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1003 judgments on file that touch appeal, newest first, each with the court's own file.

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14 Apr 2026 Gorr Assist (Pty) Ltd v Bayport Securitisation (RF) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 51 · Appeal – application for special leave to appeal – condonation – whether reasonable prospects of success on appeal – determining factual bas... Supreme Court of Appeal
14 Apr 2026 Lizelle Schreuder N O v Minister of Police and Others[2026] ZASCA 52 · Delict – unlawful arrest and detention – Child Justice Act of 2008 – minor arrested and detained as adult – absence of knowledge of minority... Supreme Court of Appeal
9 Apr 2026 Glencore Operations SA (Pty) Ltd and Others v Commissioner for South African Inland Revenue and Another[2026] ZASCA 47 · Revenue – Customs and Excise Act of 1964 (the Act) – diesel fuel concession – entitlement to a refund of diesel fuel levy used for primary p... Supreme Court of Appeal
9 Apr 2026 Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd v Botha[2026] ZASCA 48 · Statutory interpretation – Institution of Legal Proceedings against certain Organs of State Act of 2002 (the Act) – whether Eskom exercises... Supreme Court of Appeal
8 Apr 2026 Black Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and Others[2026] ZACC 12 · Social grants — invalidity of contract — just and equitable profit determination— judicial review — liquidation — public interest Constitutional Court
8 Apr 2026 Systems Applications Consultants (Pty) Ltd t/a Securinfo v SAP SE and Another[2026] ZACC 13 Constitutional Court
8 Apr 2026 Hartmann and Others v Hacker N O and Others[2026] ZASCA 46 · Law of Trusts – Distribution of Trust Assets – whether the appellants established locus standi – beneficiary’s standing – mootness – interpr... Supreme Court of Appeal
7 Apr 2026 Koopman v Minister of Police[2026] ZASCA 45 · Security for costs – Rule 49(13) of the Uniform Rules of Court – Rule of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Appeal – single judge of the high... Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Apr 2026 Motsitsi v The State[2026] ZASCA 44 · Criminal Law and Procedure – conviction – common purpose – dissociation from common purpose – Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – wheth... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Apr 2026 The Member of the Executive Council of the Department of Human Settlements, Free State Province v Ntsu Building Materials (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 41 · Unjust enrichment – condictio sine causa specialis – payments formed part of decisions and agreements set aside on review – effect of public... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Apr 2026 NAD Property Income Fund (Pty) Ltd v The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited and Another[2026] ZASCA 42 · Expropriation – s 12(1) of the Expropriation Act of 1975 – s 25(3) of the Constitution – just and equitable – compensation payable – true di... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Apr 2026 The Rock Foundation Properties CC v Dosvelt Properties (Pty) Limited[2026] ZASCA 43 · Taxation of Costs – review of taxation – party who fails to attend taxation cannot invoke review procedure under rule 17(3) of the Rules Reg... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 Mar 2026 Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others[2026] ZASCA 40 · Jurisdiction – Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996 (MHSA) – application for declaratory relief that smelting operations do not constitute a ‘... Supreme Court of Appeal
26 Mar 2026 African Banking Corporation of Zambia Limited and Others v Mapula Solutions (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 38 · Law of Contract – claim for damages – whether appellants conspired to commit breaches of a Debt Rescheduling Agreement – whether their condu... Supreme Court of Appeal
26 Mar 2026 SACTWU Investments Group (Pty) Ltd v Sekunjalo Independent Media (Pty) Ltd and Another[2026] ZASCA 39 · Law of Contract – loan agreement – whether the signatory to the subordination agreement had actual or ostensible authority to conclude the a... Supreme Court of Appeal
25 Mar 2026 South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union v Massmart Holdings and Others[2026] ZACC 11 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — interpretation of section 68(1)(b) — claim for payment of just and equitable compensation — loss attributa... Constitutional Court
24 Mar 2026 Newnet Property v The Road Accident Fund & Another[2026] ZASCA 35 · Relief sought to enforce judgment debts and related relief for mandamus - non-compliance with court orders - directing the acting Chief Exec... Supreme Court of Appeal
24 Mar 2026 Rowland and Others v Logos Carriers CC[2026] ZASCA 36 · Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 — eviction of occupiers — application for leave to appeal dismissed — application to amplify gro... Supreme Court of Appeal
24 Mar 2026 Road Accident Fund v Sheriff of the High Court, Pretoria East and Others and Road Accident Fund v Stoffels and Another (268/2025 and 1182/2024)[2026] ZASCA 37 · Road Accident Fund — post-judgment interest — whether interest on judgment debt arises ex lege in terms of s 2(1) of the Prescribed Rate of... Supreme Court of Appeal
18 Mar 2026 Hi-Q Automotive (Pty) Ltd v Erga Investments (Pty) Ltd and Another[2026] ZASCA 31 · Powers of appellate court – s 16(2)(a)(i) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – power to dismiss appeal where decision sought will have no pr... Supreme Court of Appeal
17 Mar 2026 Media Summnary The Regents of the University of California & Others v Eurolab (Pty) Ltd & Others[2026] ZASCA 30 · Patent Law – application for revocation in terms of s of the Patents Act of 1978 (the Act) – whether entitlement to apply for a patent must... Supreme Court of Appeal
13 Mar 2026 AfriForum NPC v Ngwathe Local Municipality and Others[2026] ZASCA 28 · Costs – Award – General Principles – costs follow the result – if the government loses in litigation between the government and a private pa... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Mar 2026 B[…] E[…] v N[…] T[…] and Others[2026] ZASCA 25 · Jurisdiction – appealability – interim maintenance pendente lite under rule 43 – whether order constitutes a ‘decision’ as contemplated in s... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Mar 2026 Bonatla Property Holdings v Ruitersvlei Holdings & Another[2026] ZASCA 26 · Company law – liquidation – locus standi to seek winding up – cession in securitatem debiti – applicant company having ceded its loan accoun... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Mar 2026 Nkwe Platinum Limited and Another v Genorah Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others[2026] ZASCA 27 · Company Law – amalgamation agreement between holder of mining right under Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 (MPRDA) an... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Mar 2026 Lenette Janse De Wit & Others v Toerien De Wit N O & Others[2026] ZASCA 23 · Trust Property Control Act – section 13 – application to terminate trust and appoint receiver to distribute trust assets – whether appellant... Supreme Court of Appeal
5 Mar 2026 The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Erasmus[2026] ZASCA 22 · Tax Law – general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) under Income Tax Act of 1962 (ITA) – appeal against GAAR assessment – statement of grounds for... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 Feb 2026 Democratic Alliance v Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Alliance and Others[2026] ZACC 10 · Temporary emergency shelter — Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 — Housing Act 107 of 1997 Constitutional Court
27 Feb 2026 The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Mining Pressure Systems (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 21 · Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – tariff determination – classification of goods for the purposes of customs duty – imported seamless carbon... Supreme Court of Appeal
24 Feb 2026 Reynolds Maleka v Timothy Boyce N.O and Others[2026] ZACC 7 · Section 186(1)(e) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 —constructive dismissal — intolerability — grievance procedure — exhaustion of inte... Constitutional Court
24 Feb 2026 Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund v Vienings[2026] ZASCA 19 · Company Law – Companies Act of 1973 – whether conduct of business rescue practitioner constituted recklessness within the meaning of s 424(1... Supreme Court of Appeal
24 Feb 2026 Baseline Civil Contractors (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2026] ZASCA 20 · Tax Law – appeal against disallowance of objection to additional income tax assessment in terms of the Income Tax Act of 1962 and Tax Admini... Supreme Court of Appeal
20 Feb 2026 Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality v Siyalanda Property Development (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 18 · Application for special leave to appeal – s 16(1)(b) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – Property zoning – regulation 9.3.1.2 of the Port E... Supreme Court of Appeal
13 Feb 2026 Harris N.O. and Others v Herold Gie and Broadhead Inc[2026] ZACC 6 · Housing Development Schemes Act 65 of 1988 — section 6 — repayment of entrusted funds — remedy against errant attorneys Constitutional Court
13 Feb 2026 Zincede Ngokwakho Housing (Pty) Ltd and Another v Matatiele Local Municipality[2026] ZASCA 17 · Mineral Rights – Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 – whether holder of mineral right entitled to access to property to... Supreme Court of Appeal
12 Feb 2026 Ncala v Park Avenue Body Corporate and Others[2026] ZASCA 16 · Community Schemes Ombud Service Act of 2011 – s 57(2) – whether it empowers the high court to condone the late filing of a statutory appeal... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Feb 2026 Famous Idea Trading 4 (Pty) Ltd t/a Dely Road Courier Pharmacy v Government Employees Medical Scheme and Others[2026] ZACC 5 · Rule 53 record — review jurisdiction — reviewability of tender award — government employees medical scheme — exercise of private power — rev... Constitutional Court
11 Feb 2026 T N obo B N v The Member of the Executive Council for Health of the Eastern Cape Government and Others[2026] ZASCA 14 · Delict – measure of damages – child sustaining quadriplegic cerebral palsy as a result of hospital staff’s negligence – common law once-and-... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Feb 2026 Road Accident Fund v Newnet Properties (Pty) Ltd t/a Sunshine Hospital and Another[2026] ZASCA 15 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of refusal of leave to appeal on petition – alleged contravention of v... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Feb 2026 Lutzkie v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2026] ZASCA 11 · Practice and procedure – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – referral of decision refusing special leave to appeal to the court... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Feb 2026 Matsi and Another v The South African Legal Practice Council (Gauteng Province)[2026] ZASCA 12 · Legal Practitioner – Legal Practice Act of 2014 – whether the immediate suspension of a legal practitioner pending the determination of appl... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Feb 2026 Moloi v Road Accident Fund[2026] ZASCA 13 · Delict – claim for damages – Road Accident Fund – future loss of earning capacity – applicant's expert evidence uncontroverted by respondent... Supreme Court of Appeal
4 Feb 2026 G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and Others[2026] ZASCA 10 · Company Law – Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (the Commission) - Companies Act of 2008 – Interpretation of s 212 - Claim for... Supreme Court of Appeal
4 Feb 2026 4 Seasons Logistics CC v Kgotse[2026] ZASCA 9 · Practice and procedure – application for reconsideration of a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal refusing leave to appeal – finality of... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Jan 2026 Lewis Stores Proprietary Ltd v Pepkor Holdings Ltd and Others[2026] ZACC 4 · Competition law — intervention in large merger — test restated — Competition Appeal Court erring in introducing new test or applying wrong t... Constitutional Court
23 Jan 2026 (a)Director of Public Prosecutions, Johannesburg and Another v Jonathan Schultz and Others CCT 280/24; (b)Director of Public Prosecutions, Bloemfontein v Nomalanga Moroadi Selina Cholota[2026] ZACC 3 · Extradition Act 67 of 1962 — outgoing extradition request — authority to make — separation of powers — prosecutorial independence — section... Constitutional Court
22 Jan 2026 SAHRA and Others v Dr Mandela and Others[2026] ZASCA 6 · National Heritage Resources Act of 1999 (the Heritage Act) - assets owned by Dr Makaziwe Mandela, the daughter of the late former President... Supreme Court of Appeal
21 Jan 2026 VVC v JRM and Others[2026] ZACC 2 · Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 — section 10(2) — confirmation of constitutional invalidity — change of marriage system —... Constitutional Court
16 Jan 2026 Tholo Energy Services CC v CSARS[2026] ZACC 1 · Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 — section 47(9)(e) — nature and scope of tariff appeals — what constitutes a determination for purposes of... Constitutional Court
8 Jan 2026 Joan Marie Muller and Another v Cara Dorothy Masureik and Others[2026] ZASCA 1 Supreme Court of Appeal

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