Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2015 | Snyders v De Jager[2015] ZASCA 137 · 20469/2014 · An appeal does not lie to the Supreme Court of Appeal against an order of the Land Claims Court confirming an eviction order of the magistra... |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Stepney Investments[2015] ZASCA 138 · 20192/14 · Tax – determination of base cost of shares in terms of Eighth Schedule to the Income Tax Act of 1962 for capital gains tax purposes – 4.37%... |
| 30 Sep 2015 | NS v The State[2015] ZASCA 139 · 20642/2014 · Grant of application for special leave to appeal in terms of s 16(1)(b) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – manifest failure of justice – a... |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Tlhako v The State[2015] ZASCA 140 · 129/15 · Sentence – Imposition in terms of Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – where State intends to rely on sentencing regime created by Act,... |
| 30 Sep 2015 | The National Treasury v Kubukeli[2015] ZASCA 141 · 20567/2014 · Constitutional law ─ rational decision-making under the rule of law ─ investigation by the first appellant of the financial management and i... |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Brouze v Wenneni Investments[2015] ZASCA 142 · 20427/2014 · Delict: appeal against findings that the appellants had made fraudulent misrepresentations and actionable non-disclosures that had induced a... |
| 29 Sep 2015 | Negondeni v the State[2015] ZASCA 132 · 00093/15 · Criminal trial – accused given no warning of prospect of minimum sentence – accused having incompetent legal representative selected by the... |
| 29 Sep 2015 | Du Preez v Tornel Props (Pty) Ltd[2015] ZASCA 134 · 20714/14 · Contract – justifiable withholding of reciprocal obligation to perform – reasonable person not perceiving conduct as repudiation – subsequen... |
| 28 Sep 2015 | Mukona v The State[2015] ZASCA 128 · 97/15 · Criminal appeal against conviction and sentence ─ appellant convicted of murder, arson and three counts of attempted murder ─ failure by app... |
| 28 Sep 2015 | Grundling v The State[2015] ZASCA 129 · 20616/14 · Sentence - imposition of - factors to be taken into account- importance of pre- sentencing report - counts of contravention of s 59(1)(a) of... |
| 28 Sep 2015 | Marota v The State[2015] ZASCA 130 · 118/13 · Sentence ─ imposition of ─ power of appellate court to interfere with the exercise of discretion by sentencing court circumscribed ─ cumulat... |
| 28 Sep 2015 | Arendse v S[2015] ZASCA 131 · 089/15 · Criminal law – identification by witnesses who had prior knowledge of the appellant – in cases where the witness has known the person previo... |
| 23 Sep 2015 | Mayo NO v De Montlehu[2015] ZASCA 127 · 20504/14 · Section 366(2) of the old Companies Act of 1973 does not affect the applicability of the time period stipulated in s 44(1) of the Insolvency... |
| 22 Sep 2015 | Nkosi v The State[2015] ZASCA 125 · 20727/14 · Criminal law – Robbery perpetrated by a gang of which appellant a member – fellow robber shot and lawfully killed in self-defence by victim... |
| 21 Sep 2015 | Desmond Ettienne Dӧman v Kgabo Gabriel Selomo[2015] ZASCA 124 · 20455/14 · Power of court of appeal – power in terms of s 16(2)(a)(i) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 to dismiss appeal where judgment or order soug... |
| 17 Sep 2015 | Shole v The State[2014] ZASCA 123 · 20716/2014 · Criminal Law – Conviction – evidence of a ‘confession’ made to witnesses properly admitted and sufficient to establish the guilt of the firs... |
| 17 Sep 2015 | Asmal v S[2015] ZASCA 122 · 20465/14 · Sentence – on a charge of unlawful possession of a fully automatic rifle (AK47) in terms of s of the Firearms Control Act of 2000 – whether... |
| 16 Sep 2015 | Dipholo v The State[2015] ZASCA 120 · 094/15 · Appeal against effective sentence of years‟ imprisonment – leave to appeal refused by presiding magistrate – petition refused by full bench... |
| 11 Sep 2015 | Magwabeni v Liomba[2015] ZASCA 117 · 198/13 · Delict - Malicious prosecution – requirements restated - whether plaintiff proved prosecution initiated without reasonable and probable caus... |
| 11 Sep 2015 | Muldersdrift Sustainable Development Forum v Mogale City[2015] ZASCA 118 · 20424/14 · Applicant for relief must demonstrate legal basis for order sought: applicant had no legal interest in, and no locus standi, to seek declara... |
| 11 Sep 2015 | De Villiers v S[2015] ZASCA 119 · 20367/2014 · Failure to consider the best interests of an offender‟s young children, when imposing a sentence, constitutes a grave misdirection: evidence... |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Minnaar v Van Rooyen NO[2015] ZASCA 114 · 20407/2014 · The grant by default of an order under s 424(1) of the Companies Act of 1973, where no evidence has been adduced, is erroneous within the me... |
| 10 Sep 2015 | MEC v Terra Graphics[2015] ZASCA 116 · 483/2013 · Sub-contract to provide environmental consultancy services in relation to the Free State Province‟s Road Rehabilitation Programme – work don... |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Mchunu v The State[2015] ZASCA 115 · 20770/14 · Criminal law – leave to appeal – sought on basis of duplication of charges – refused by regional magistrate and high court – State conceding... |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Sasol Limited v Chemical Industries National Provident Fund[2015] ZASCA 113 · 20162/2014 · Pensions ─ transfer of membership from respondent fund to appellant funds ─ interpretation and application of rules of respondent fund relat... |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Chetty v Hart[2015] ZASCA 112 · 20323/14 · Companies Act of 2008 – business rescue proceedings – whether arbitration proceedings fall within the general moratorium on legal proceeding... |
| 3 Sep 2015 | Novartis v Maphil[2015] ZASCA 111 · 20229/2014 · Contract comprising written document, oral agreement and emails enforceable: evidence demonstrated intention to conclude contract in this wa... |
| 21 Aug 2015 | Rooyendal (Pty) Ltd v The Minister of Land Affairs[2015] ZASCA 108 · 20049/14 · Contract ─ appellants failed to prove oral agreements relied upon ─ oral agreements relied upon by first and seventh appellants in any event... |
| 21 Aug 2015 | Law Society of the Northern Provinces v Mabaso[2015] ZASCA 109 · 20252/14 · Attorney – Misconduct – Appropriate Sanction – Misappropriation of trust moneys – Whether warranting suspension or removal – Three-stage enq... |
| 20 Aug 2015 | Krok v CSARS (20230/2014 and 20232/2014)[2015] ZASCA 107 · Double taxation – preservation order granted in respect of a taxpayer‟s assets under ss 185 and 163 of the Tax Administration Act of 2011 re... |
| 19 Aug 2015 | Dr F Kluever v De Goede[2015] ZASCA 105 · 20198/2014 · Delict – medical practitioner – professional negligence – surgical procedure resulting in high riding patella – primary surgery improperly p... |
| 19 Aug 2015 | Mandla Sithole v The State[2015] ZASCA 106 · 20393/2014 · Criminal Procedure – appeal against refusal to grant leave to appeal on petition – whether leave to the high court ought to have been grante... |
| 2 Jul 2015 | African Information Technology Bridge 1 v The MEC for Infrastructure Development Gauteng Province[2015] ZASCA 104 · 134/2014 · Tender procedure - contracts vitiated by fundamental justus error and therefore invalid and unforceable - appeal dismissed 2 _______________... |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Naidoo v Kalianjee NO[2015] ZASCA 102 · 20345/2014 · Insolvency Act of 1936 ─ validity of search and seizure warrant granted by magistrate in terms of s 69(3) of Insolvency Act of 1936 – distin... |
| 3 Jun 2015 | UTi South Africa v Triple Option Trading[2015] ZASCA 101 · 20157/14 · Prescription – extinctive prescription – whether the appellant‟s amendment had introduced a cause of action which had become prescribed – no... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Richter v Absa Bank Limited[2015] ZASCA 100 · 20181/2014 · Business rescue – application for business rescue can be made after final order of liquidation – Interpretation of ‘liquidation proceedings’... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Boost Sports Africa (Pty) Ltd v The South Africa Breweries (Pty) Ltd[2015] ZASCA 93 · 20156/2014 · Whether absent a provision similar to the repealed s of the Companies Act of 1973 an incola company can be compelled to furnish security for... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Modiga v The State[2015] ZASCA 94 · 20738/14 · Criminal appeal against convictions and sentences – appellant convicted on multiple counts – whether the appellant was a member of the gang... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Thom v Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality[2015] ZASCA 95 · 20236/14 · Mandamus – municipality sought an order by notice of motion to be granted access through appellant‟s property to clear a nuisance – it alleg... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Financial Services Board v Barthram[2015] ZASCA 96 · 20207/2014 · Financial Services Advisory and Intermediary Services Act of 2002 – debarment in terms of s 14(1) – precludes representative from rendering... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Absa Bank Ltd v Naude NO[2015] ZASCA 97 · 20264/2014 · Business rescue – application for setting aside of business rescue plan – non-joinder of creditors having direct and substantial interest –... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Miles Plant Hire v Commissioner SARS[2015] ZASCA 98 · 20430/2014 · Lapsed appeal (against final order of winding-up) – application for condonation - cumulative effect of flagrant breaches of the rules of the... |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Red Dunes of Africa v Masingita Property Investment Holdings[2015] ZASCA 99 · 159/2014 · Right to develop property ─ appellant relying on an agreement containing suspensive conditions ─ cannot be relied upon to found any rights w... |
| 29 May 2015 | Blose v Ethekwini Municipality[2015] ZASCA 87 · 20053/14 · Magistrate‟s court – civil proceedings – application by plaintiff to reopen case in terms of rule 28(11) of Magistrates‟ courts rules - disc... |
| 29 May 2015 | South African Land Arrangements CC & Others v Nedbank LTD[2015] ZASCA 88 · 20063/2014 · Civil procedure–summary judgment–defence–counterclaim– reliance on agreement which never came into operation–not bona fide defence–summary j... |
| 29 May 2015 | Dormell Properties 282 CC v Bamberger[2015] ZASCA 89 · 20191/14 · Civil Procedure – particulars of claim premised on an invalid suretyship agreement – breach of an offer to lease agreement containing a sure... |
| 29 May 2015 | Nieuwenhuizen v S[2015] ZASCA 90 · 20339/14 · Criminal Procedure – Sentence – convicted of six counts of fraud to the tune of R130 429.46 – whether sentence is shockingly inappropriate –... |
| 29 May 2015 | Minister of Safety and Security v Morudu[2015] ZASCA 91 · 1084/2013 · Vicarious liability – test to be applied in deviation cases – spirit, purport and objects of the Bill of Rights to be considered – acts of p... |
| 29 May 2015 | Rahim v The Minister of Home Affairs[2015] ZASCA 92 · 965/2013 · Detention of illegal foreigners pending deportation in terms of s 34(1) of the Immigration Act of 2002 – illegal foreigners to be detained i... |
| 28 May 2015 | Banger v S[2015] ZASCA 79 · 195/2015 · No appeal lies against the refusal of bail by the High Court sitting as a court of first instance without leave to appeal in terms of the Su... |