Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2021 | The Attorneys Fidelity Fund Board of Control v Love[2021] ZASCA 44 · 170/2020 · Civil procedure – lapsing of appeal – application for condonation – factors to be considered – condonation granted – Attorney Fidelity Fund... |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma v Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters[2021] ZASCA 39 · 1028/2019 · Review application – delay – State Attorney Act of 1957 – neither s 3(1), nor s 3(3), authorises the State to cover private legal costs – wh... |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Motus Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Another v Wentzel[2021] ZASCA 40 · 1272/2019 · Consumer Protection Act of 2008 – consumer approaching the high court to enforce their rights under the Act against the supplier of the moto... |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Tramore Property Group (Pty) Ltd v Vosloorus Square CC[2021] ZASCA 41 · 235/2020 · Contract – Property Law – enforceability of contract of sale of property of another – no basis for cancellation – locus standi – seller disp... |
| 13 Apr 2021 | King Price Insurance Company Ltd v Concise Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZASCA 42 · 1067/2019 · Contract – insurance – repudiation – claim of indemnification – whether false and misleading information provided by the respondent’s employ... |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Timasani (Pty) Ltd (in business rescue) and Another v Afrimat Iron Ore (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZASCA 43 · 91/2020 · Business rescue – s 133 of the Companies Act of 2008 (the Act) – moratorium on legal proceedings against company in business rescue – sale o... |
| 12 Apr 2021 | MT Pretty Scene; Galsworthy Ltd v Pretty Scene Shipping SA and Another[2021] ZASCA 38 · 684/2019 · Arrest of an associated ship in terms of ss 3(6) and (7) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (the AJRA) – defect in sum... |
| 8 Apr 2021 | Media summary The Competition Commission of South Africa v Group Five Construction Limited[2021] ZASCA 37 · 195/20 · Competition Act of 1998 – interpretation and application of s 62 – whether the high court has jurisdiction to hear review application – whet... |
| 7 Apr 2021 | SARS v Levi Strauss SA (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZASCA 32 · 509/2019 · Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – section 49(7) – appeal against origin determination – importation of goods from SADC countries – certificat... |
| 7 Apr 2021 | FirstRand Bank Limited v Master of the High Court (Pretoria) and Others[2021] ZASCA 33 · 1120/19 · Insolvency Act of 1936 – interpretation of ss 106, 89 (2) and 14 (3) – liability for costs of sequestration when there is no free residue or... |
| 7 Apr 2021 | Govan Mbeki Municipality v New Integrated Credit Solutions (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZASCA 34 · 121/2020 · Procurement by municipality of debt management services – quintessentially a constitutional issue – factors to be applied in considering del... |
| 7 Apr 2021 | Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Ltd v Sol Plaatje Municipality[2021] ZASCA 35 · 99/2019 · Contract – unenforceable agreement to agree. Special leave – requires something more than reasonable prospects of success on appeal – court... |
| 7 Apr 2021 | Helen Suzman Foundation v Robert McBride and Others[2021] ZASCA 36 · 1065/2019 · Amicus curiae persisting in appeal despite settlement by parties – amicus impermissibly seeking to expand issue for adjudication – interpret... |
| 30 Mar 2021 | Malatji v Ledwaba NO and Others[2021] ZASCA 29 · 1136/2019 · Election of trustees by beneficiaries of community trust – interpretation of court order and trust deed – beneficiaries ‘present at such mee... |
| 30 Mar 2021 | Chester v Snowy Owl Properties & Another[2021] ZASCA 30 · 23/2020 · Contract – interpretation of the words ‘subject to’ certain condition precedents – non-fulfilment of a suspensive condition in a sale agreem... |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Massmart Holdings Limited v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2021] ZASCA 27 · 84/2020 · Capital Gains Tax (CGT) – taxpayer implementing a share incentive scheme for its key management personnel - scheme conducted through a trust... |
| 26 Mar 2021 | National Credit Regulator v Getbucks (Pty) Ltd and Another[2021] ZASCA 28 · 140/2020 · Validity – Regulation under the National Credit Act of 2005 – invocation of defensive challenge to deregistration proceedings – period allow... |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Kubheka and Another v The State[2021] ZASCA 25 · 200/2020 · Criminal law and procedure – appeal against sentence – high court set aside sentences imposed by regional court and increased length of impr... |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Solidarity and Another v Black First Land First and Others[2021] ZASCA 26 · 163/2020 · Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2000 – whether the order granted by the Equality Court declaring the pr... |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Groundprobe Pty Ltd and Another v Reutech Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others[2021] ZASCA 22 · 1226/2019 · Intellectual property law – patent – revocation – not involving an inventive step. 3 _______________________________________________________... |
| 19 Mar 2021 | South African Navy and Another v Tebeila Institute of Leadership, Education, Governance and Training[2021] ZASCA 23 · 252/2019 · Age requirements for recruitment to the defence force – equality challenge in terms of s of the Constitution – whether age requirements cons... |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Koni Multinational Brands (Pty) Ltd v Beiersdorf AG[2021] ZASCA 24 · 553/19 · Unlawful competition – passing-off – men’s shower gel – whether reputation of respondent’s get-up of predominant colour combination of blue,... |
| 18 Mar 2021 | FirstRand Bank Limited v The Spar Group Limited[2021] ZASCA 20 · 1334/2019 · A bank which is aware that funds deposited by a third party into its client’s bank account to which the client has no legitimate claim may n... |
| 18 Mar 2021 | Venter v The State[2021] ZASCA 21 · 779/2018 · Evidence – whether contradictions in the evidence of the complainant as a single witness and that of other witnesses in sexual offences were... |
| 11 Mar 2021 | Edward Mntambo v The State[2021] ZASCA 17 · 1137/16 · Criminal law – practice and procedure – charge of murder – appointment of assessors in terms of the proviso to s 93ter (1) of the Magistrate... |
| 11 Mar 2021 | Democratic Alliance and Others v Mkhwebane and Another[2021] ZASCA 18 · 1370/2019 · Uniform Rule 35(12) – production of documents to which ‘reference is made’ in pleadings or affidavits – meaning of – includes reference in a... |
| 4 Mar 2021 | Churchill v Premier, Mpumalanga[2021] ZASCA 16 · 889/2019 · Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COIDA) – plaintiff mistreated and injured in the course of a protest by... |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Monteiro and Another v Diedricks[2021] ZASCA 15 · 1199/19 · Mandament van spolie – principle affirmed that remedy possessory in nature – order requiring restoration of possession must be capable of be... |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Marsland v The Additional District Court Magistrate, Kempton Park and Another[2021] ZASCA 14 · 162/20 · Extradition – interpretation of Article 10(5) of the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Extradition – ss 4(1), 5(1)(a) and (... |
| 9 Feb 2021 | Global Environmental Trust and Others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others[2021] ZASCA 13 · 1105/2019 · Interdict to stop coal mining – interpretation of statutes – National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) – environmental author... |
| 3 Feb 2021 | Canelli v Canelli and Others[2021] ZASCA 12 · 205/2019 |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Fusion Properties 233 CC v Stellenbosch Municipality[2021] ZASCA 10 · 932/2019 · Practice and procedure – application for leave to appeal – referral for oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2... |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Media summary Swatch AG (Swatch SA) v Apple Inc.[2021] ZASCA 11 · 1320/2018 · Opposition to the registration of a trade mark in reliance upon ss 10(12), 10(14) and 10(17 of the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – considerati... |
| 28 Jan 2021 | Duwayne Esau and Others v Minister of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others[2021] ZASCA 9 · 611/2020 · Disaster Management Act of 2002 (DMA) – decisions and regulations made during state of national disaster under the DMA – policy decisions of... |
| 21 Jan 2021 | OR Tambo District Municipality and Another[2021] ZASCA 8 · 1066/19 · Contempt of court proceedings – failure to comply with court order – application for declarator to that effect – standard of proof required... |
| 15 Jan 2021 | MTN Service Provider (Pty) Ltd v Belet Industries CC t/a Belet Cellular[2020] ZASCA 7 · 1077/2019 |
| 15 Jan 2021 | The Health Professions Council of South Africa and Others v Grieve[2021] ZASCA 6 · 1356/2019 |
| 14 Jan 2021 | Minister of Transport v Brackenfell Trailer Hire (Pty) Ltd and Others[2021] ZASCA 5 · 707/2019 · Administrative Law: Review of decision of the Health Professions Council of South Africa: allegations that doctor persuaded patients to inve... |
| 13 Jan 2021 | United Democratic Movement and Another v Lebashe Investment Group (Pty) Ltd and Others[2021] ZASCA 4 · 1032/2019 · Interim interdict – appealability – whether there is an absence of irreparable harm – per majority judgment: interests of justice do not req... |
| 7 Jan 2021 | Municipality of Mhlontlo v TDH Tsolo Junction[2021] ZASCA 3 · 1086/2019 · Contract–conditions in preliminary letter of appointment not incorporated in main contract for development–main contract sole memorial of ag... |
| 6 Jan 2021 | Haitas v Froneman and Others[2021] ZASCA 1 · 1158/2019 · Restitution of Land Rights Act of 1994 – claim for restitution of land rights – review of Regional Land Claims Commissioner’s decision to pu... |
| 6 Jan 2021 | Silwane Community Development Trust v Regional Land Claims Commissioner, Kwazulu-Natal and Others (900/2019[2021] ZASCA 2 |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Resilient Properties (Pty) Ltd and Others (Case no 663/19); Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Sabie Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, and Others (Case no 664/19); Thaba Chweu Local Municipality and Others v Sabie Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, and Others[2020] ZASCA 185 · 583/19 |
| 24 Dec 2020 | Gent and Another v Du Plessis[2020] ZASCA 184 · 1029/2019 · Civil procedure – in the absence of a cross-appeal respondent not entitled to variation of the order of the court below. Company law – secti... |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Mongwaketse[2020] ZASCA 181 · 969/2019 · Pension fund – acceptance as member of person not qualified to be a member – acceptance contrary to rules of fund – ultra vires and void – m... |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Wilke NO & Others v Griekwaland Wes Korporatief Ltd[2020] ZASCA 182 · 1327/2019 · Civil procedure – action by creditor based on acknowledgement of debt which related only to arrears – judgment in favour of debtor on basis... |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Sekepe Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others v Government Employees Pension Fund and Another[2020] ZASCA 183 · 110/2019 · Specific performance – standing – claims made to enforce rights of shareholders – no derivative action required – conditions for the advance... |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Consol Glass (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2020] ZASCA 175 · 1010/2019 · Tax liability under the Value-Added Tax Act of 1991 – services rendered in respect of a debt refinancing transaction – disallowance of input... |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Thobejane and Others v Premier of the Limpopo Province and Another[2020] ZASCA 176 · 1108/2019 · Civil procedure – court ruling on preliminary point and later reversing its own order – court functus officio and the second order is incomp... |
| 18 Dec 2020 | President of the RSA and Another v Women’s Legal Centre Trust and Others; Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Faro and Others; and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Esau and Others[2020] ZASCA 177 · 612/19 · Constitutional law – Muslim marriages – whether there is a constitutional obligation on the State to enact legislation recognising Muslim ma... |