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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
31 May 2012 Minister of Minerals and Energy v Agri SA (CALS amicus curiae)[2012] ZASCA 93 · 458/11 · Expropriation of mineral rights – Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 (MPRDA) – expropriation of common law mining right...
30 May 2012 Mooi v The State[2012] ZASCA 79 · 162/11 · Bail – Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 s 60(11)(a) – delay by State in concluding its case taken together with deduced weakness of State’s ca...
30 May 2012 Phithela Mapule v The State[2012] ZASCA 80 · 817/11 · Sentence – imposition of minimum sentence in terms of Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – sentenced for a crime not convicted of – righ...
30 May 2012 Seyffert & Seyffert v Firstrand Bank Ltd[2012] ZASCA 81 · 577/11 · Section of National Credit Act of 2005 – termination of debt review under s 86(10) – summary judgment – discretion of court – unrealistic pr...
30 May 2012 Bridon International GMBH v International Trade Administration Commission[2012] ZASCA 82 · 538/11 · Confidential information submitted to Commission during investigation in terms of International Trade Administration Act of 2002 – Commissio...
30 May 2012 Gungudoo v Hannover Reinsurance Group Africa[2012] ZASCA 83 · 585/11 · Sequestration – debtor failing to dispute claims on reasonable and bona fide grounds – Sections 9(4A), 11(2A) and 11(4) requiring service of...
30 May 2012 Hattingh v Juta[2012] ZASCA 84 · 440/11 · Family’s cultural rights under s 6(2)(d) of ESTA – what constitutes – section envisages rights of an associative nature. 2 _________________...
28 May 2012 Botha v Iveco SA (Pty) Ltd[2012] ZASCA 78 · 430/11 · Prescription ─ Sale of shares agreement ─ Claim arising from breach of warranty ─ Relief in terms of indemnity clause ─ Debt due and payable...
25 May 2012 Keyser v The State[2012] ZASCA 70 · 634/11 · Criminal Procedure – appeal – charges referring to unconstitutional presumptions – necessary to examine whole of the trial record to determi...
25 May 2012 Daniels v The State[2012] ZASCA 71 · 125/11 · Criminal Procedure – appeal charges referring to unconstitutional presumptions – charges not per se a nullity – necessary to examine whole o...
25 May 2012 Stellenbosch Farmers’ Winery v CSARS (511/11 & 504/11)[2012] ZASCA 72 · Revenue – whether receipt by taxpayer of a sum of money of a capital or a revenue nature - whether interest on alleged underpayment of provi...
25 May 2012 Visser v Kotze[2012] ZASCA 73 · 519/11 · Application for summary judgment – defence of duress raised – requirements for summary judgment and for defence of duress – bona fide defenc...
25 May 2012 Kekana v The State[2012] ZASCA 75 · 581/11 · Evidence – assessment of - court's powers to interfere on appeal with the findings of fact of a trial court limited in the absence of demons...
25 May 2012 Kgantsi v The State[2012] ZASCA 76 · 732/11 · Criminal law – sentence – leave to appeal – reasonable prospects of success – clear misdirection regarding applicability of minimum sentence...
25 May 2012 Sterklewies (Pty) Ltd v Msimanga & others[2012] ZASCA 77 · Eviction – Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 – whether appellant succeeded in proving that the respondents were only allowed to st...
24 May 2012 MacDonald v Road Accident Fund[2012] ZASCA 69 · 453/11 · Dependants’ claim for loss of support – application of Assessment of Damages Act of 1969 – calculations based on assumptions and contingenci...
23 May 2012 Lekup Prop Co No 4 (Pty) Ltd v Wright[2012] ZASCA 67 · 286/11 · Contract: doctrine of fictional fulfilment: state of mind of party against whom doctrine invoked, discussed. Practice and procedure: differe...
23 May 2012 The Gap Inc v Salt of the Earth Creations (Pty) Ltd and others[2012] ZASCA 68 · 695/11 · Trade mark – Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993, s 27 – application for expungement of on the grounds of lack of bona fide use. 2 _________________...
21 May 2012 Tecmed Africa v The Minister of Health[2012] ZASCA 64 · 495/11 · Appeal – s 21A(1) of the Supreme Court Act – power of court to dismiss appeal where
21 May 2012 Midstream Home Owners Association v Shoprite Checkers (424/11); Heritage Hill Home Owners Association v Shoprite Checkers[2012] ZASCA 65 · 435/11 · Tswane Town Planning Scheme 2008 – line of no access – revocation by Municipality 3 ________________________________________________________...
21 May 2012 Media Citation Northern Metropolitan Local Council v Company Unique Finance[2012] ZASCA 66 · 36/11 · Estoppel – by conduct – whether council estopped from denying authority of one of its many employees – authority of one employee to tell the...
17 May 2012 Mpumalanga v Skhosana[2012] ZASCA 63 · 523/11 · Negligence – child learner injured after device with protruding copper wires exploded in his hands – whether teacher ought to have foreseen...
10 May 2012 Carstens NO v Carstens[2012] ZASCA 62 · 409/11 · 2 ______________________________________________________________
8 May 2012 CSARS v Tradehold Ltd[2012] ZASCA 61 · 132/11 · Income tax – s of Eighth Schedule of Act of 1962 – deemed disposal of assets – Double Tax Agreement between the Republic of South Africa and...
2 Apr 2012 Long & another v Jacobs[2012] ZASCA 58 · 145/11 · Negligence – what constitutes – educator assaulted by learner in class – whether conduct of the first appellant in failing to prevent assaul...
2 Apr 2012 Motsisi v The State[2012] ZASCA 59 · 513/11 · Rape – co mplainant allegedly mentally retarded – competence to testify – sections 192, 193 and 194 of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 –...
2 Apr 2012 Pienaar v S[2012] ZASCA 60 · 564/11 · Sentence – fraud – lengthy custodial sentence imposed disturbingly inappropriate – misdirection – sentence reduced from five years to four m...
30 Mar 2012 Bonugli v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd[2012] ZASCA 48 · 266/11 · Jurisdiction – submission to – peregrine defendant opposing summary judgment on the merits without contesting competence of court – effect t...
30 Mar 2012 Finishing Touch 163 (Pty) Ltd v BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa[2012] ZASCA 49 · 363/11 · Practice – Interpretation of court order – when application is initiated – whether interdict had lapsed. 2 _________________________________...
30 Mar 2012 Gert Thomas van der Merwe v Simon Molefe Pitje[2012] ZASCA 50 · 232/11 · Practice and procedure – interlocutory orders – execution order suspended pending finalisation of application to rescind it – suspension ord...
30 Mar 2012 Rathumbu v S[2012] ZASCA 51 · 369/11 · Murder charge – admissibility and probative value of a statement made by a witness to the police and later disavowed in evidence – s 3(1) of...
30 Mar 2012 Gaffoor NO v Vangates Investments (Pty) Ltd[2012] ZASCA 52 · 330/11 · Section 115 of Companies Act of 1973 – rectification of register of members – purported transfers of shares unlawful and invalid – court’s d...
30 Mar 2012 La Lucia Sands Share Block Ltd v Flexi Holiday Club[2012] ZASCA 53 · 171/11 · Voluntary association – club operating time-share scheme – whether club illegal association having regard to sections and of Companies Act o...
30 Mar 2012 City of Cape Town v Strümpher[2012] ZASCA 54 · 104/11 · Right to water ─ access to water supply cut off by water service authority ─ whether service founded solely on contract ─ whether spoliation...
30 Mar 2012 City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Council v Ngobeni[2012] ZASCA 55 · 314/11 · Wrongful shooting – conduct of trial judge – irregular – approach to be followed and principles to be applied when dealing with two mutually...
30 Mar 2012 The owners of the MV ‘Banglar Mookh’ v Transnet Ltd[2012] ZASCA 57 · 842/11 · Vessel colliding with harbour wall while entering harbour – alleged negligence of the pilot – approach to evidence – unsafe to rely unduly o...
29 Mar 2012 Primedia v Radio Retail[2012] ZASCA 32 · 354/11 · Unlawful competition – appellant enforcing rights in terms of pre-existing contracts – no unlawful competition proved. 2 ___________________...
29 Mar 2012 BBS Empangeni CC v Phoenix Industrial Park (Pty) Ltd[2012] ZASCA 33 · 203/11 · Extinctive Prescription – claim prescribed – contractual obligations underlying claim no longer enforceable – contract not capable of being...
29 Mar 2012 Rinaldo Investments (Pty) Ltd v Giant Concerts CC[2012] ZASCA 34 · 311/11 · Local Authorities Ordinance of 1974 (KZN) – sale by municipality of land by private bargain – standing of objector. 2 ______________________...
29 Mar 2012 Oceana Group Ltd v Minister of Water & Environmental Affairs[2012] ZASCA 35 · 507/11 · Challenge to policy to be applied in the assessment of applications for the transfer of commercial fishing rights in terms of s of the Marin...
29 Mar 2012 Eveready v CSARS[2012] ZASCA 36 · 195/11 · Tax – Income Tax Act of 1962 – s 22(4) – trading stock – whether acquired for ‘no consideration’. 2 ________________________________________...
29 Mar 2012 Sagren Perumal & 8 others v NDPP[2012] ZASCA 37 · 356/11 · Forfeiture of assets – pro ceeds of unlawful activities – the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998.
29 Mar 2012 Phillips v South African Reserve Bank[2012] ZASCA 38 · 221/11 · Costs – Uniform Rules of Court – Interpretation of Rule 16A – Whether the findings and order for the appellant to pay the respondents’ waste...
29 Mar 2012 Adcock Ingram v Cipla Medpro[2012] ZASCA 39 · 265/11 · Trade mark – removal of – s 10(14) of Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – marks ‘likely to deceive or cause confusion’ – prescription medication –...
29 Mar 2012 City of Johannesburg v Ad Post[2012] ZASCA 40 · 55/11 · Applicant applying under by-laws for permission to advertise alongside highways ─ application wrongly refused but by-laws repealed and fresh...
29 Mar 2012 Enviroserv Waste Management v Wasteman Group[2012] ZASCA 41 · 378/11 · Arbitration – Act of 1965 s 33(1)(b) – arbitration appeal tribunal exceeding its powers or committing gross irregularity – finding of (unple...
29 Mar 2012 Minister of Home Affairs v Maboho[2012] ZASCA 42 · 233/11 · Identity document: order of court a quo directing that identity documents be issued to applicants, replaced with an order that their applica...
29 Mar 2012 Pillay v The State[2012] ZASCA 43 · 570/11 · Appeal – conviction against charges of rape and indecent assault on two complainants – reliability of the evidence of state witnesses – whet...
29 Mar 2012 Pitzer v Eskom[2012] ZASCA 44 · 336/11 · Negligence – failure to take reasonable precautions against foreseeable risk – action for damages against undertaker, as defined in Electric...
29 Mar 2012 Beweging vir Christelik-Volkseie Onderwys v Minister of Education[2012] ZASCA 45 · 308/11 · Practice and procedure – application for condonation for late filing of replying affidavit refused – Sections 7(1) and of Promotion of Admin...