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Handed down	Judgment	Court
27 Feb 2018	Loni v Member of the Executive Council, Department of Health, Eastern Cape, Bhisho[2018] ZACC 4	Constitutional Court
23 Feb 2018	S and Another v Okah; Okah v S (Institute for Security Studies and Southern Africa Litigation Centre as Amici Curiae)[2018] ZACC 3	Constitutional Court
23 Feb 2018	175.48 KB Appeal against refusal of petition for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence for robbery with aggravating circumstances – no reasonable prospects of success concerning conviction – concerning sentence, trial court appeared not to have taken into account period of about three and a half years spent by appellants awaiting trial – reasonable prospects of success on appeal against sentence. DPP v Booysen[2018] ZASCA 7 · Criminal law and procedure – minimum sentence legislation - respondent convicted on two counts of murder and one count of robbery with aggra...	Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Feb 2018	212.43 KB Procedure – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 – exceptional circumstances warranting an order for the reconsideration and variation of the dismissal of the application for leave to appeal not established – application dismissed. Frieslaar NO v Ackerman[2017] ZASCA 3 · Prescription: extinctive prescription: Prescription Act of 1969, ss 10, and 12: obligation to pay transfer costs and to transfer property so...	Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Feb 2018	129.44 KB Appeal – whether the high court should have granted leave to appeal to it against a conviction of attempted rape – reasonable prospect of a finding that the intention to penetrate was not established beyond reasonable doubt – appropriate to dispose of appeal without oral hearing – appeal upheld and leave granted to appeal to high court. Hendrik Petrus Hough v Mzubanzi Sisilana and others[2018] ZASCA 4 · Procedure – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – exceptional circumstances warranting an order for the reconsideration and variat...	Supreme Court of Appeal
2 Dec 2017	Phakane v S[2017] ZACC 44	Constitutional Court
22 Nov 2017	112.33 KB Criminal law and procedure – application for leave to appeal against appeal court striking off application for leave to appeal against its order in terms of the Superior Court Act 10 of 2013 – application for leave to appeal pending at promulgation of Act 10 of 2013 – Act not only regulating procedural issues but substantive rights as well – prospective only – applicable legislation Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959. The Commissioner for SARS v Reunert Ltd[2017] ZASCA 153 · Liability for income tax: Whether commission earned in terms of agreement accrued to taxpayer: proper interpretation of agreement: language,...	Supreme Court of Appeal
15 Nov 2017	175.61 KB Criminal Procedure – appeal against conviction – leave to appeal refused by magistrate – petition refused by the courts a quo – special leave to appeal against conviction granted by the Supreme Court of Appeal – Section 309 of the Criminal Procedure Act – whether leave to appeal ought to have been granted. Qhinga v State[2017] ZASCA 149 · Evidence – pointing-out – trial-within-a trial – after pointing out ruled admissible, no evidence in record to prove contents of pointing-ou...	Supreme Court of Appeal
21 Aug 2017	93.58 KB Appeal – application for leave to appeal against convictions dismissed by regional magistrate - petition refused by the court a quo- special leave to appeal against the dismissal of petition granted to Supreme Court of Appeal – whether leave to appeal ought to have been granted by court a quo - whether there are reasonable prospects of success. Mathekola v State[2017] ZASCA 100 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of dismissal of petition for leave to appeal – co-accused of applicant...	Supreme Court of Appeal
18 Aug 2017	96.62 KB Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 – reconsideration of dismissal of petition for leave to appeal – co-accused of applicant having been granted leave to appeal on petition and having succeeded in his appeal – applicant’s prospects of success on appeal strong – leave to appeal granted. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services v Walus[2017] ZASCA 99 · Parole – application therefor brought by respondent serving sentence of life incarceration for murder in terms of s 136(1) of the Correction...	Supreme Court of Appeal
31 Mar 2017	187.68 KB Conviction and Sentence – special leave to appeal – reasonable prospects of success on appeal against conviction to the high court, and special circumstances present which would justify the grant of special leave to appeal to the high court – failure by the trial court to take account of inconsistencies in written statement and oral testimony of single witness – failure to consider elements of charge of attempt to steal a motor vehicle – leave to appeal to high court granted.[2017] ZASCA 48 · Intellectual property: claim for patent infringement: s 45 Patents Act of 1978: extent of protection determined by wording of claims: claims...	Supreme Court of Appeal
23 Mar 2017	205.47 KB Maintenance of surviving spouse – ss 2 and 3 of the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990 – requisites of Act not satisfied – Special leave to appeal in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 – appeal upheld. Steyn Lyell Maeyane Attorneys v Oelofse[2017] ZASCA 18 · Written undertaking given by a firm of practising attorneys : whether it constituted an unconditional guarantee to make payment itself : hav...	Supreme Court of Appeal
25 Jan 2010	Rikhotso v Premier, Limpopo Province[2021] ZACC 1 · Constitution — section 34 — access to courts Constitution — section 33 — just administrative action	Constitutional Court

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