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Case law

Supreme Court of Appeal judgments

Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.

Handed downJudgment
25 Mar 2015 Posthumus v The Road Accident Fund[2015] ZASCA 40 · 20024/2014 · Delict – negligence of a motorist parked alongside a roadway leaving headlights shining at oncoming traffic – reasonably foreseeable that on...
25 Mar 2015 Gcam-Gcam v The State[2015] ZASCA 42 · 1034/13 · Criminal Law – Conspiracy and common purpose to commit robbery of a pay-point. Two vehicles involved – Plan abandoned but one vehicle procee...
23 Mar 2015 Strydom v The State[2014] ZASCA 29 · 20215/14 · Sentence – imprisonment of non-parole period ordered in terms of s 276B(1) of Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 – non-parole order to be made o...
23 Mar 2015 Maringa v The State[2015] ZASCA 28 · 20116/2014 · Section 155 and s 156 of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977—whether separation of trials is mandatory where accused do not all face the same...
20 Mar 2015 RAF v Sweatman[2015] ZASCA 22 · 162/2014 · The effect of the amendment to the Road Accident Fund Act of 1996 in 2008 in so far as the limitation on the liability of the Road Accident...
20 Mar 2015 Mahano v Road Accident Fund 20008/2014[2015] ZASCA 23 · General Damages – Road Accident Fund Act o f 1996 – interpretation of reg 3(1)(b)(iv) of the Road Accident Fund Regulations, 2008 – whether...
20 Mar 2015 Kwa Sani Municipality v Underberg/Himeville Community Watch Association[2015] ZASCA 24 · 180/2014 · Application to declare agreement invalid ─ Municipality alleging non-compliance with legislation and consequent invalidity ─ invalidity not...
20 Mar 2015 Newlands Surgical Clinic v Peninsula Eye Clinic[2015] ZASCA 25 · 086/2014 · Jurisdiction of SCA – confined to grounds upon which leave to appeal had been granted – no inherent jurisdiction to go beyond these grounds....
20 Mar 2015 Medirite v South African Pharmacy Council[2015] ZASCA 27 · 197/2014 · Administrative law – amendment to general rules of pharmaceutical practice neither rational nor reasonable – amendment set aside on review....
19 Mar 2015 Van den Heever v Minister of Minerals and Energy[2015] ZASCA 19 · 150/14 · Whether content of a letter, objectively viewed, evinced an intention of the writer to abandon a mining right. Construed in its context and...
19 Mar 2015 National Health Laboratory Service v Mariana Lloyd-Jansen van Vuuren[2015] ZASCA 20 · 20044/2014 · Contract – interpretation and application of employment agreements – the obligations under the two agreements are interdependent. 2 ___
19 Mar 2015 Euro Blitz 21 v Secena Aircraft Investments CC[2015] ZASCA 21 · 102/14 · Interest –whether words 'calculated daily' in court order implied compound or simple interest – compound interest claimable only in defined...
18 Mar 2015 City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Hlophe[2015] ZASCA 16 · 1035/2013 · Local government ─ mandamus obliging responsible functionaries to ensure that municipality complies with court orders ─ competent and approp...
18 Mar 2015 Greater Tzaneen Municipality v Le Grange[2015] ZASCA 17 · 685/2013 · Jurisdiction – an undertaking to employ in a contract is not a matter falling within the purview of s 157 of the Labour Relations Act. – the...
18 Mar 2015 Trumper Trading v Kouga Municipality[2015] ZASCA 18 · 795/13 · Land Use Planning Ordinance of 1985 – whether municipal zoning scheme regulations permit the operation of a bottle store from premises zoned...
18 Mar 2015 SAMWU v Mokgatla[2016] ZASCA 24 · 20810/2014 · Labour Law – concurrent and exclusive jurisdiction of the Labour Court and the High Court – dispute based on non-adherence to disciplinary p...
17 Mar 2015 Maykent v Trackstar[2015] ZASCA 14 · 1036/2013 · Construction contract concluded partly orally, partly by conduct and partly on basis of standard terms used in industry did not oblige the p...
17 Mar 2015 Potgieter v S[2015] ZASCA 15 · 20109/2014 · In terms of s 16(1)(b) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013, an appeal to this court against a decision of a court on appeal to it lies only w...
16 Mar 2015 Clifton Dunes v City Capital[2015] ZASCA 12 · 169/14 · Property syndication – how determination to be made in respect of loan amount due – high court‟s reliance on the appellants‟ audited financi...
16 Mar 2015 Roman’s Transport v Zihlwele[2015] ZASCA 13 · 13/2014 · Negligence –sudden emergency – driver not negligent where collision caused by sudden deflation of the right front tyre – 2 Evidence – expert...
13 Mar 2015 Firstrand Bank v Kona & another 20003/2014[2015] ZASCA 11 · National Credit Act of 2005 – interpretation of s 88(3) – existence of debt re-arrangement order not a bar to the grant of a sequestration o...
13 Mar 2015 WT & others v KT[2015] ZASCA 9 · 933/2013 · Discretionary Family Trust– whether trust assets form part of the joint estate of parties married in community of property.
11 Mar 2015 Mkhize v Department of Correctional Services[2015] ZASCA 7 · Dismissal – upheld by Sectoral Bargaining Council – Labour Court dismissing review and Labour Appeal Court refusing leave to appeal – limite...
11 Mar 2015 Sechaba Medical Solutions & others v Sekete & others[2015] ZASCA 8 · 216/2014 · Medical scheme – liquidation – proof of claims – claim by healthcare provider – whether claim lies against medical scheme – authorisation of...
9 Mar 2015 The City of Johannesburg v The South African Local Authorities Pension Fund[2015] ZASCA 4 · 20045/2014 · Application to set aside decision by the appellants as employers to terminate their contributions to the first respondent as a pension fund...
9 Mar 2015 Ferrari v Gunner[2015] ZASCA 5 · 1063/2013 · Defences of undue influence and fraudulent misrepresentation, raised in application to compel specific performance of a contract, not proved...
9 Mar 2015 2015 Firstrand Bank v Clear Creek Trading[2015] ZASCA 6 · 1054/2013 · High Court dealing with separated issue in terms of Rule 33(4) ─ no order made separating the issues ─ issue to be determined not stated at...
5 Mar 2015 Deutsches Altersheim Zu Pretoria v Roland Heinrich Dohmen[2015] ZASCA 3 · 34/14 · Costs – death of respondent rendering appeal academic – liability for costs. 2 _____________________________________________________________...
4 Mar 2015 PriceWaterhouseCoopers Inc & others v National Potato Co-operative Ltd & another[2015] ZASCA 2 · 451/12 · Auditor – relationship with client contractual – duties – whether audit conducted negligently – damages – causation. Opinion evidence – when...
12 Dec 2014 Willow Waters Homeowners Association (Pty) Ltd v Koka[2014] ZASCA 220 · 768/13 · Land – whether a condition of title in a title deed of immovable property which prohibits the transfer thereof without a clearance certifica...
12 Dec 2014 Cowin NO v Kyalami Estate Homeowners Association[2014] ZASCA 221 · 499/2013 · Land – a title condition in a deed of transfer which prohibits the transfer of immovable property without a clearance certificate or the con...
12 Dec 2014 KLVC v SDI[2014] ZASCA 222 · 20334/2014 · Section 21(1)(b) of the Children’s Act of 2005 – requirements that must be satisfied before an unmarried father can acquire full parental ri...
12 Dec 2014 Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape v Parker[2014] ZASCA 223 · 103/14 · Criminal law – failure to pay value-added tax in terms of Value-Added Tax Act of 1991 – charged with common law theft – whether relationship...
11 Dec 2014 Bamba v S[2014] ZASCA 219 · 20089/14 · Criminal law and procedure – circumstantial evidence – failure by the State to prove factual link between exhibits allegedly collected at sc...
9 Dec 2014 Minister of Education for the Western Cape v Beauvallon Secondary School[2014] ZASCA 218 · 865/2013 · Closure of schools under s of Act of 1996 – nature of reasons to be given under s 33(2) – gist of reasons sufficient – effect of new reasons...
3 Dec 2014 State Bank of India v Denel SOC Limited[2014] ZASCA 212 · 947/13 · Interpretation of on demand guarantees ─ whether demands compliant with terms of guarantees ─ whether a South African court has jurisdiction...
1 Dec 2014 Rustenburg Local Municipality v Mwenzi Service Station[2014] ZASCA 207 · 20146/2014 · Local Government Ordinance of 1939 – whether dedication of certain road lanes to buses as part of the Municipality`s planned rapid transport...
1 Dec 2014 Marine 3 Technologies Holdings v Afri-Group Investments[2014] ZASCA 208 · 0018/14 · Patents Act of 1978 - s 61(1)(d) – application for revocation on the ground of alleged inutility of the Patent. 2 __________________________...
1 Dec 2014 Meadow Glen Home Owners Association v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality[2014] ZASCA 209 · 767/2013 · Contempt of court — suspended sentence — whether there was substantial compliance with court order — wilful default required — appropriatene...
1 Dec 2014 New Port Finance Company (Pty) Ltd v Nedbank Ltd[2014] ZASCA 210 · 30/2014 · Companies undergoing business rescue in terms of Companies Act of 2008 – effect of business rescue on obligations of sureties discussed – se...
1 Dec 2014 MEC Local Government and Traditional Affairs v Botha NO[2014] ZASCA 211 · 887/13 · Valuation of immovable property by municipality for purpose of levying rates in terms of Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act of 2...
1 Dec 2014 Mahlamuza and another v State[2014] ZASCA 213 · 20288/14 · Duplication of convictions – same set of proven facts giving rise to separate conviction of robbery with aggravating circumstances and two c...
1 Dec 2014 Yair Shimansky v Browns the Diamond Store[2014] ZASCA 214 · 9/2014 · Trade mark: the EVOLVE trade mark on men‘s wedding bands, sold by Browns Store, does not infringe the registered EVOLYM trade mark on engage...
1 Dec 2014 Syster & another v The State[2014] ZASCA 215 · 126/2014 · Criminal appeal against convictions on rape and indecent assault – Complainant a single witness – evaluation of her evidence – the trial cou...
1 Dec 2014 Minister of Safety and Security NO v Schubach[2014] ZASCA 216 · 437/13 · Malicious prosecution – what plaintiff must prove – plaintiff prosecuted on a number of charges including those for which there was no basis...
1 Dec 2014 Media Summar y S v Brown[2014] ZASCA 217 · 681/2013 · Appropriate sentence in respect of two counts of fraud – on first count, misrepresentations by asset manager to investor that assets were be...
28 Nov 2014 Fielies v The State[2014] ZASCA 191 · 851/2013 · Criminal appeal against sentence – appellant convicted on his plea of guilty of counts of corruption involving R649 827 – sentenced to impri...
28 Nov 2014 Visser v 1 Life Direct Insurance Limited[2014] ZASCA 193 · 1005/13 · Life insurance policy – repudiation by insurer – alleged misrepresentation and non-disclosure by deceased of pre-existing medical condition...
28 Nov 2014 Owners of MV Silver Star v Hilane Ltd[2014] ZASCA 194 · 82/2014 · Associated ship arrest – claim on indemnities and a foreign arbitration award – whether an associated ship arrest permissible – proof of ass...
28 Nov 2014 Holford v Carleo Enterprises[2014] ZASCA 195 · 977/2013 · Review of award of arbitration appeal panel – whether the appeal panel exceeded its powers – whether the appeal panel committed a gross irre...