Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2016 | 337.55 KB Hewitt v The State[2016] ZASCA 100 · 637/2015 · Sentence – appeal against imposition of effective sentence of six years’ imprisonment upon years old offender for rape and indecent assault... |
| 9 Jun 2016 | 188.21 KB Gowar v Gowar[2016] ZASCA 101 · 149/2015 · Trust and trustee ─ removal from office on grounds of misconduct ─ power of the high court to remove trustee under the common law not abroga... |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Blue Chip 2 (Pty) Ltd v Ryneveldt[2016] ZASCA 98 · 499/15 · Magistrates‟ Court Act of 1944 - jurisdiction - s 28(1)(d) - cause of action arising wholly within the district or regional division - deliv... |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Minister of Human Settlements, Western Cape v Penhill Residents Small Farmers Co-operative[2016] ZASCA 99 · 429/2015 · Land: unlawful occupation of land owned by provincial government: occupiers of farm land interdicted from taking further occupation of addit... |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Koukoudis v Abrina[2016] ZASCA 95 · 20747/2014 · Delict ─ claim for damages for abuse of rights ─ requirements of such a claim ─ requirements not established. 2 ____________________________... |
| 2 Jun 2016 | S v Motloung[2016] ZASCA 96 · 182/15 · Murder – second offender committing murder whilst on parole – sentenced to years of imprisonment of which six years suspended for five years... |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Botha v Road Accident Fund[2016] ZASCA 97 · 463/2015 · Contract ─ agreement in settlement of claim for damages made an order of court ─ agreement concluded on the strength of a representation of... |
| 1 Jun 2016 | Social Development, Western Cape v The Justice Alliance of South Africa[2016] ZASCA 88 · Establishment of child and youth care centres in terms of s 195 of the Children’s Act of 2005 – involves decisions which are polycentric and... |
| 1 Jun 2016 | 195.12 KB Avenant v CSARS[2016] ZASCA 90 · 367/2015 · Paragraphs 2, 3(1), 4(1) and of the First Schedule to the Income Tax Act of 1962 – „produce held and not disposed of‟ – grapes delivered by... |
| 1 Jun 2016 | 128.48 KB National Tertiary Retirement Fund v Mokadi[2016] ZASCA 92 · 419/2015 · Pension Funds Act of 1956 – s 30N – discretion conferred on Pension Funds Adjudicator to determine whether interest shall accrue where deter... |
| 1 Jun 2016 | 311.28 KB Absa Bank Ltd v Knysna Auto Services CC[2016] ZASCA 93 · 266/15 · Contract ─ floor plan agreement (FPA) ─ Sale and financing of motor vehicles ─ reservation of ownership until receipt of payment ─ payment n... |
| 1 Jun 2016 | Du Toit NO v Errol Thomas NO[2016] ZASCA 94 · 635/15 · Maintenance Court jurisdiction - claim for maintenance on behalf of minor child against an executor of her deceased father‟s estate – execut... |
| 31 May 2016 | Malani v Natalia Financial Brokers CC[2014] ZASCA 84 · 20850/2014 · Negligence - Claim for pure economic loss based on omission – No evidence that the insured had instructed the insurance broker to amend bene... |
| 31 May 2016 | 200.57 KB e.tv (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Communications[2016] ZASCA 85 · 1039/2015 · Legality: an amendment by the Minister of Communications of the Digital Broadcasting Migration Policy in 2015 that did not follow a process... |
| 31 May 2016 | 188.15 KB Britz v S[2016] ZASCA 86 · 889/2015 · Sentence – non-parole period in terms of s 276B(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 – imposed without affording the appellant an opport... |
| 30 May 2016 | Golden Dividend v Absa Bank[2016] ZASCA 78 · 569/2015 · Application to set aside business rescue proceedings – creditors have a direct and substantial interest – non-joinder of creditors is fatal... |
| 30 May 2016 | Roering and Another NNO v Mahlangu[2016] ZASCA 79 · 581/2015 · Company law – Enquiry in terms of ss 417 and 418 of the Companies Act of 1973 – summons to attend – application to set aside summons – abuse... |
| 30 May 2016 | 195.49 KB Palala Resources v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy[2016] ZASCA 80 · 479/15 · Mining and minerals – Companies – interpretation and application of s 56(c) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 a... |
| 30 May 2016 | 166.22 KB Caine Brothers v Development Tribunal for KwaZulu-Natal[2016] ZASCA 81 · 471/2015 · An objector to an application for land development is not entitled to review a decision on the basis that it has not had a hearing prior to... |
| 30 May 2016 | Herr v Innomet (Pty) Ltd[2016] ZASCA 82 · 394/2015 · Contract: Lease agreement – landlord and tenant – reciprocity of obligations – obligation on lessor to provide peaceful and undisturbed occu... |
| 30 May 2016 | 229.84 KB Swart v Starbuck & others[2016] ZASCA 83 · 20785/2014 · Claim by insolvent on behalf of his insolvent estate for the payment of damages by his trustees in terms of s 82(8) of the Insolvency Act of... |
| 27 May 2016 | Cochrane Steel Products (Pty) Ltd v M-Systems Group (Pty) Ltd[2016] ZASCA 74 · 227/2015 · Intellectual property – use of the trademark CLEARVU as a keyword in the Google AdWords system – does not constitute unlawful competition or... |
| 27 May 2016 | Mfundo Nontshinga v S[2016] ZASCA 76 · 770/2015 · Criminal Procedure: Appeal against the refusal of a petition for leave to appeal by High Court before the commencement of the Superior Court... |
| 27 May 2016 | Lucky Star Ltd v Lucky Brands (Pty) Ltd[2016] ZASCA 77 · 164/2015 · Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – ss 34(1)(a)(b) and (c) – infringement – trade mark sufficiently dissimilar to registered trade mark – likeliho... |
| 25 May 2016 | 166.87 KB Masemola v Road Accident Fund[2016] ZASCA 72 · 256/2015 · Delict – claim for future loss of earnings – applicable contingency percentage rate to be deducted for pre-morbid future loss of earnings –... |
| 25 May 2016 | Masilo v Betterbridge[2016] ZASCA 73 · 37/2015 · Prescription – extinctive prescription – delay in completion – debt object of claim filed against company in liquidation – claim withdrawn a... |
| 23 May 2016 | 190.38 KB Hibiscus Coast Municipality v Hume Housing[2016] ZASCA 71 · 638/15 · Res judicata – appeal against decision of full court dismissed – full court correct in upholding appeal against decision of court of first i... |
| 20 May 2016 | Educated Risk Investments 165 (Pty) Ltd v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality[2016] ZASCA 67 · 308/2105 · Town planning scheme – interpretation thereof – dwelling house – what constitutes – local authority proposing to permit temporary informal h... |
| 20 May 2016 | Abbott v Overstrand Municipality[2016] ZASCA 68 · 99/2015 · Application for the review and setting aside of a municipality’s decision to refuse to take steps to prevent damage being caused to immovabl... |
| 20 May 2016 | 229.48 KB Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces v Malema[2016] ZASCA 69 · 535/2015 · Parliament – suspension of member – for refusal to retract a statement ruled unparliamentary. 2 ____________________________________________... |
| 20 May 2016 | 167.38 KB Mulaudzi v The State[2016] ZASCA 70 · 768/2015 · Criminal Law ─ whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant was guilty of murder and robbery where the only material ev... |
| 19 May 2016 | Gayiya v S[2016] ZASCA 65 · 1018/15 · Criminal law – practice and procedure – trial – charge of murder – appointment of assessors in terms of proviso to s 93ter(1) of Magistrates... |
| 18 May 2016 | City of Johannesburg v Dladla[2016] ZASCA 66 · 403/15 · Local authority – powers and duties when providing temporary accommodation – rules of a shelter providing temporary accommodation in an emer... |
| 16 May 2016 | Radzilane v S[2016] ZASCA 64 · 127/15 · Criminal Procedure – sections 297(7) and (9) of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 do not provide a mechanism to impose a new sentence pursu... |
| 12 May 2016 | Nova Property Group Holdings v Cobbett[2016] ZASCA 63 · 20815/2014 · Appealability – interlocutory application – appealable under s 17(1) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013. Company law – interpretation of s 2... |
| 25 Apr 2016 | Off-Beat Holiday Club v Sanbonani Holiday Spa[2016] ZASCA 62 · 20231/2014 · Prescription – extinctive prescription – whether claims brought by minority shareholders under ss 252 and 266 of the Companies Act of 1973 c... |
| 13 Apr 2016 | 265.04 KB BSB International Link CC v Readam South Africa (Pty) Ltd[2016] ZASCA 58 · 279/2015 · Review – municipality – illegal building – sections and 21 National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act 103 of 1977 (the NBSA) –... |
| 13 Apr 2016 | 134.13 KB Compensation Solutions (Pty) Ltd v The Compensation Commissioner[2016] ZASCA 59 · 072/2015 · Contempt of court – repeated failure by the Compensation Commissioner to comply with a settlement order of which he was aware – settlement o... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 186.26 KB Mitchell NO v Wren[2016] ZASCA 50 · 153/2015 · Will ─ two notes written by deceased immediately before her death – wording of notes and circumstances under which they were written manifes... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Nndanduleni v The State[2016] ZASCA 51 · 84/2014 · Criminal Procedure – court a quo granted leave to appeal against conviction on some charges and refused leave on others – appellant applying... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Minister of Safety and Security v Tembop Recovery[2016] ZASCA 52 · 006/15 · Civil Procedure ─ Uniform rules of court ─ application to strike out the defence in application for return of items seized in terms of warra... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 309.53 KB CSARS v Coltrade International[2016] ZASCA 53 · 54/2015 · Customs duty levied under Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – principles to be applied in interpreting the Schedule to the Act ─ correct tariff... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 366.54 KB Foxlake Investments v Ultimate Raft Foundation Design[2016] ZASCA 54 · 144/15 · Civil Procedure and Practice – an order amending the incorrect description of a defendant in a summons does not amount to a substitution of... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Van Niekerk v Kruger and others[2016] ZASCA 55 · 20632/14 · Wills Act of 1953, section 4 – whether deceased had testamentary capacity to execute a will – Expert evidence – court must be satisfied with... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Trustco Group International (Pty) Ltd v Vodacom (Pty) Ltd[2016] ZASCA 56 · 82/2015 · Power of Registrar of Patents to extend time periods within which any act or thing is required to be done in terms of the Patents Act of 197... |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Merial v Cipla Vet[2016] ZASCA 57 · 20772/2014 · Patents – Validity – certainty of claim – compound consisting of a number of ingredients, each fulfilling a specific function – combination... |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 217.74 KB Itzikowitz v Absa Bank Ltd[2016] ZASCA 43 · 20729/2014 · Delict – pure economic loss – shareholder suing for diminution in the value of his shareholding – wrong committed against company, not share... |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 171.54 KB Tyco International v Golden Mile Trading[2016] ZASCA 44 · 949/2013 · Apportionment of Damages Act of 1956 – trial court erred in apportioning damages substantially in favour of respondent – negligence of the t... |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Geldenhuys NO v Daniels[2016] ZASCA 45 · 20848/14 · Contract – offer to purchase immovable property irrevocable up to a stated date – effect of date passing – offer not lapsing but becoming re... |
| 31 Mar 2016 | MV ‘Shark Team’ v Tallman[2016] ZASCA 46 · 190/2015 · Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 – maritime claim involving loss of life at sea – boat capsized when struck by unusually la... |