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Judgments on constitution

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

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30 Apr 2019 Steenkamp and Others v Edcon Limited[2019] ZACC 17 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — dismissal for operational requirements — application in terms of section 189A(13) brought outside of time... Constitutional Court
24 Apr 2019 Spilhaus Property Holdings (Pty) Limited and Others v MTN Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Limited and Another[2019] ZACC 16 · Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 — locus standi — body corporate Individual owners — section 41 — common law right — enforcement of complianc... Constitutional Court
16 Apr 2019 Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality v Asla Construction (Pty) Limited[2019] ZACC 15 · Legality review — unreasonable delay — overlooking delay — section 172 of the Constitution — Gijima Constitutional Court
9 Apr 2019 Kruger v National Director of Public Prosecutions[2019] ZACC 13 · Jurisdiction — Purely factual issue does not raise jurisdiction — No constitutional or legal issue Prescription — Prescription Act 68 of 196... Constitutional Court
9 Apr 2019 Tiekiedraai Eiendomme (Pty) Limited v Shell South Africa Marketing (Pty) Limited and Others[2019] ZACC 14 · Jurisdiction — leave to appeal — arguable points of law raised on appeal Constitutional Court
2 Apr 2019 Road Traffic Management Corporation v Waymark Infotech (Pty) Limited[2019] ZACC 12 · Public Finances Management Act 1 of 1999 — sections 66 and 68 — future financial commitments — procurement contracts Constitutional Court
26 Mar 2019 Nekokwane v Road Accident Fund[2019] ZACC 11 · Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 — whether injuries fall within ambit of sections 17 and 20 Jurisdiction — misapplication of legislation do... Constitutional Court
19 Mar 2019 Speaker of the National Assembly and Another v Land Access Movement of South Africa and Others CCT40/15A[2019] ZACC 10 · Application for extension of interdict — interdict in respect of processing of land claims — appropriate remedy — just and equitable order Constitutional Court
28 Feb 2019 Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality v Metgovis (Pty) Limited[2019] ZACC 9 · Section 217 of the Constitution — development of the common law relating to tacit agreements entered into with organs of state Jurisdiction... Constitutional Court
19 Feb 2019 Cloete and Another v S (Legal Aid South Africa as Amicus Curiae); Sekgala v Nedbank Limited[2019] ZACC 6 · Appeal — section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 — Constitutional Court jurisdiction Constitutional Court
19 Feb 2019 Long v South African Breweries (Pty) Limited and Others; Long v South African Breweries (Pty) Limited and Others[2019] ZACC 7 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — fail labour practices — hearing prior to precautionary suspension Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — costs... Constitutional Court
19 Feb 2019 Trustees of the Simcha Trust v Da Cruz and Others; City of Cape Town v Da Cruz and Others[2019] ZACC 8 · National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act — disqualifying factors — legitimate expectations test Constitutional Court
14 Feb 2019 Jacobs and Others v S[2019] ZACC 4 · [Appeal from the Full Court] — [The doctrine of common purpose] — [jurisdiction] — [whether matter consists of a constitutional principle] [... Constitutional Court
7 Feb 2019 Stokwe v Member of the Executive Council: Department of Education, Eastern Cape and Others[2019] ZACC 3 · [Appeal from the Labour Court] — [Employment of Educators Act] — [Schedule 2 item 2(g)] — [disciplinary proceedings must be concluded in the... Constitutional Court
1 Feb 2019 Competition Commission of South Africa v Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited and Another[2019] ZACC 2 · [Competition Act 89 of 1998] — [chapter 3] — [mergers] — [section 12(2)] — [forms of control] — [notifiability of a merger] [Once-off princi... Constitutional Court
29 Jan 2019 Mulowayi and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another[2019] ZACC 1 · declaration of invalidity in respect of regulations not subject to confirmation — suspension of order of invalidity set aside Constitutional Court
20 Dec 2018 Ruta v Minister of Home Affairs[2018] ZACC 52 · asylum seeker applications — effect of delay — relevance of criminal record in South Africa — overriding principle of non-refoulement delay... Constitutional Court
11 Dec 2018 Law Society of South Africa and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (South Africa Litigation Centre and Centre for Applied Legal Studies as Amicus Curiae)[2018] ZACC 51 · Constitution — sections 231, 232, 7(1)-(2), 8(1) — Prematurity — constitutionality of the President’s signing of the 2014 Protocol — suspens... Constitutional Court
6 Dec 2018 Mkhize NO v Premier of the Province of Kwazulu-Natal And Others[2018] ZACC 50 · administrative action — right to seek review — customary law — transmissibility of right to review res judicata — requirements — finality —... Constitutional Court
5 Dec 2018 South African Veterinary Association v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others[2018] ZACC 49 · Constitution — sections 59(1)(a), 72(1)(a) and 118(1)(a) — Parliamentary duty to facilitate public participation in the law-making process —... Constitutional Court
4 Dec 2018 - Masuku & Ano v SAHRC[2018] ZASCA 180 Supreme Court of Appeal
3 Dec 2018 - Malebane v Dykema[2018] ZASCA 174 Supreme Court of Appeal
29 Nov 2018 Diener NO v Minister of Justice and Others[2018] ZACC 48 · Companies Act – Chapter 6 – sections 135(4) and 143(5) – business rescue proceedings – interpretation – during liquidation – super preferenc... Constitutional Court
28 Nov 2018 Amardien and Others v Registrar of Deeds and Others (Women's Legal Trust as Amicus Curiae)[2018] ZACC 47 · Alienation of Land Act 68 of 1981 — sections 19, 20 and 26 — purchaser not obliged to make payment until recordal complete by seller Nationa... Constitutional Court
22 Nov 2018 Electoral Commission of South Africa v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others[2018] ZACC 46 · urgent application for extension of a suspension of invalidity — appropriate remedy, and just and equitable order — extension granted Constitutional Court
19 Nov 2018 Mlungwana and Others v S and Another (Equal Education, Right2Know Campaign and UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association as Amici Curiae)[2018] ZACC 45 · Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993 — section 12(1)(a) — declaration of constitutional invalidity Constitutional Court
6 Nov 2018 South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union and Others v Woolworths (Pty) Limited[2018] ZACC 44 · Labour Relations Act — section 189A(19) — retrenchment — dismissal for operational requirements Substantive unfairness — operationally justi... Constitutional Court
1 Nov 2018 Medi Summary - A B v Pridwin Preparatory School[2018] ZASCA 150 Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Oct 2018 eThekwini Municipality v Mounthaven (Pty) Limited[2018] ZACC 43 · Meaning of debt — Prescription Act 68 of 1969 — Real rights — Limited Real Rights — Personal rights — reversionary clauses Deeds Registries... Constitutional Court
30 Oct 2018 Rahube v Rahube and Others[2018] ZACC 42 · Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act 112 of 1991 — constitutionality of section 2(1) — declaration of constitutional invalidity — violation o... Constitutional Court
25 Oct 2018 Maledu and Others v Itereleng Bakgatla Mineral Resources (Pty) Limited and Another (Dlamini and Land Access Movement of South Africa as Amici Curiae)[2018] ZACC 41 · Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 — Section 54 — Other satisfactory remedy Interim Protection of Informal Land Righ... Constitutional Court
23 Oct 2018 Holomisa v Holomisa and Another[2018] ZACC 40 · Transkei Marriage Act 21 of 1978 — Divorce Act 70 of 1979 —Community of Property — Rationalisation of laws — Direct Access Constitutional Court
9 Oct 2018 Ahmed and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another[2018] ZACC 39 · Immigration Directive 21 of 2015 — validity of directive — imposes blanket ban on asylum seekers applying for visas under Immigration Act 13... Constitutional Court
28 Sep 2018 S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others[2018] ZACC 37 · Competition Act 89 of 1998 — notifiable merger — Competition Commission — investigatory powers — Part B of Chapter 5 of the Competition Act... Constitutional Court
28 Sep 2018 Gavrić v Refugee Status Determination Officer Cape Town and Others (People Against Suppression Suffering Oppression and Poverty as Amicus Curiae)[2018] ZACC 38 · Section 4 of the Refugees Act— Exclusion — Internal remedies — Unfounded application Section 4(1)(b) of the Refugees Act — Non-political cri... Constitutional Court
28 Sep 2018 - Monde v Viljoen NO & others[2018] ZASCA 138 Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Sep 2018 - Centre for Child Law & others v Media 24 Limited & others[2018] ZASCA 140 Supreme Court of Appeal
27 Sep 2018 Airports Company South Africa v Big Five Duty Free (Pty) Limited and Others[2018] ZACC 33 · Interpretation of contracts — Judgments in rem — When can settlement agreements be made an order of court Agreements between private parties... Constitutional Court
27 Sep 2018 Thwala v S[2018] ZACC 34 · Section 35(3)(o) of the Constitution — right to a fair trial — Res Judicata Constitutional Court
27 Sep 2018 Tarr v S[2018] ZACC 35 · Extra-curial statement — Interference with factual findings of a lower court Constitutional Court
27 Sep 2018 Black Sash Trust (Freedom Under Law Intervening) v Minister of Social Development and Others (Corruption Watch (NPC) RF and South African Post Office Soc Limited as Amici Curiae) CCT48/17C[2018] ZACC 36 · Costs of suit - Personal liability - Minister liable for costs — Gross negligence Constitutional Court
25 Sep 2018 Morudi and Others v NC Housing Services and Development Co Ltd and Others[2018] ZACC 32 Constitutional Court
20 Sep 2018 Hunter v Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Others (Casual Workers Advice Office and Right2Know Campaign as Amici Curiae)[2018] ZACC 31 · Pension Funds Act — pension funds — orphan funds — pension funds cancellations project — locus standi — misjoinder — amendment of pleadings... Constitutional Court
20 Sep 2018 - Special Pensions Appeal Board and another v Masemola[2018] ZASCA 117 Supreme Court of Appeal
18 Sep 2018 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince[2018] ZACC 30 · sections 4(b) and 5(b) of Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 read with Part III of Schedule 2 of that Act and section 22A(9)(a)(1) o... Constitutional Court
13 Sep 2018 Duncanmec (Pty) Limited v Gaylard NO and Others[2018] ZACC 29 · [struggle songs] — [racism in the workplace] — [racially offensive conduct] [misconduct] — [unprotected strike] — [unfair dismissal] — [Sidu... Constitutional Court
11 Sep 2018 Sigcau and Another v Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others[2018] ZACC 28 · Customary law — Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act — Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes — statutory interpretati... Constitutional Court
3 Sep 2018 M T v The State; A S B v The State and Johannes September v The State[2018] ZACC 27 · Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 — section 51(1) — minimum sentences — exclusion from charge sheet Leave to appeal — inherent power of... Constitutional Court
30 Aug 2018 SASSA v Minister of Social Development[2018] ZACC 26 · Social grants — extension of the declaration of invalidity — just and equitable remedy — case justifying urgency has been made — personal co... Constitutional Court
29 Aug 2018 Liesching and Others v S[2018] ZACC 25 · Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 — section 17(2)(f) — referral of petition for reconsideration — discretion of the President of Supreme Court... Constitutional Court

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