Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2018 | Minister of Safety and Security & another v Marius Schuster & another[2018] ZASCA 112 · 114/2018 · Arrest and detention – whether warrants of arrest obtained – whether further detention after court appearance lawful – appeal upheld – costs... |
| 11 Sep 2018 | CSARS v Respublica (Pty) Ltd[2018] ZASCA 109 · 1025/2017 |
| 11 Sep 2018 | Matoto v Free State Gambling and Liquor Authority and others[2018] ZASCA 110 · 987/2017 |
| 29 Aug 2018 | Shiburi v The State[2018] ZASCA 107 · 205/2017 |
| 21 Aug 2018 | Scholtz & others v The State (428/17, 491/17, 635/17, 636/17)[2018] ZASCA 106 |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Department of Rural Development & Land Reform & another (306/17 & 314/17)[2018] ZASCA 105 · Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act of 1996 – appointment of special master by Land Claims Court – performing duties of Director-General to pre... |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Ludidi v Ludidi & others[2018] ZASCA 104 · 658/2017 |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Jiba & another v The General Council of the Bar of South Africa and Mrwebi v The General Council of the Bar of South Africa (141/17 and 180/17)[2018] ZASCA 103 |
| 5 Jul 2018 | and 180/17 Friedshelf 325 (Pty) Ltd & another v Mokwena[2018] ZASCA 102 · 652/17 · Land reform – labour tenant – person who has a right to reside on a farm under the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act of 1996 – ‘farm’ defined... |
| 27 Jun 2018 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v The South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd[2018] ZASCA 101 · 442/2017 · Revenue – Section of the Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – Classification of products for determination of excise duty rate – General Rules o... |
| 14 Jun 2018 | Nndwambi v S[2018] ZASCA 99 · 168/2018 · An extracurial admission made by a co-accused is not admissible against other co-accused. Conviction set aside. ____________________________... |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Netshimbupfe & another v Mulaudzi & others[2018] ZASCA 98 · 563/17 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Gongqose & others v Minister of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries and others; Gongqose & others v State & others (1340/16 & 287/17)[2018] ZASCA 87 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Executor of the Estate of the Late Josephine Terblanche Gouws (Charmaine Celliers N.O.) v Magnificent Mile Trading 30 (Pty) Ltd & others[2018] ZASCA 91 · 594/17 · Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 – application for conversion of unused old order mineral right to new order prospect... |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Oosthuizen & another v S[2018] ZASCA 92 · 144/2018 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Madibeng Local Municipality v Public Investment Corporation Ltd[2018] ZASCA 93 · 603/2017 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Road Accident Fund v Masindi[2018] ZASCA 94 · 586/2017 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Mantis Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Eastern Cape Development Corporation & others[2018] ZASCA 95 · 857/2017 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Flanagan v Minister of Safety and Security[2018] ZASCA 96 · 497/2017 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Minister of Police and another v Zweni[2018] ZASCA 97 · 842/2017 |
| 31 May 2018 | Mogale City Local Municipality v Black Tad Investments CC[2018] ZASCA 74 · 889/17 · Eviction – whether the municipality owed alleged unlawful occupiers on privately owned land statutory and constitutional obligation to provi... |
| 31 May 2018 | Kekana v Road Accident Fund[2018] ZASCA 75 · 206/17 · Interpretation – s 12(3) of the Prescription Act of 1969 – whether knowledge of a duty of care constitutes a factual or legal conclusion – w... |
| 31 May 2018 | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality & others v Thupetji Alexander Thubakgale & 134 others[2018] ZASCA 76 · 125/2018 · Municipality – right to housing – dates fixed by court for delivery of houses incapable of fulfilment. _____________________________________... |
| 31 May 2018 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Lombardy Development (Pty) Ltd & others[2018] ZASCA 77 · 724/2017 · Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 – failure by Municipality to comply with s in compiling supplementary valuation roll... |
| 31 May 2018 | Magnum Simplex v The MEC Provincial Treasury[2018] ZASCA 78 · 556/17 · Application to amend counterclaim in terms of Rule 28(1) of the Uniform Rules – claims for damages and not specific performance – amendment... |
| 31 May 2018 | The President of the RSA v DA & others[2018] ZASCA 79 · 664/17 · Section 16(2)(a)(i) Superior Courts Act of 2013 – Appeal against an interlocutory order in a review application – review application withdra... |
| 31 May 2018 | De Villiers v GJN Trust[2018] ZASCA 80 · 756/2017 |
| 31 May 2018 | CSARS v KWJ Investments[2018] ZASCA 81 · 142/2017 |
| 31 May 2018 | Louis Pasteur Hospital Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Bonitas Medical Fund[2018] ZASCA 82 · 281/2017 |
| 31 May 2018 | Moor v Tongaat-Hulett Pension Fund[2018] ZASCA 83 · 518/17 |
| 31 May 2018 | Stoltz v Steenkamp[2018] ZASCA 84 · 127/17 · Contract – purchase and sale – approach to mutually destructive versions restated – purchase price not proved. 2 ___________________________... |
| 31 May 2018 | Standard Bank v July[2018] ZASCA 85 · 525/2017 · A beneficiary of a deceased estate may, under the Beningfield exception, claim assets from the person in possession where the executor of th... |
| 31 May 2018 | Leon ST Leger Bouttell v Road Accident Fund[2018] ZASCA 90 · 324/2017 |
| 30 May 2018 | WDR Earthmoving Enterprises & another v The Joe Gqabi District Municipality & others[2018] ZASCA 72 · 392/2017 |
| 30 May 2018 | 171.85 KB MEDIA SUMMARY – JUDGMENT DELIVERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL ST v CT[2018] ZASCA 73 · 1224/16 · Divorce – waiver of right to claim maintenance upon dissolution of marriage in antenuptial agreement invalid and unenforceable – accrual – p... |
| 29 May 2018 | Premier Attraction 300 CC t/a Premier Security v City Of Cape Town,[2018] ZASCA 69 · 592/2017 · Contract – interpretation – application to recover claims for security services – appellant electing to abide – invoicing on respondent’s ca... |
| 29 May 2018 | Rebate item 412.09 in Schedule 4/Part 1 of the Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 – what occurrences fall within vis major – the meaning of ‘such goods did not enter into consumption’. Louw & others v Davids & others[2018] ZASCA 70 · 783/2017 · Breach of contract – agreement to sell members’ interests in close corporation – whether cancellation justified when large proportion of pur... |
| 29 May 2018 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Encarnaçâo N.O.[2018] ZASCA 71 · 431/2017 |
| 25 May 2018 | Trade mark – expungement from the register for non-use – s 27(1)(b) of Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – whether mark used by proprietor thereof. CSARS v Daikin Air Conditioning[2018] ZASCA 66 · 185/2017 · Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – classification of articles for customs duty – correct tariff to be applied in respect of ‘window or wall ty... |
| 25 May 2018 | Rights of fideicommisaries upon death of fiduciary – right of executor of fiduciary’s estate to enforce eviction order granted to fiduciary – scope of res judicata where appeal does not deal with court a quo’s factual findings. Morris Material Handling Ltd v Morris Material Handling (Pty) Ltd[2018] ZASCA 67 · 829/2017 · Trade mark – expungement from the register for non-use – s 27(1)(b) of Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – whether mark used by proprietor thereof... |
| 25 May 2018 | Contract – interpretation – application to recover claims for security services – appellant electing to abide – invoicing on respondent’s calculations of price escalations– not communicating objection to alleged short payment – defences of waiver and prescription upheld. Douglasdale Dairy & others v Bragge & another[2018] ZASCA 68 · 731/2017 · Rights of fideicommisaries upon death of fiduciary – right of executor of fiduciary’s estate to enforce eviction order granted to fiduciary... |
| 24 May 2018 | Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 – classification of articles for customs duty – correct tariff to be applied in respect of ‘window or wall types, selfcontained or “split-system”’ air conditioning machines and parts thereof. Minister of Defence v Xulu[2018] ZASCA 65 · 337/2017 · Defence Act of 2002 – soldier enrolled as member of the South African National Defence Force on fixed term contract – contract renewed on th... |
| 21 May 2018 | Gauteng v Hamisi[2018] ZASCA 61 · 895/17 · Criminal law - plea of guilty under s 112(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 - where all the elements of an offence are admitted in a... |
| 21 May 2018 | Where a claim for the cancellation of lease agreements, and the eviction of the tenants, is based only on the terms of the agreements, and not on the title of the lessor, the court of the tenants’ domicile, and of the place where the contracts were concluded, has concurrent jurisdiction with that of the forum rei sitae. Ignorance of a term of the leases entitling the lessor to cancel in the event of a surety’s sequestration not a justus error on the facts. Mostert and Others v Nash and[2018] ZASCA 62 · Pension fund – curatorship in terms of s 5(2) of Financial Institutions (Protection of Funds) Act of 2001 – trustee’s remuneration – court o... |
| 21 May 2018 | 176.11 KB Trade mark – application for registration of a mark – opposition by holder of previously registered mark under s 10(14) of Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – onus on applicant to show no likelihood of confusion or deception between its mark and mark already registered – likelihood of confusion between the marks CURIDA and CURITAZ. Zitonix v K201250042[2018] ZASCA 63 · 290/2017 · Where a claim for the cancellation of lease agreements, and the eviction of the tenants, is based only on the terms of the agreements, and n... |
| 18 May 2018 | Criminal law - plea of guilty under s 112(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 - where all the elements of an offence are admitted in a written plea ofguilty an accused may be convicted accordingly on the basis of the plea - respondent admitted having had sexual intercourse with the 12 year old complainant - sentenceof life imprisonment improperly set aside by the high court on appeal on the basis of lack of evidence of complainant’s age - appeal by the National Director of Pros[2018] ZASCA 60 · 675/17 · Criminal law – appeal by State against sentences for two counts of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape – misdirections by trial court... |
| 17 May 2018 | Administrative law – whether management framework and totality of relevant evidence including previous public participation concluded in anticipation of implementation of statutory park management plan was proper basis for legitimate expectation – document to be interpreted comprehensively – legitimate expectation established. Osborne v Cockin NO & Others[2018] ZASCA 58 · 549/2017 · Where no contractual or other claim lies against a trust, and the creditor alleges that the trust is the alter ego of the debtor, it cannot... |
| 17 May 2018 | South African National Parks v MTO Forestry (Pty) Ltd & another[2018] ZASCA 59 · 446/2017 · Administrative law – whether management framework and totality of relevant evidence including previous public participation concluded in ant... |
| 10 May 2018 | Immovable property purchased by disqualified person in contravention ofthe Group Areas Act 36 of 1966 – registered owner seeking eviction of testamentaryheir of purchaser – defence that registered owner holding property as nominee onbehalf of purchaser – such a claim in terms of s 3 of Restitution of Land Rights Act 22of 1994 – exclusive jurisdiction of Land Claims Court – eviction action stayed in termsof s 19(d) of Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 pending action before Land Claims Cour[2018] ZASCA 56 · 150/2017 · Administrative action – whether the determination of a methodology used to regulate gas prices under s 21(1)(p) of the Gas Act of 2001 is ad... |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Administrative action – whether the determination of amethodology used to regulate gas prices under s 21(1)(p) of the Gas Act 48 of2001 is administrative action – whether a determination by the regulator underthat section which resulted in an increase in permissible maximum gas priceswas rational. Kelbrick & others v Nelson Attorneys & another[2018] ZASCA 55 · 307/2017 · Prescription : attorney sued for negligence : Prescription begins to run as soon as the creditor acquires knowledge of the facts necessary t... |