Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2020 | Van Huyssteen and Others v Pepkor Speciality (Pty) Ltd and Another[2020] ZASCA 78 · 334/2019 · Appeal – whether interests of justice require determination of appeal against interim order – absence of envisaged annexure to order – inter... |
| 30 Jun 2020 | AfriForum NPC v Chairperson of the Council of the University of South Africa & others[2020] ZASCA 79 · 765/2018 · Education – university language policy – whether historically English/Afrikaans university’s decision to replace its dual-medium language po... |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Namasthethu Electrical (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Another[2020] ZASCA 74 · 201/19 · Contract- Application for declaration that contract pursuant to tender vitiated by fraud validly terminated – arbitration clause in a contra... |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Tshaka N O & others v Standard Bank of South Africa Limited & another[2020] ZASCA 73 · 141/2019 · Claim by trust against bank for recovery of monies transferred out of bank account – bank acting on instructions of authorised signatories –... |
| 22 Jun 2020 | The Road Accident Fund v Mbele[2020] ZASCA 72 · 555/19 · Motor vehicle accidents – claim for damages under Road Accident Fund Act of 1996 – whether a Reach Stacker is a ‘motor vehicle’ as defined i... |
| 19 Jun 2020 | Monyepao v Ledwaba and Others (No. 2)[2020] ZASCA 71 · 1368/18 · Costs – most of record consisting of irrelevant documents – neither party entitled to charge a party and party or attorney and client fee in... |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Chauke v The State[2020] ZASCA 68 · 807/2019 · Criminal law and procedure – application for leave to appeal against the refusal of a petition by a high court against the sentence imposed... |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Limpopo v Molope and Another[2020] ZASCA 69 · 1109/19 · Reservation of law in terms of s 319 of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 – accused discharged at the end of the State’s case – whether poi... |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Madibeng Local Municipality v DDP Valuers and Another[2020] ZASCA 70 · 1284/2017 · Appeal – application for leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Appeal referred for oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(b) of Superior Courts Act... |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Phakama Ngalonkulu v The Member of the Executive Council for Health of the Gauteng Division Government[2019] ZASCA 66 · 217/2019 · Delict – damages –admitted negligence by medical staff at hospital in relation to a birth resulting in child suffering from cerebral palsy-M... |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Le Roux NO and Others v Botha NO and Others[2020] ZASCA 67 · 427/19 · Servitudes – water drawing and leading – disputes – matter settled – costs – considerations. 3 _____________________________________________... |
| 15 Jun 2020 | Johannes TH van Niekerk v Liberty Group Limited[2020] ZASCA 65 · 1392/18 · Unjustified enrichment – condictio indebiti – overpayment of benefit under insurance policy – written cession of portion of benefit by benef... |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Associated Portfolio Solutions (Pty) Ltd & Another v Basson & Others[2020] ZASCA 64 · 554/2019 · Administrative Law – debarment of a representative and key individual of a financial service provider under the Financial Advisory and Inter... |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Signature Real Estate (Pty) Ltd v Charles Edwards Properties and Others[2020] ZASCA 63 · 415/2019 · Estate Agent – entitlement to claim commission – application of ss 34A and of the Estate Agency Affairs Act 112 of 1976 – whether estate age... |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Micaren Exel Petroleum Wholesaler (Pty) Ltd v Stella Quick Shop (Pty) Ltd and Another[2020] ZASCA 61 · 471/2019 · Interdict – clear right founded on a contract – whether the contract was repudiated – principles on inquiry into allegation of repudiation r... |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Valor IT v Premier, North West Province and Others[2020] ZASCA 62 · 322/19 · Public procurement – contract awarded for the provision of services to organ of state – no open tender process followed, as required – agree... |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Minister of Safety and Security v Lincoln[2020] ZASCA 59 · 682/19 · Malicious prosecution – elements of the cause of action – onus – decision to prosecute taken by the office of the National Director of Publi... |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Fraai Uitzicht 1798 Farm (Pty) Limited v McCullough and Others[2020] ZASCA 60 · 118/2019 · Rescission of judgment – whether an order granting a right of way of necessity can be rescinded on the basis of fraud or justus error – insu... |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Case No. 682/19 Iveco South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Centurion Bus Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd[2020] ZASCA 58 · 183/2019 · Contract – breach – claim for damages for ‘loss of income’ in relation to part of contract period – interpretation of contract – whether app... |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Mazizini Community v Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform & others[2020] ZASCA 57 · 1310/2018 · Land restitution – meaning of ‘community’ as envisaged in s 2(1)(d) of the Restitution of Land Rights Act of 1994 restated – no evidence of... |
| 29 May 2020 | The South African History Archive Trust v The South African Reserve Bank and Another[2020] ZASCA 56 · 17/19 · Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000 – request for records of certain persons – refusal of request – Section applied to records of... |
| 27 May 2020 | Monyepao v Ledwaba and Others[2020] ZASCA 54 · 1368/18 · Customary marriage – later civil marriage to third party not invalidating earlier customary marriage – forfeiture of benefits of marriage –... |
| 27 May 2020 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Another v Moipone Fleet (Pty) Ltd[2020] ZASCA 55 · 57/2019 · Contempt of court – alleged contravention not falling within the ambit of court order – whether contempt of court established. |
| 21 May 2020 | Petropulos & Another v Dias[2020] ZASCA 53 · 1055/2018 · Neighbour law – duty of lateral support – owed to land and buildings on it – English principle of lateral support, although influential, not... |
| 15 May 2020 | Umgungundlovu District Municipality v Amaraka Investments 37 (Pty) Ltd[2020] ZASCA 52 · 921/19 · Contract concluded between private service provider and municipality – contract declared unconstitutional for failure to comply with constit... |
| 6 May 2020 | The Minister of Police v K[2020] ZASCA 50 · 403/2019 · Claim for aggravated psychological damages suffered by rape survivor arising from alleged failure of police to conduct proper search for her... |
| 6 May 2020 | Phillipa Susan van Zyl NO v The Road Accident Fund[2020] ZASCA 51 · 263/19 · Interpretation of statutes – provisions of Prescription Act of 1969 not applicable to claims under the Road Accident Fund Act of 1996 – pres... |
| 5 May 2020 | Montanari v Montanari[2020] ZASCA 48 · 1086/2018 · Divorce – accrual – value of annuitant spouse’s right to future annuity payments in respect of a living annuity as defined in s of the Incom... |
| 5 May 2020 | Hewetson v The Law Society of the Free State[2020] ZASCA 49 · 948/2018 · Attorney – misconduct – failure of co-director to ensure accounting records and trust account properly maintained – appropriate order – susp... |
| 4 May 2020 | Pretorius v The State[2020] ZASCA 47 · 705/2019 · Appeal to Supreme Court of Appeal against the refusal in a high court of a petition seeking leave to appeal against a sentence imposed in a... |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Tsambo v Sengadi[2020] ZASCA 46 · 244/19 · Customary law – s 3(1)(b) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 – whether handing over of bride occurred – whether a val... |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Wilma Petru Kooij v Middleground Trading 251 CC and Another[2020] ZASCA 45 · 1249/18 · Contract – interpretation of – dominant right granted not lease - importation of tacit term – permanent supervening impossibility of perform... |
| 21 Apr 2020 | Y v S[2020] ZASCA 42 · 537/2018 · Criminal law and procedure – evidence – sexual assault and rape of child complainant in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Relat... |
| 21 Apr 2020 | Lomon Marè and Others v Trudie Marè[2020] ZASCA 43 · 343/2019 · Contract – interpretation – undertaking to pay R5,5 million – provision that payment be made from proceeds of sale of game – not condition f... |
| 21 Apr 2020 | Mahlangu & Another v Minister of Police[2020] ZASCA 44 · 1393/2018 · Delict – judicial detention – damages – inadmissible confession induced by assault extracted by police from accused – whether police liable... |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Liberty Group Ltd v K & D Marketing[2020] ZASCA 41 · 1290/18 · Effect of an order of absolution from the instance at end of trial – application to reopen a case under same case number on same pleadings i... |
| 17 Apr 2020 | KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government[2020] ZASCA 39 · 231/19 · National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) – s 24 – construction of logistics park – environmental authorisation granted by De... |
| 17 Apr 2020 | Minister of Environmental Affairs and Another v ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited[2020] ZASCA 40 · 342/2019 · Environmental law – protection of environment – prohibition against undertaking identified activities without authorisation – nature and sco... |
| 16 Apr 2020 | Liberty Group Limited v Illman[2020] ZASCA 38 · 1334/2018 · Suretyship – a surety who binds himself as co-principal debtor does not become a co-debtor with another surety and co-principal or with the... |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Quad Africa Energy (Pty) Ltd v The Sugarless Company (Pty) Ltd and Another[2020] ZASCA 37 · 1176/2018 · Trade mark and passing off – whether use likely to deceive or confuse – disclaimer – whether registration giving rise to the exclusive use o... |
| 6 Apr 2020 | Khutala Property Consortium (Pty) Ltd v Mtubatuba Municipality and Others[2020] ZASCA 35 · 1299/2018 · Local government – municipal tender – notarial lease invalid for lack of authority 2 _______________________________________________________... |
| 6 Apr 2020 | MTEC Rustenburg and Others v Capricorn District Municipality[2020] ZASCA 36 · 743/2018 · Reconsideration of an order refusing special leave to appeal by two judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in terms of s 17(2)(f) of th... |
| 3 Apr 2020 | Diageo South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2020] ZASCA 34 · 330/2019 · Value Added Tax Act of 1991 – interpretation of s 8(15) – deeming provision – single supply of advertising and promotional goods and service... |
| 2 Apr 2020 | Ekurhuleni West College v Segal and Another[2020] ZASCA 32 · 1287/2018 · Review – adjudicator’s determination under a building contract susceptible to revision in pending arbitration – proceedings uncompleted – re... |
| 1 Apr 2020 | Bergh and Others v The Agricultural Research Council[2020] ZASCA 30 · 93/2019 · Copyright – computer program – claim based on authorship and on s 5(2) of the Copyright Act of 1978 – claim not proved – court below failed... |
| 1 Apr 2020 | FirstRand Bank Ltd v McLachlan and Others[2020] ZASCA 31 · 394/2019 · National Credit Act of 2005 (NCA) – debt review – rescission of order for debt review granted in the magistrate’s court – monthly instalment... |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Motloung and Another v The Sheriff, Pretoria East and Others[2020] ZASCA 25 · 1394/18 · Summons – not signed by registrar – condonable or nullity – interpretation of rule 17(3)(c) of the Uniform Rules of Court – absence of signa... |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Tau v Mashaba and Others[2020] ZASCA 26 · 335/2019 · Civil Procedure – motion proceedings – parties to define and court to adjudicate dispute – court not empowered to grant relief not sought –... |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Nohour and Another v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development[2020] ZASCA 27 · 1136/2018 · Delict – damages arising from alleged wrongful conviction – whether wrongful conviction proved – whether evidence established on balance of... |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Nu-World Industries (Pty) Ltd v Strix Ltd[2020] ZASCA 28 · 1349/18 · Court order – interpretation – infringement of patent – separation of issues – determination of infringement – impermissible to introduce ne... |