714 judgments on file that touch costs, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Wares v Additional Magistrate, Simonstown and Others[2025] ZACC 29 · Extradition Act 67 of 1962 — constitutionality of section 10(1) —section is unconstitutional to the extent that it does not make provision f... | Constitutional Court |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Deon Smith and Others v Sasfin Bank and Another[2025] ZASCA 198 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration application – Uniform Rules of Court – refusal of application for resc... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Jurnic Properties CC and Another v Victor Khanye Local Municipality and Others[2025] ZASCA 196 · Constitutional Law – review in terms of s 6(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – requirements for own-interest standi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Dec 2025 | The Central Authority for the Republic of South Africa v MV and Another[2025] ZASCA 197 · The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – application for the return of a minor child to Switzerland... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Badenhorst N O v Manyatta Properties Close Corporation and Others[2025] ZASCA 194 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Collins Letsoalo and Another v Mothusi Lukhele[2025] ZASCA 195 · Civil procedure – application for reconsideration of refusal of leave to appeal – Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – moot... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 15 Dec 2025 | North West Provincial Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environmental and Rural Development and Another v Bosigo Investment and Trading CC and Another[2025] ZASCA 191 · Damages – claim for loss of profit arising from breach of contract – plaintiff bears onus to identify and prove saved expenses to be deducte... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Malakite Body Corporate and Another v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Another[2025] ZASCA 192 · Municipal Law – Standardisation of Electricity By-Law 1999 – appropriate electricity tariff classification – meaning of and application of s... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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 |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Clanwilliam and Others[2025] ZASCA 185 · Inquest Proceedings – Inquests Act of 1959 – whether the magistrate misdirected himself by not holding a public inquest and hearing oral evi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 Dec 2025 | ISANCO and Bakoena Stephen Ramosie v Zukile Luyenge and Others (00402024EC)[2025] ZAEC 5 · Civil procedure - whether the leadership dispute between the parties is res judicata – the dispute between the same parties in respect of th... | Electoral Court |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Ntayiya v South African Revenue Service[2025] ZASCA 183 · Tax law – Income Tax Act of 1962 – Tax Administration Act of 2011 – assessments of taxpayer – whether submission of nil returns by taxpayer... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Johannes Wessel Greeff v Body Corporate of Merriman Court and Others[2025] ZASCA 176 · Law of Property – requirements for the extension of a sectional unit prescribed in Sectional Titles Act of 1986 and Sectional Titles Schemes... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Skhumbuzo Zulu v Vikizitha R Mlotshwa and Others[2025] ZASCA 177 · Appeal – notice of appeal and the record of appeal lodged late – applications for condonation in respect of lateness – application for the r... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Samuel Alfred Schoonhoven N O and Others v Pieter Cornelius Antonius Schoonhoven and Others[2025] ZASCA 178 · Trusts – discretionary trust – designation of capital beneficiaries – testamentary reservation – founder’s right to designate – scope of the... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Mafoko Security Patrols (Pty) Ltd and Others v Mjayeli Security (Pty) Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 179 · Tender – invalidity – remedy – s 172(1)(a) and (b) of the Constitution – just and equitable remedy – unlawful award – tenderer continues to... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
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