Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2014 | DPP v Gcwala[2014] ZASCA 44 · 295/13 · The period spent in custody by a prisoner awaiting trial is a factor to be taken into account in determining whether substantial and compell... |
| 31 Mar 2014 | Tshakwata v The State[2014] ZASCA 45 · 522/13 · Appeal against conviction and sentence on charge of murder. ─ Hearsay evidence ─ statements made by two co-accused to a magistrate ─ not adm... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Esorfranki Pipelines v Mopani District Municipality[2014] ZASCA 21 · 40/13 · Judicial review of administrative action – tender process – contract concluded pursuant to unlawful tender award declared void and set aside... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Comwezi Security Services v Cape Empowerment Trust[2014] ZASCA 22 · 182/13 · Contract – repudiation – election not to accept repudiation – effect of repudiation on contractual obligations – repudiating party placing r... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Nicolette Erasmus NO v Estate Late Booysen[2014] ZASCA 27 · 192/13 · A grandchild is not disqualified from inheritance as a result of the fact that one or both of the grandchild‟s parents predeceased his or he... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Nthabalala v The State[2014] ZASCA 28 · 829/13 · Appeal against sentence – appellant convicted of culpable homicide and rape – sentenced to and years' imprisonment respectively – trial cour... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Bapedi Marota Mamone v The Commission of Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims & others[2014] ZASCA 30 · 260/13 · Review – s 6(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – review threshold – whether the Commission of Traditional Leadership... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Gavin Cecil Gainsford NO & others v Tanzer Transport (Pty) Ltd & others[2014] ZASCA 32 · 076/2013 · Company — Winding-up — Liquidator — Proceedings by — Citation — Liquidators may sue in their capacity as liquidators or in name of company i... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Africast v Pangbourne Properties[2014] ZASCA 33 · 359/13 · Where a suspensive condition is not fulfilled timeously it lapses and the parties are not bound by it even though one has performed fully. |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Absa Bank Ltd v Van Rensburg[2014] ZASCA 34 · 228/13 · Appeal – s 21A of the Supreme Court Act of 1959 – a court of appeal will not entertain an appeal where the disputes between the parties have... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Warren Bowles Corporation Communication CC v Rheinmettal Denel Munition Ltd[2014] ZASCA 35 · 130/2013 · Contract – action for an account and debatement thereof. 2 ________________________________________________________________ |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Munyai v The State[2014] ZASCA 36 · 546/2013 · Sentence - Rape – Minimum sentence in terms of s of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 imposed by the high court – no substantial an... |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Macrae v State[2014] ZASCA 37 · 93/2013 · Criminal law and procedure – baboon – seizure in terms of ss and of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 (CPA) – obligations of police in resp... |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Geoffrey Mark Steyn v The State[2014] ZASCA 20 · 100/13 · Appeal against sentence – delay between sentencing and hearing of appeal – no misdirection committed by court below – appeal dismissed. 2 __... |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Mugwedi v The State[2014] ZASCA 23 · 694/13 · Criminal law – Rape – Insufficiency of identification evidence – Comment about lack of DNA testing. 2 ______________________________________... |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Nekuvule v The State[2014] ZASCA 24 · 828/13 · Rape – Sentence – No reference in the charge sheet to the prescribed minimum sentence in terms of Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – P... |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Mulaudzi v The State[2014] ZASCA 25 · 544/13 · Appeal – Sentence – Applicable minimum sentence. 2 ______________________________________________________________ |
| 26 Mar 2014 | Express Model Trading 289 CC v Dolphin Ridge Body Corporate[2014] ZASCA 17 · 656/13 · Lapsed appeal – refusal of condonation – winding-up of close corporation – recurrent obligation - whether creditor lost its locus standi in... |
| 26 Mar 2014 | Van de Wetering Engineering v Regent Insurance[2014] ZASCA 18 · 383/2013 · Claim for indemnity in terms of a Prize Indemnity Insurance Policy ─ repudiated by insurer ─ Claim by insured company dismissed by high cour... |
| 26 Mar 2014 | Royal Anthem Investments v Yuen Fan Lau[2014] ZASCA 19 · 941/2012 · Sale of immovable property ─ deposit and transfer duty paid by purchaser to conveyancing attorney ─ sale subsequently cancelled ─ attorney o... |
| 25 Mar 2014 | Paulsen v Slip Knot Investments[2014] ZASCA 16 · 434/13 · Credit agreement to which the National Credit Act of 2005 does not apply – not invalid because credit provider not registered in terms of s... |
| 24 Mar 2014 | Bath v Bath[2014] ZASCA 14 · 952/12 · Terms of antenuptial contract inconsistent and incoherent: context did not clarify precisely what the parties intended to achieve: contract... |
| 20 Mar 2014 | Honiball v S[2014] ZASCA 12 · 662/13 |
| 20 Mar 2014 | Madiba v The State[2014] ZASCA 13 · 497/2013 · Appeal against conviction on charges of attempted rape and rape dismissed – material misdirection by trial court in passing sentence – appea... |
| 20 Mar 2014 | MDT v S[2014] ZASCA 15 · 548/2013 · Rape by father of year old daughter – minimum sentence imposed by high court – heinousness of crime emphasised – no substantial and compelli... |
| 19 Mar 2014 | Adams & Adams v Pointer Fashion International[2014] ZASCA 11 · 324/2013 · Application for leave to deliver a further affidavit – application granted – order not appealable. |
| 14 Mar 2014 | National Association of Broadcasters v South African Music Performance Rights Association119/2013)[2014] ZASCA 10 · Correctness of determination by Copyright Tribunal in terms of the Copyright Act of 1978 of the rate of royalties payable by commercial and... |
| 14 Mar 2014 | MTN International v CSARS[2014] ZASCA 8 · 275/2013 · Income Tax Act of 1962 – revised assessment – not invalid by reason of error in fixing due date. 2 _________________________________________... |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Malcolm v Premier, Western Cape[2014] ZASCA 9 · 207/2013 · Prescription – plaintiff a minor when claim arose – age of majority then years – s 13(1)(a) of Prescription Act of 1969 – interpretation of... |
| 13 Mar 2014 | Morare v SA Rail Commuter Corporation Limited[2014] ZASCA 7 · 585/2013 · Delict – appellant claiming he was pushed through an open door of a train and suffered injuries – appellant failed to prove he was on a trai... |
| 12 Mar 2014 | The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v The Chairman of the Valuation Appeal Board for the City of Johannesburg[2014] ZASCA 5 · 282/2013 · Local authority ─ valuation of rateable property zoned and used for multiple permitted uses ─ municipal value to determine the rates categor... |
| 12 Mar 2014 | Pioneer Foods v Bothaville Milling[2014] ZASCA 6 · 215/2013 · Passing off – test – proof of reputation – time for – likelihood of confusion. |
| 7 Mar 2014 | Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Mobile Telephone Networks Holdings (Pty) Ltd[2014] ZASCA 4 · 966/12 · Income Tax Act of 1962 – s 11(a) read with ss 23(f) and (g) – audit fees incurred for a dual or mixed purpose – apportionment of. 2 ________... |
| 28 Feb 2014 | The President of RSA v Reinecke[2014] ZASCA 3 · 210/13 · Magistrate – appointed as relief magistrate – removed from work as relief magistrate and generally from performing judicial functions – clai... |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of North West & others v Masisi[2014] ZASCA 2 · 297/2013 · Appeal from Equality Court – complaint in Equality Court concerning university’s refusal to give credit for more than per cent of courses co... |
| 20 Jan 2014 | Absa Bank Ltd v Mahomed[2012] ZASCA 1 · 876/12 · Banker – liability of a commercial bank for illegal and unauthorised transactions purportedly concluded in its name by its agent – appellant... |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Eskom Holdings v Hitachi Power Africa[2013] ZASCA 101 · 139/2013 |
| 12 Sep 2013 | SANRAL v The Toll Collect Consortium[2013] ZASCA 102 · 796/2012 · Tender – review of decision to award – transparency and objective standards – what constitutes – no need to disclose basis for evaluating te... |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Solenta v Aviation @ Work[2013] ZASCA 103 · 754/2012 · Prescription – Extinctive prescription – s 15(1) of the Prescription Act of 1969 – whether the running of prescription is interrupted by ser... |
| 9 Sep 2013 | Fegen v Mphakathi[2013] ZASCA 100 · 348/2012 · Successive sales of immovable properties – prescription raised by a second purchaser in relation to first purchaser’s right to enforce regis... |
| 6 Sep 2013 | The Baphiring Community v Tshwaranani Projects CC[2013] ZASCA 99 · 806/12 · Restoration of land under Restitution of Land Rights Act of 1994. State obliged to lead evidence regarding cost of restoration. Failure of L... |
| 5 Sep 2013 | Herholdt v Nedbank Ltd[2013] ZASCA 97 · 701/2012 · CCMA arbitration – review – s 145(2)(a) of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 – grounds of review restated. |
| 5 Sep 2013 | Nedbank Limited v Mendelow NO[2013] ZASCA 98 · 686/12 · Where the Master of the High Court and the Registrar of Deeds perform clerical acts that result in the registration of transfer of immovable... |
| 23 Aug 2013 | Sengama v State[2013] ZASCA 96 · Criminal Procedure Amendment Act of 2013 – amendment of s 316(10)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 – effect. |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Lester v Ndlambe Municipality[2013] ZASCA 95 · 514/12 · Local Government – demolition of a building erected without approved building plans – court not vested with any discretion where demolition... |
| 4 Jul 2013 | Peter Taylor & Associates v Bell Estates & another[2013] ZASCA 94 · 558/12 · Prescription – whether service of a Rule 10(3) notice constitutes process as envisaged by s 15(1) and (6) of the Prescription Act of 1969. 2... |
| 5 Jun 2013 | Case 558/12 Knox D’Arcy AG v Land and Agricultural Development Bank of SA[2013] ZASCA 93 · 654/12 · Contract – interpretation – whether appellants proved compliance with the provisions of a written agreement entitling them to a cession of b... |
| 31 May 2013 | Tladi v The State[2012] ZASCA 85 · 895/12 · Criminal law – rape – assessment of evidence – whether two separate acts of rape proved – sentence – prescribed minimum sentence in terms of... |
| 31 May 2013 | MEC for Environmental Affairs and Development Planning v Clairison’s CC[2013] ZASCA 82 · 408/2012 · Administrative law – review – decision-maker required to take relevant considerations into account - weight to be attached to relevant consi... |
| 31 May 2013 | Radon Projects v N V Properties & another[2013] ZASCA 83 · 528/12 · Dispute resolution – Principal Building Agreement of the Joint Building Contracts Committee th ed March 2004 – jurisdiction of arbitrator –... |