515 judgments on file that touch leave to appeal, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2022 | Speaker of the National Assembly v Public Protector and Others and Democratic Alliance v Public Protector and Others[2022] ZACC 1 · Section 194 of the Constitution — rules of the National Assembly — removal of a Chapter 9 institution office-bearer Separation of powers — a... | Constitutional Court |
| 31 Dec 2021 | Jane Bwanya v The Master of the High Court, Cape Town[2021] ZACC 51 | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Dec 2021 | Desta Abore v Minister of Home Affairs and Another[2021] ZACC 50 · Refugees Act 130 of 1998 — applicability of provisions of the Refugees Amendment Act 11 of 2017 — date of intention to apply for asylum — pr... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Dec 2021 | Post Office Retirement Fund v South African Post Office SOC Ltd and Others[2021] ZASCA 186 · Posts and Telecommunications-Related Matters Act of 1958 – rules of Post Office Retirement Fund (the Fund) – rule requires the South African... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Burger N.O. and Others v Bester N.O. and Others[2021] ZACC 48 · Power of a single trustee to conclude loan agreement on trust’s behalf — use of trust to channel funds to company — factual disputes — no ar... | Constitutional Court |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Bester N.O. and Others v Quintado 120 (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZACC 49 · Liquidation — factual enquiry — directing mind of the company test — misapplication of legal test — no jurisdiction | 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 |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Nongogo v The State[2021] ZASCA 166 · Criminal law and procedure – conviction of murder and conspiracy to commit murder – whether the court a quo erred in convicting the appellan... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Selota v SALPC[2021] ZASCA 169 · Appeal – appellant sought a declarator that he was entitled to Fidelity Fund certificate for 2019 – decision would have no practical effect... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Phillipa Susan Van Zyl N.O v Road Accident Fund[2021] ZACC 44 · Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 — section 23(1) — section 23(2)(b) and (c) — prescription of claim against the Road Accident Fund — claima... | Constitutional Court |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Union for Police, Security and Corrections Organisation v South African Custodial Management (Pty) Limited and Others[2021] ZACC 41 | Constitutional Court |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Association for Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited and Others[2021] ZACC 42 · Section 66(2)(c) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — lawfulness of secondary strikes — section 66(2) imports a proportionality assessme... | Constitutional Court |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Mphephu-Ramabulana and Another v Mphephu and Others[2021] ZACC 43 · Traditional affairs — Leadership of Royal Family — Presidential decision to recognise traditional leader Traditional Leadership and Governan... | Constitutional Court |
| 9 Nov 2021 | Shiva Uranium (Proprietary) Limited and Another v Mahomed Mahier Tayob and Others[2021] ZACC 40 · Companies Act 71 of 2008 — business rescue — practitioner appointed in terms of section 130(6)(a) — resignation — section 139(3) — company t... | Constitutional Court |
| 8 Nov 2021 | Alias Mtolo and Another v Theunis Christoffel Lombard and Others[2021] ZACC 39 | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Oct 2021 | The Residents of Industry House and Others v The Minister of Police and Others[2021] ZACC 37 · South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995 — constitutionality of section 13(7)(c) — order of constitutional invalidity confirmed — right t... | 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 |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Competition Commission of South Africa v Mediclinic Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and Another[2021] ZACC 35 · section 12A of the Competition Act 89 of 1998 — substantial lessening of competition — impact of a merger on competition —impact on section... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Oct 2021 | Premier, Gauteng and Others v Democratic Alliance and Others; African National Congress v Democratic Alliance and Others[2021] ZACC 34 · Section 139(1) of the Constitution — dissolution — exceptional circumstances — 14(4) of Schedule 1 of the Local Government: Municipal System... | Constitutional Court |
| 29 Sep 2021 | Pick ’n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd v Pillay[2021] ZASCA 125 · Negligence – foreseeability of harm – failure to guard against – shopper injured when struck by automated boom gate – exit of parking area f... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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 |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Chairperson of the Council of the University of South Africa and Others v Afriforum NPC[2021] ZACC 32 · University language policy — phasing out of Afrikaans as a language of teaching and learning — limitation of section 29(2) of the Constituti... | Constitutional Court |
| 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 Sep 2021 | Director of Public Prosecutions Western Cape v Lee Nigel Tucker[2021] ZACC 25 · Section 10 of the Extradition Act 67 of 1962 — magistrate’s powers — extradition enquiry Leave to appeal dismissed — magistrate is entitled... | Constitutional Court |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Minister of Water and Sanitation v Sembcorp Size Water (Pty) Ltd and Another[2021] ZACC 20 · Appeal from Labour Appeal Court — unfair labour practice — quantification of back pay — insufficient information before Labour Court — mater... | 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 |
| 29 Jun 2021 | The Public Protector v The President of the Republic of South Africa and Others[2021] ZACC 19 · Executive Members’ Ethics Act 82 of 1998 — direct appeal — Public Protector Act 23 of 1994 —CR17 donations —complaints under the Code — pers... | 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 |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Mduduzi Shembe and Others v Ntombifikile Primrose Shembe N.O[2021] ZACC 17 | Constitutional Court |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Mkhatshwa and Others v Mkhatshwa and Others[2021] ZACC 15 · Costs — punitive costs — vexatious litigation and scurrilous remarks about judges may warrant punitive costs | 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 |
| 11 Jun 2021 | University of Johannesburg v Auckland Park Theological Seminary and Another[2021] ZACC 13 · Contract — delectus personae — contractual interpretation — admissibility of contextual evidence — parol evidence rule — permissibility of c... | Constitutional Court |
| 3 Jun 2021 | Van Zyl v Auto Commodities (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZASCA 67 · Business rescue – effect on liability of surety – interpretation of s 154 of Companies Act of 2008 – deed of suretyship – interpretation – l... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 21 May 2021 | Senwedi v The State[2021] ZACC 12 · Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 — Section 276B — non-retrospectivity of non-parole periods in terms of section 276B — non-applicability of... | Constitutional Court |
| 5 May 2021 | Rajivee Soni v The State (Case no 4652019)[2021] ZASCA 57 · Criminal appeal – appeal against conviction and sentence – whether pattern of evidence proved guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Impact Financial Consultants CC and Another v Bam NO and Others[2021] ZASCA 54 · Ombud for Financial Services – Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act of 2002 – the nature of the financial product to be identifi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Apr 2021 | David Wilkinson v Georgina Elizabeth Crawford N.O[2021] ZACC 8 · Trust Deed — interpretation — freedom of testation — public policy — section 39(2) of the Constitution | Constitutional Court |
| 14 Apr 2021 | JE Mahlangu and Another v The Minister of Police[2021] ZACC 10 · Delict — Judicial detention — damages — inadmissible confession induced by assault extracted by police from accused person — liability of th... | Constitutional Court |
| 13 Apr 2021 | The Competition Commisission v Beefcor Proprietary Limited and Another[2021] ZACC 9 · Competition Act 89 of 1998 — interpretation of section 67(2) — Competition Commission — withdrawn complaint — completed proceedings | Constitutional Court |
| 1 Apr 2021 | Member of the Executive Council for Health, Gauteng Provincial Government v PN[2021] ZACC 6 · Does the power to subpoena under the Public Protector Act trump the proscription under the Tax Administration Act of the disclosure of confi... | Constitutional Court |
| 19 Feb 2021 | King NO and Others v De Jager and Others; Wilkinson and Another v Crawford NO and Others[2021] ZACC 4 · unfair discriminatory bequest — private wills — freedom of testation — Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 o... | Constitutional Court |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Fusion Properties 233 CC v Stellenbosch Municipality[2021] ZASCA 10 · Practice and procedure – application for leave to appeal – referral for oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Dec 2020 | Gent and Another v Du Plessis[2020] ZASCA 184 · Civil procedure – in the absence of a cross-appeal respondent not entitled to variation of the order of the court below. Company law – secti... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Smit v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others[2020] ZACC 29 · Drugs and Drugs Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 — constitutionality of section 63 and Schedules — section is unconstitutional and only the amend... | Constitutional Court |
| 15 Dec 2020 | The Public Protector v Commissioner of SARS and Others[2020] ZACC 28 · Does the power to subpoena under the Public Protector Act trump the proscription under the Tax Administration Act of the disclosure of confi... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Dec 2020 | Louisah Basani Baloyi v Public Protector and Others[2020] ZACC 27 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — section 157(1) — concurrent jurisdiction — unlawful termination | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Oct 2020 | and 217/2020 Lepelle Industrial and Mining Supplies CC v Streaks Ahead Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others[2020] ZASCA 133 · Application for special leave to appeal – full court upheld appeal and set aside temporary interdict restraining respondents from constructi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Whitehead and Another v Trustees of the Insolvent Estate of Dennis Charles Riekert and Others[2020] ZASCA 124 · Civil law and procedure – court proceedings challenging effect of prior court order – no application for rescission or appeal pursued – exis... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Sep 2020 | Ramabele v The State; Msimango v The State[2020] ZACC 22 · Fair trial rights — postponement for legal representation of choice — judicial bias — unreasonable delays — section 342A of the Criminal Pro... | Constitutional Court |
| 16 Sep 2020 | National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa and Others v Aveng Trident Steel (A Division of Aveng Africa (Pty) Limited) and Another[2020] ZACC 23 · Section 187(1)(c) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — demand — automatically unfair dismissals — operational requirements — consultatio... | Constitutional Court |
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