Assmang (Pty) Ltd t/a Khumani Mine v Commission for Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation and Others (JR2416/15) [2018] ZALCJHB 193 (24 May 2018)

SUMMARY This is a review application of an arbitration award in an unfair dismissal disciplinary dispute. Lebogang Teteme (“Third Respondent”) was employed as a drill rig supervisor and was dismissed for failing to adhere to safety working procedures. Despite other employees committing the same violation, he was singled out by the employer and dismissed. The
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Zitonix (Pty) Ltd v K201250042 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 2018 ZASCA 63

SUMMARY The Appellant is Zitonix (Pty) Ltd, a fashion retail company which traded with several different brands, in shopping centres throughout the country. The Appellant, represented by its sole Director, Mr Marcel Joubert (“Joubert”), entered into 5 commercial leases with Old Mutual Property Management Services (Pty) Ltd, acting on behalf of   K201250042 (South Africa) (Pty)
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Nqayi v The State (C.A&R 16/2018) [2018] ZAECBHC 2 (1 June 2018)

SUMMARY The Appellant was charged and sentenced to undergo 36 months imprisonment for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm for hitting the Complainant in the eye causing him to lose his eye. The Magistrate granted the appellant leave to appeal his conviction and sentence, however, the appellant was refused bail pending the appeal.
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Dunn v Road Accident Fund (55752015) [2018] ZAKZDHC 43 (19 September 2018)

SUMMARY The Applicant (alternatively, “Dunn”) instituted action against the Road Accident Fund (“RAF”), which claim was settled on 17 August 2016. The parties agreed, inter alia, that the Applicant would receive a payment of R5 934 730.00 (Five Million Nine Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Rand) (the “Judgment Debt”), payable on
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Bloomberg Finance L.P. v Bloomberg Group (Pty) Ltd and Another (CT003Apr2018) [2018] COMPTRI 59 (17 August 2018)

SUMMARY The applicant in the matter is Bloomberg Finance L.P, a limited partnership registered in terms of the laws of the United States of America (the “Applicant”). The first respondent is Bloomberg Group (Pty) Ltd, a company registered in terms of the laws of South Africa (the “First Respondent”) and the second respondent is the
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Readam SA (Pty) Ltd v BSB International Link CC and Others 2017 (5) SA 184 (GJ); [2017] 2 All SA 902 (GJ)

SUMMARY In April 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) upheld a High Court judgment and ordered that the defendant, (“BSB”), partially demolish a building that they had constructed on an erf in Parkmore. The SCA found that the construction was unlawful as it did not meet the requirements of the applicable Town Planning Scheme,
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Acton and Others [2018] ZACC 30

SUMMARY Issue before the Constitutional Court (“CC”): Whether the impugned provisions criminalizing the mere possession, use or cultivation of cannabis by an adult in private for his or her personal use, limit the right to privacy (as held by the High Court) and, if they do, whether that limitation is reasonable and justifiable in an
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NOTARIAL BONDS AS A FORM OF SECURITY

Introduction The registration of a mortgage bond over the immovable property of the debtor (“mortgagor”), in favour of the creditor (“mortgagee”), is a common example of granting security. A lesser known form of security is the notarial bond, which functions in a similar way to mortgage bonds but is registered over the movable property of
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Makah v Magic Vending (Pty) Ltd; Ngolo v Magic Vending (Pty) Ltd (A325/2016; A326/2016) [2017] ZAWCHC 142; 2018 (3) SA 241 (WCC) (16 May 2017)

SUMMARY This appeal concerned the consolidated appeals against two eviction applications. The Respondent, Magic Vending (Pty) Ltd applied for the eviction of the Appellants from their respective units. The court a quo granted the eviction of the Appellants, on the ground that they had failed to make payment of rental amounts to the Respondent. On
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Legal Distinction Between Private Schools and Public Schools: Consequences of Non-payment of School Fees

Introduction This article examines the legal relationship between parents of private school learners (“Private School Parents”) and private schools as juristic persons, while focusing specifically on the legal consequences faced by parents who default on their school fee payments. Private School Parents often mistakenly believe that the legal protection they receive is similar to that
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