Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2010 | CSARS v Plasmaview Technologies (Pty) Ltd (647/09)[2010] ZASCA 135 · Customs and excise – tariff determination – complete television sets – whether importer may claim rebate. 2 ________________________________... |
| 1 Oct 2010 | Curators Ad Litem to Certain Beneficiaries of Emma Smith Educational Fund v The University of KwaZulu-Natal (510/09)[2010] ZASCA 136 · Trust: Trust Property Control Act of 1988 – amendment of trust deed; educational fund administered by publicly funded university – benefits... |
| 1 Oct 2010 | Dormell v Renasa (491/09)[2010] ZASCA 137 · Building guarantee – rectification of in absence of antecedent agreement – expiry date – whether civil method of computation applicable to d... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Nduna v S (076/10)[2010] ZASCA 120 · Evidence – similar facts – modus operandi consistent on different charges of robbery – when inference of guilt can be drawn – presence of fi... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Singh v BMW Financial Services[2010] ZASCA 121 · 546/2009 · Sale Agreement providing for motor vehicle to have a ‘year of registration 2006’ – whether an essential term of the contract – Where an orde... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Gamede v The State (161/10)[2010] ZASCA 122 · Criminal Law – Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 ─ whether conviction justified by evidence ─ appropriate sentence. 2 _____________... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Saayman v Road Accident Fund (329/09)[2010] ZASCA 123 · Road Accident Fund – Third party claim – Quantum of damages – Future loss of income – Determining the probable rate at which the appellant's... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | ATB Chartered Accountants (SA) v Edna Bonfiglio (648/09)[2010] ZASCA 124 · Extinctive Prescription – Prescription Act of 1969 – subsections 12(1) and 12(3) – prescription begins to run from the time the debt becomes... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | 542/09 Vilakazi v The State (284/10)[2010] ZASCA 125 · Rape ─ whether conviction justified by the evidence – whether sentence of ten years’ imprisonment excessive. 2 _____________________________... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Ferndale Crossroads Share Block v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan (542/09)[2010] ZASCA 126 · Local authority: Section 79(18) of Local Government Ordinance of 1939 – power of local authority to alienate immovable property – no such po... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | State v Matyityi (695/09)[2010] ZASCA 127 · Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1997 – s 51 - sentence – murder and rape - minimum sentence – life imprisonment - remorse and relative youthfu... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Nokeng Tsa Taemane Local Municipality v Dinokeng Property Owners Association (518/09)[2010] ZASCA 128 · Local Municipality – Authority of local municipality to levy property rates – whether local municipality complied with the relevant statutes... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Van der Merwe v NDPP (373/09)[2010] ZASCA 129 · Fair trial – appellant charged with transgressing Exchange Control Regulations and defeating ends of justice – appellant alleging that inves... |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Rossouw v First Rand Bank Ltd (640/09)[2010] ZASCA 130 · National Credit Act of 2005 – summary judgment application – whether s 130(2) of the Act limits a credit provider‟s claim under a mortgage a... |
| 29 Sep 2010 | Mapande v S (046/10)[2010] ZASCA 119 · Appeal against conviction on the basis that identification evidence insufficient and that evidence of co-accused ought not to have been acce... |
| 23 Sep 2010 | Falk v NDPP (689/09)[2010] ZASCA 117 · International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act of 1966; Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998; effect of foreign restraint order... |
| 23 Sep 2010 | MV IRAN DASTGHAYB Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines v Terra-Marine SA (19/10)[2010] ZASCA 118 · Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 – associated ship – s 7(1)(b) – stay of proceedings for any other sufficient reason. 2 ___... |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Legal Aid Board v The State (363/09)[2010] ZASCA 112 · Section 35(3)(g) of the Constitution - right to legal representation at State expense. Legal Aid Act of 1969 – s 3B – court does not have po... |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Samuels v The State (262/03)[2010] ZASCA 113 · Sentence – possession of unlicensed firearm – over emphasis of general deterrence and public safety – on appeal years after conviction and s... |
| 22 Sep 2010 | West Coast Rock Lobster Association v The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (532/09)[2010] ZASCA 114 · Fishing rights in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act of 1998 ─ dispute involving access to West Coast Rock Lobster ─ unnecessary to an... |
| 22 Sep 2010 | MEC for Social Development v Mdodisa (578/09)[2010] ZASCA 115 · Summary termination of disability grant ─ procedurally unfair ─ orders of court below not precluding the Member of the Executive Council res... |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Telkom Directory Services v Kern (482/09)[2010] ZASCA 116 · Interpretation of contract in terms of Californian law, as agreed: extrinsic evidence of intention admitted provisionally: terms of written... |
| 20 Sep 2010 | The Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Local Government, Housing and Traditional Affairs v Amajuba District Municipality[2010] ZASCA 111 · 590/2009 · Local authorities – election of members to the executive committee of a district municipality in terms of s 43(1) of the Local Government: M... |
| 17 Sep 2010 | YM v LB (465/09)[2010] ZASCA 106 · Scientific tests on a child to determine paternity should not be ordered where paternity has been shown on a balance of probabilities. |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Crots v Pretorius (34/10)[2010] ZASCA 107 · Condictio furtiva – dolus eventualis sufficient to establish - Defamation – insufficient proof. 2 __________________________________________... |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Lupacchini v Minister of Safety and Security[2010] ZASCA 108 · 16/2010 · Trusts – s 6(1) of Trust Property Control Act – trustee without authorisation of the Master to act in that capacity commencing legal proceed... |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Holcim v Prudent Investors (641/09)[2010] ZASCA 109 · Mining and Minerals – Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 – Schedule II Transitional Arrangements – whether necessary fo... |
| 17 Sep 2010 | MARGO v GARDNER (564/09)[2010] ZASCA 110 · In duplum rule – its application – whether interest accumulates pendente lite – meaning of its suspension and consequences 2 _______________... |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Cadac v Weber-Stephen (530/09)[2010] ZASCA 105 · Civil procedure – inquiry into damages – sought in motion proceedings – Counterfeit Goods Act of 1997 s 10(1) and 17(1) – Prescription Act o... |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Distell v CSARS (416/09)[2010] ZASCA 103 · Customs and Excise – Act no of 1964 – tariff classification – ‘wine coolers’ – whether ‘other fermented beverages’ or ‘mixtures of fermented... |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Woodlands Dairy v Milkwood Dairy[2010] ZASCA 104 · 105/2010 · Competition Act of 1998 –– requirements for valid complaint initiation and referral – power to issue interrogation summons – validity of sum... |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Mathavha v Sibeko (515/09)[2010] ZASCA 100 · Sale of land – first sale found to be valid – second purchaser bought and took transfer of property with knowledge of first sale -- ordered... |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Minister of Safety and Security v Van der Merwe (556/09)[2010] ZASCA 101 · Warrant for search and seizure issued under Criminal Procedure Act – must specify offence under investigation – whether terms of warrant ove... |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Rawlins v Kemp (483/09)[2010] ZASCA 102 · Labour Relations Act of 1995 – unfair dismissal – refusal to order payment of compensation. 2 ______________________________________________... |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Van der Merwe v Master of the High Court & another (605/09)[2010] ZASCA 99 · Acceptance of document as will in terms of s 2(3) of the Wills Act of 1953 ─ absence of signature not an absolute bar ─ document authentic a... |
| 3 Sep 2010 | 356/09 Gallo Africa v Sting Music (40/10)[2010] ZASCA 96 · Copyright – jurisdiction – South African court has no jurisdiction to hear copyright infringement claims in respect of foreign copyright – f... |
| 3 Sep 2010 | 605/09 CSARS v Colgate-Palmolive (Pty) Ltd (528/09)[2010] ZASCA 98 · Tariff determination under Customs and Excise Act of 1964: tetranyl, an ingredient of a fabric softener and conditioner, imported from Spain... |
| 19 Aug 2010 | 40/2010 Oshry v Feldman (401/09)[2010] ZASCA 95 · Claim by surviving spouse in terms of the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act of 1990. Primary obligation of support rests on a spouse, and... |
| 19 Jul 2010 | 410/09 Combined Distribution Solutions v Courier & Freight Group (325/09)[2010] ZASCA 93 · Oral agreement – whe ther established – whether damages sustained in consequence of breach |
| 19 Jul 2010 | 401/09 Calibre Clinical Consultants (Pty) Ltd v National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight Industry (410/09)[2010] ZASCA 94 · Bargaining Council establis hed under Labour Relations Act of 1995 – decisions relating to procurement of services – whether subject to judi... |
| 2 Jul 2010 | 325/09 Paradyskloof Golf Estate v Municipality of Stellenbosch (547/08)[2010] ZASCA 92 · Sale – of land – suspensive condition in written agreement providing that either party entitled to resile from it if suspensive condition no... |
| 1 Jun 2010 | 547/08 Libazi v The State[2010] ZASCA 91 · 424/2009 · Criminal law – conspiracy to commit murder – what constitutes. Evidence – admissibility of hearsay evidence in terms of s 3(1)(c) of Law of... |
| 31 May 2010 | 643/09 Mdlongwa v The State (99/10)[2010] ZASCA 82 · Robbery with aggravating circumstances ─ State relying on dock identification of appellant ─ facial comparison made by expert from photograp... |
| 31 May 2010 | Opperman v The State (643/09)[2010] ZASCA 83 · Criminal procedure – sentence – rape and indecent assault – young children – influence on sentence of low intelligence and lack of insight o... |
| 31 May 2010 | G Smit v The State (144/08)[2010] ZASCA 84 · Criminal law – rape and attempted rape - evidence – assessment of – complainant’s evidence lacking credibility - convictions of rape and att... |
| 31 May 2010 | 377/09 Delphisure Group Insurance Brokers Cape v Dippenaar (437/09)[2010] ZASCA 85 |
| 31 May 2010 | 039/10 Lombaard v Droprop (377/09)[2010] ZASCA 86 · Whether the description of the immovable property was sufficient and adequate in terms of S 2(1) of the Alienation of Land Act of 1981 ─ Pra... |
| 31 May 2010 | Isaacs v S (039/10)[2010] ZASCA 87 · Murder charge ─ State’s case built on circumstantial evidence ─ items on circumstantial evidence to be viewed cumulatively ─ evidence as a w... |
| 31 May 2010 | MEC v Mtokwana (339/09)[2010] ZASCA 88 · Joinder or substitution by way of notice of amendment not served on the intended defendant ─ inappropriate procedure ─ high court overlookin... |
| 31 May 2010 | 459/09 Lloyds & others v Classic Sailing (250/09)[2010] ZASCA 89 · Marine Insurance: parties cannot exclude mandatory provisions of South African statute by choice of other legal system: validity of policy a... |