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Judgments on arbitration

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

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13 Aug 2026 Hengdeli Deyesion International Shipping Limited v MV ‘Haralambos’ and Others[2026] ZASCA 107 · Maritime Law – vessel association – Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (AJRA) – standard and burden of proof on reconsiderati... Supreme Court of Appeal
7 Jul 2026 Thabang Motjamela v George Local Municipality[2026] ZACC 31 · Vexatious litigant — development of the common law — mental health assessment order — right to dignity — right to freedom and security of pe... Constitutional Court
3 Jul 2026 The Legal Practitioners’ Indemnity Insurance Fund v Johan Venter & Associates and Another[2026] ZASCA 95 · Reconsideration application – s 17(2)(f) of Superior Courts Act of 2013 – application for reconsideration of refusal of petition for leave t... Supreme Court of Appeal
29 May 2026 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others v Industrial Oleo Chemical Products[2026] ZACC 22 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — section 189A(7)(b)(ii) — section 191(11) — dismissals based on operational requirements — facilitation — c... Constitutional Court
22 May 2026 Kingdom of Lesotho v Frazer Solar GmbH and Others[2026] ZASCA 75 · Rescission of judgments and orders in terms of Uniform Rule 42(1)(a) or common law – grounds for rescission – explanation for default and bo... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Apr 2026 MV “Tai harmony” and Another v Sure Success Steamship S.A and Another (953/2024 and 923/2024)[2026] ZASCA 60 · Maritime Law – Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (the Act) – s 5(2)(d) of the Act – whether s 5(2)(d) of the Act was properl... 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 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
4 Dec 2025 NAD Property Income Fund (Pty) Ltd v Bushbuckridge Local Municipality and Another[2025] ZASCA 184 · Arbitration – Arbitration Act of 1965 (Arbitration Act) – whether an arbitrator, in arbitration proceedings, is empowered to declare invalid... Supreme Court of Appeal
18 Jun 2025 Mavundla v Gotcha Security Services (Pty) Limited[2025] ZACC 11 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — reinstatement of dismissed employee — claim for arrear remuneration — delay in factual reinstatement due t... Constitutional Court
30 May 2025 Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited and Another v Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 70 · Law of Contract – international arbitration agreement − disputes arising out of or in connection with the agreement – must be resolved throu... Supreme Court of Appeal
8 May 2025 Mothulwe v Labour Court, Johannesburg and Others[2025] ZACC 10 · Rescission — res judicata — section 34 of the Constitution — access to courts Constitutional Court
17 Jan 2025 Kidrogen RF (Pty) Ltd v Erasmus and Others[2025] ZASCA 3 · Arbitration – extension of time in terms of section of the Arbitration Act of 1965 – applicability, proper approach and relevant considerati... Supreme Court of Appeal
4 Oct 2024 The Minister of International Relations and Co-operation NO and Another v Neo Thando / Elliot Mobility (Pty) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 134 · Contract law – jurisdiction – Arbitration Act of 1965 – whether the Arbitrator had jurisdiction to entertain a claim – whether a dispute exi... Supreme Court of Appeal
1 Oct 2024 Minmetals Logistics Zhejiang Co Ltd v The Owners and Underwriters of the MV ‘Smart’ and Another[2024] ZASCA 129 · Maritime law – s 5(1) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (the Act) – application to compel litigant to produce documen... Supreme Court of Appeal
25 Jul 2024 Estelle Le Roux and Another v Dielemaar Holdings (Cape) Pty Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 118 · Contract law – contractual claim involving issues of suretyships – special plea of prescription and res judicata – whether the claim in the... Supreme Court of Appeal
4 Jul 2024 Sanoj Jeewan v Transnet SOC Limited and Another[2024] ZASCA 108 · Civil procedure – prescription – whether the high court was correct in finding that the appellant’s claim for contractual and delictual dama... Supreme Court of Appeal
14 Jun 2024 Krohne (Pty) Ltd v Strategic Fuel Fund Association[2024] ZASCA 99 · Arbitration law – whether the appellant’s claim, based on the enforcement of an arbitral award is founded on a valid cause of action – wheth... Supreme Court of Appeal
11 Jun 2024 Van Jaarsveld v Van Jaarsveld and Another[2024] ZASCA 92 · Divorce – arbitration agreement in the Deed of Settlement made an order of court – interpretation of s 2(a) of the Arbitration Act of 1965 –... Supreme Court of Appeal
27 May 2024 Snowy Owl Properties 284 (Pty) Ltd and Others v Mziki Share Block Limited[2024] ZASCA 79 · Interdict – infringement of rights conferred by servitude - appeal against a final order – defences raised against grant of the interdict de... Supreme Court of Appeal
3 May 2024 MV ‘New Endeavor’ and Others v Indian Oil Corporation Limited[2024] ZASCA 67 · Admiralty law – arrest of an associated ship in terms of ss 3(6) and (7) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (the Act)... Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Jan 2024 Transnet SOC Ltd v Tipp-Con (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 12 · Administrative law – legality review – self-review by state organ – delay – whether delay unreasonable – whether delay should be overlooked.... Supreme Court of Appeal
26 Jan 2024 Rabinowitz v Levy and Others[2024] ZASCA 8 · Arbitration award – application of s 33(1)(b) of the Arbitration Act of 1965 – whether alleged failure by arbitrator to comply with terms of... Supreme Court of Appeal
12 Dec 2023 Ditsoane v ACWA Power Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd[2023] ZACC 44 · Notice of withdrawal of case — filed without client’s authority — ratification and ostensible authority not proved Labour Court – revival of... Constitutional Court
9 Nov 2023 De Nysschen v Government Employees Pension Fund and Others (8642022)[2023] ZASCA 147 · Civil Procedure – whether competent for a court to grant an order for payment of a debt which was not sought – proper approach to pleadings. Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Nov 2023 The Body Corporate of Marsh Rose v Steinmuller and Others[2023] ZASCA 143 · Property law – Sectional Titles Act of 1986 – reliance on transfer registration embargo established in terms of s 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa) of the Se... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Oct 2023 Fleet Africa (Pty) Limited v Polokwane Local Municipality[2023] ZASCA 142 · Contract law – jurisdiction – Superior Courts Act of 2013 – whether the parties explicitly agreed that a particular high court would have ex... Supreme Court of Appeal
21 Aug 2023 Rand Refinery Limited v Sehunane N.O. and Others[2023] ZACC 28 · Section 34 of the Bill of Rights — Labour Court deciding case without reference to answering affidavit — fundamental right of access to cour... Constitutional Court
18 Apr 2023 National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v Trenstar (PTY) Limited[2023] ZACC 11 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — section 76(1)(b) — distinction between a terminated strike and a suspended strike — interpretation of “in... Constitutional Court
1 Feb 2023 Mfoza Service Station (Pty) Limited v Engen Petroleum Limited and Another[2023] ZACC 3 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977— section 12B(4)(a) — powers of an arbitrator — awarding of damages as a remedy Constitutional Court
1 Feb 2023 Rissik Street One Stop CC t/a Rissik Street Engen and Another v Engen Petroleum Limited[2023] ZACC 4 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — section 12B —stay of eviction proceedings — pending outcome of section 12B arbitration — continued occu... Constitutional Court
6 Oct 2022 Limpopo v Leboho[2022] ZASCA 131 · Contract – calculation of leave days – jurisdiction of the courts – clause 14.1 of the collective agreement between the parties – difference... Supreme Court of Appeal
20 Jul 2022 Seebed CC t/a Siyabonga Convenience Centre v Engen Petroleum Limited[2022] ZACC 28 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — Section 12B Arbitration Referral — Stay of Proceedings Termination of Lease Agreement — Eviction Procee... Constitutional Court
17 May 2022 Tee Que Trading Services (Pty) Ltd v Oracle Corporation South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Another[2022] ZASCA 68 · Contract law – arbitration and governing law clauses in licence agreements – whether subsequent contracts replaced or rendered clauses inope... Supreme Court of Appeal
30 Mar 2022 Adams Damon v City of Cape Town[2022] ZACC 13 · Unfair discrimination — reasonable accommodation — inherent requirements of a job — disability law — importance of pleadings in determining... Constitutional Court
1 Mar 2022 Commercial Stevedoring Agricultural and Allied Workers Union and Others v Oak Valley Estates (Pty) Limited and Another[2022] ZACC 7 · Right to strike — final interdict — leave to appeal is granted — interdictory relief is only competent if respondents are linked to the actu... Constitutional Court
28 Feb 2022 National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union v Minister of Public Service and Administration and others CCT 21/21 ; National South African Democratic Teachers Union and Others v Department of Public Service and Administration and Others CCT 28/21;[2022] ZACC 6 · Sections 213, 215 and 216 of the Constitution — regulations 78 and 79 of the Public Service Regulations — collective bargaining Leave to app... Constitutional Court
10 Dec 2021 National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others[2021] ZACC 47 · Labour Law — Collective bargaining — Bargaining councils — Dispute about demarcation between sectors and areas — Section 62 of the LRA Demar... Constitutional Court
19 Oct 2021 Mlungisi Wellington Booi v Amathole District Municipality and Others[2021] ZACC 36 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — remedy of reinstatement — section 193(2)(b) demands that intolerability of continued employment relationsh... Constitutional Court
28 Sep 2021 Former Way Trade and Ivest (Pty) Limited v Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Limited t/a All Fuels and Another[2021] ZACC 33 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — section 12B of the Petroleum Products Act does not oust the High Court’s jurisdiction — referral of a f... Constitutional Court
9 Sep 2021 Jugwanth v MTN[2021] ZASCA 114 Supreme Court of Appeal
7 Sep 2021 Union for Police Security and Corrections Organisation v South African Custodial Management (Pty) Limited[2021] ZACC 26 · Appeal from the Labour Court — costs — no reasons from the Labour Court for departure from the general rule that costs do not follow the res... Constitutional Court
6 Jul 2021 Crompton Motors CC v Bright Idea Projects (66) (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZACC 24 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — Section 6 of the Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 — stay of proceedings — referral to statutory arbitration —... Constitutional Court
22 Jun 2021 National Union of Mineworkers and Others v SAMANCOR Limited and Others[2021] ZACC 16 · Appeal from the Labour Appeal Court — costs — no reasons from Labour Appeal Court for departure from the general rule that costs 2 follow th... Constitutional Court
17 Jun 2021 McGregor v Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others[2021] ZACC 14 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — unfair dismissal — sexual harassment — compensation for procedural unfairness — section 193(2)(c) and sect... Constitutional Court
17 Jun 2021 Media summary Beukes v Ten Four Consulting and Others[2021] ZASCA 83 · Arbitration – review of award – Arbitration Act of 1965, s 33(1)(a) and (b) – misconduct of arbitrator – gross irregularity in the conduct o... Supreme Court of Appeal
26 Mar 2020 National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v Lufil Packaging (Isithebe) and Others[2020] ZACC 7 · Section 4(1)(b) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — trade union constitutions — scope of industry — eligibility of trade union membersh... Constitutional Court
20 Mar 2020 Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health, Western Cape v Coetzee and Others[2020] ZACC 3 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — Public Service Act 103 of 1994 — definition of public service — Public Health and Social Development Secto... Constitutional Court
23 Jan 2020 Association of Mine Workers and Construction Union and Others v Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine Limited and Others[2020] ZACC 1 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — constitutionality of sections 23(1)(d) and 189(1) — principle of majoritarianism — retrenchment — consulta... Constitutional Court
28 Jun 2019 National Union of Metalworkers South Africa obo Nganezi and Others v Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services (Pty) Limited and Others (Casual Workers Advice Office as Amicus Curiae)[2019] ZACC 25 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1996 — unfair dismissal — derivative misconduct — violent strike Constitutional Court

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