128 judgments on file that touch damages, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Close Trade 200074 CC t/a Ilcor Engineering Services v Crossmoor Transport (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 134 · Contract – interpretation – payment and security provisions – deposit or guarantee required before commencement of manufacture – payment pro... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Mabunda v The State[2026] ZASCA 127 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of a refusal of leave to appeal – threshold of grave failure of justic... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Seetseng v Minister of Police and Another[2026] ZASCA 128 · Delict – unlawful arrest and detention – liability for subsequent detention – effect of declaration of unlawfulness – different parties may... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Chetane v The Minister of Police and Another (4822025)[2026] ZASCA 110 · Delict – criminal procedure – unlawful arrest and detention in terms of s 40(1)(b) of the CPA – malicious prosecution – whether the appellan... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Janse van Vuuren v WJB Stieger Konstruksie (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 102 · Prescription – section 12(3) of the Prescription Act of 1969 – application of prescription regulated by the provisions of the Housing Consum... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Minister of Police v Khedama[2026] ZACC 27 · Prescribed Rate of Interest Act 55 of 1975 — unliquidated debt — general damages— monetary unliquidated damages | Constitutional Court |
| 28 May 2026 | The MEC for Health of the Gauteng Provincial Government v C B M[2026] ZASCA 80 · Medical negligence – whether hysterectomy caused by negligence of appellants’ employees – absence of medical records – prima facie evidence... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 May 2026 | Sinhle Inosacia Sambo v Road Accident Fund[2026] ZASCA 72 · Delict – breadwinner fatally injured – claim for loss of support – deceased supported partner and minor child – whether deceased’s source of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 May 2026 | Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Leso[2026] ZASCA 64 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Davison v Mpambaniso[2026] ZASCA 50 · Contract – identity of other party to an investment mandate – whether agreement concluded by respondent with appellant or a company represen... | 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 | 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 | Systems Applications Consultants (Pty) Ltd t/a Securinfo v SAP SE and Another[2026] ZACC 13 | Constitutional Court |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Waterberg Boulevard (Pty) Ltd v Smulhoekie Tuisnywerheid (Pty) Ltd and Another[2025] ZASCA 167 · Civil Law – Magistrates’ Courts Act of 1944 – Whether a claim for arrear rental is a claim for specific performance in terms of s 46 – monet... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 20 Oct 2025 | The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Another v Seale and Another[2025] ZASCA 156 · Application of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – – existence of two orders issued by this Court on application for leave to ap... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Itokolle-Clinix Private Hospital (Pty) Ltd v MNT obo DORM[2025] ZASCA 153 · Delict – medical negligence – injury to foetal brain – child born suffering from cerebral palsy – admitted negligence by nursing staff in mo... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Rossouw v Blignaut & Wessels and Another[2025] ZASCA 146 · Civil Procedure – Institution of Legal Proceedings against Certain Organs of State Act of 2002 – condonation application in terms of s 3(4)... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Rustenburg Local Municipality v Burrie Smit Ontwikkelaars (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 147 · Expropriation – Expropriation Act of 1975 (the Act) – meaning and effect of s 12(3) – interest on unpaid compensation from expropriation dat... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 May 2025 | Msibithi Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others v African Legend Investment (Pty) Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 61 · Company Law – directors’ resolution – attack on basis of failure to comply with s of Companies Act of 2008 (the Act) – notice given – s comp... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 May 2025 | Nakana v Claassens & Others[2025] ZASCA 52 · Criminal law – malicious prosecution – whether the Supreme Court of Appeal (the SCA) may interfere with the order of the Limpopo Division of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Twenty-Third Century Systems (Pty) Ltd and Another v SAP Africa Region (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 51 · Law of contract – whether a contracting party can rely on the terms of a contract after the termination of the contract – distinction betwee... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Apr 2025 | East Asian Consortium B.V. v MTN Group Limited and Others[2025] ZASCA 50 · Delict – unlawful inducement – unlawful competition – conflict of law – transnational delicts – lex loci delicti – significant relationship... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Shaynaz Prithilal v Akani Egoli (Pty) Limited and Another[2025] ZACC 5 · Attorney and client costs — Court’s duty to give reasons — sections 1(c) and 34 of the Constitution | Constitutional Court |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Obiang v Janse van Rensburg & Others[2025] ZASCA 30 · Civil Procedure – rescission of orders in terms of rule 42(1)(a) of Uniform Rules of Court – Service of legal process in substantial complia... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Mar 2025 | late Yasmin Salie) and Another[2025] ZASCA 26 · Delict – negligence – runner colliding with member of public during race – route on promenade not cordoned off – runner negligent in failing... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Alexia Kobusch and Others v Wendy Whitehead[2025] ZASCA 24 · Civil procedure – barring a party to proceedings – exception based on lack of averments to sustain a cause of action – whether the exception... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Bidvest Protea Coin Security (Pty) Ltd v Mandla Wellem Mabena[2025] ZASCA 23 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal to refuse special leave t... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Tosholo v Road Accident Fund[2025] ZASCA 21 · Civil Procedure – special plea of prior settlement – compromised claim – settlement agreement neither challenged nor rectified – Road Accide... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Newnet Properties (Pty) Ltd t/a Sunshine Hospital v The Road Accident Fund[2025] ZASCA 19 · Civil procedure – principle of finality of court orders – whether the Road Accident Fund is entitled to compel a judgment creditor to provid... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 15 Jan 2025 | MEC for Health Eastern Cape v AS obo SS[2025] ZASCA 2 · Civil procedure – uniform rule 49 – condonation and reinstatement of appeal – discretion to condone not exercised judicially - delict – medi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Merryweather v Scholtz and Another[2024] ZASCA 150 · Appeal – civil appeal from full court – trial court’s reliance on inadmissible evidence constituting an irregularity – appellant failed to d... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Du Preez N O v The Member of the Executive Council for Health of the Eastern Cape Province[2024] ZASCA 147 · Reconsideration of application for leave to appeal – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – whether exceptional circumstance exists... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Oct 2024 | Rademeyer v Ferreira[2024] ZACC 24 · Prescription Act 68 of 1969 — sale agreement — same cause of action — breach of contract — specific performance — right to claim damages | Constitutional Court |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Minister of Police v Nontsele[2024] ZASCA 137 · Appeals – whether the court may consider a cross-appeal in the absence of an application for leave to cross-appeal. Delict – damages for mal... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Coughlan N O v Health Professions Council of South Africa & Others[2024] ZASCA 135 · Road Accident Fund Tribunal (the Tribunal) – whether the powers conferred on the Tribunal are limited to determining the seriousness of the... | 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 |
| 15 Aug 2024 | Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Limited v Mafate N.O.[2024] ZACC 16 | Constitutional Court |
| 24 Jul 2024 | De Kock v Du Plessis and Others[2024] ZASCA 117 · Eviction – Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act of 1998 (the PIE Act) – defence – right to occupation in... | 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 |
| 13 Jun 2024 | MEC for the Department of Public Works & Others v Ikamva Architects CC and Others[2024] ZASCA 95 · Civil Procedure – on appeal, the appellants were not entitled to an order they did not seek in the court of first instance – attachment of a... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Pitso and Others v Chabeli Molatoli Attorneys Incorporated[2024] ZASCA 94 · Agency and representation – at common law a mandate is in general terminable at the will of the principal – requirements of final interdict... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Ubisi and Another v Road Accident Fund[2024] ZASCA 93 · Practice and procedure – settlement agreement of claim against the Road Accident Fund – irregular and improper setting aside of settlement a... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 May 2024 | Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Limited v Living Hands (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 75 · Delict – pure economic loss – financial institution – client calling up investment portfolio – funds paid out in terms of investment agreeme... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 May 2024 | President of the Republic of South Africa and Another v Tembani and Others[2024] ZACC 5 · Prescription — delictual claims for damages — unconstitutionality of President’s conduct a component of alleged wrongfulness — whether compl... | Constitutional Court |
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