and provides a service to subscribers
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De Klerk v Ferreira and Others (35391/14) [2017] ZAGPPHC 30; 2017 (3) SA 502 (GP) (2 February 2017)

SUMMARY Dr BJ de Klerk (“De Klerk“) and Mr MJ Ferreira (“Ferreira“) held equal membership interests in Plantsaam Bestuurdienste CC (“Plantsaam“) and equal shares in Benjo Eiendomme (Pty) Ltd (“Benjo”) (herein collectively referred to as the “Entities”). De Klerk and Ferreira were the only members and shareholders of the Entities.   Certain agricultural land was
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Biggar v City of Johannesburg (Emergency Management Services) (JS232/09) [2016] ZALCJHB 559; (2017) 38 ILJ 1806 (LC); [2017] 8 BLLR 783 (LC) (13 December 2016)

SUMMARY Victor Biggar (“the Applicant”), was employed by the City of Johannesburg: Emergency Management Services (“the Respondent”), as a Fire Fighter Emergency Medical Technician based at the Brixton Fire Station from 2000. The Applicant was the first black person to live in the Respondent’s housing apartments. During the residence period his family had been subjected
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