50 judgments on file that touch liquidation, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Salungano Group Ltd v Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others; Ndalamo Coal (Pty) Ltd v Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others[2026] ZACC 38 · Companies Act 71 of 2008 — sections 152 and 153 — business rescue proceedings — voting rights — post-commencement creditors Interpretation —... | Constitutional Court |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Habib Overseas Bank Limited (in liquidation) v Crestar Printers and Publishers (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) and Others[2026] ZASCA 136 · Insolvency – suretyship – set-off raised as defence by sureties (banking customers) against an insolvent bank – delay in raising defence of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Oct 2026 | FJ Senekal Inc v The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Others[2026] ZASCA 137 · Insolvency – Insolvency Act of 1936 – s 63(2) – remuneration out of the estate for services rendered by a firm of which the trustee was a di... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 26 Jun 2026 | De Bruyn v The Master of the High Court, Pretoria and Others[2026] ZASCA 92 · Administration of Estates – spousal maintenance claim – Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act of 1990 – Administration of Estates Act of 1965... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Gore v Moollajie NO and Others[2026] ZASCA 82 · Insolvency – s 63(1) of the Insolvency Act of 1936 – remuneration of trustees – joint provisional trustees subsequently appointed as final t... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 May 2026 | Centaur Mining South Africa (Pty) Limited v Sivalutchmee Moodliar N.O. and Others[2026] ZACC 20 | Constitutional Court |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Blue Label Distribution (Pty) Ltd v St Clair Cooper N O and Others[2026] ZASCA 61 · Companies Act of 1973 – liquidation – whether liquidators can rely on s 341(2) of the Companies Act to reclaim payments – amounts alleged to... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Black Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and Others[2026] ZACC 12 · Social grants — invalidity of contract — just and equitable profit determination— judicial review — liquidation — public interest | Constitutional Court |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Showroom Centre (Pty) Ltd and Others v Ronald Kagan[2025] ZASCA 175 · Civil procedure – leave to appeal – reconsideration in terms of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 of refusal of leave to appeal... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Walker and Another v Schabort Potgieter Attorneys Inc and Others (320/2024 and 368/ 2024)[2025] ZASCA 154 · Claim of a company in liquidation for assets recovered by an attorney – attorney’s duty to account and debatement of accounts-whether s 32(1... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Kwadukuza Municipality v Consolidated Aone Trade and Invest 6 (Pty) Ltd [in Liquidation] and Others[2025] ZASCA 86 · Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 (Municipal Systems Act) – whether the high court correctly found that payment made under pro... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 May 2025 | JR 209 Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others v Homeless People Housing Co-Operative Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 63 · Contempt of court – requirements restated – whether conduct met requirements – Co-operatives Act of 2005 – s 72 (1) – whether competent to r... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Resilient Rock (Pty) Ltd v Voltex (Pty) Ltd t/a Atlas Group[2025] ZASCA 33 · Insolvency law – section 347(5) of the Companies Act of 1973 – whether an appeal court has jurisdiction to grant a final winding-up order, w... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Sumeil (Pty) Ltd v Coogal Finance (Pty) Ltd (In Liquidation) and Others[2025] ZASCA 27 · Claim for money payment on application – application of Plascon-Evans rule – Set-off – executory contract – reciprocal obligations – duty of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Du Plessis v Majiedt N O and Others[2025] ZASCA 4 · Insolvency – locus standi of insolvent to sue in his own name – Insolvency Act of 1936 – trustees were the correct persons to take action –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Dec 2024 | Superior Macadamias (Pty) Ltd and Others v Emvest Agricultural Corporation (Mauritius) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 182 · Winding up – locus standi – creditor – failure to prove indebtedness of respondent. Winding up – shareholder – just and equitable – dormant... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Macneil Plastics (Pty) Ltd v Van den Heever N O and Others[2024] ZASCA 181 · Liquidation – Company placed in liquidation due to inability to pay its debts – payment made by company to its creditor after the commenceme... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 2 Oct 2024 | The Prudential Authority v Dlamini and Another[2024] ZASCA 133 · Provisional sequestration order sought on the grounds of s and s of the Banks Act of 1990 – prima facie proof of non-compliance with the Pru... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Nyhonyha N O and Others v NDPP (972; 973 & 974/22)[2024] ZASCA 113 · Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 – trust assets – realisable property in terms of s 14 – restraining orders in respect of prope... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Eamonn Courtney v Izak Johannes Boshoff NO & Others[2024] ZASCA 104 · Insolvency law — order of final sequestration not preceded by provisional order — order not a nullity — valid until set aside by a court of... | 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 |
| 31 May 2024 | Goedverwachting Farm (Pty) Ltd v Roux and Others[2024] ZASCA 83 · Land tenure – Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 – whether the respondents were occupiers as defined – no evidence of commercial fa... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 27 May 2024 | Botha N O and Others v Jonker and Others[2024] ZASCA 78 · Liquidation – close corporation – first meeting of creditors and members of close corporation summoned more than one-month after date of fin... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Organi Mark (Pty) Ltd v Goolam Nabi Ebrahim Akoodie and Another[2024] ZASCA 44 · Whether a South African high court has jurisdiction to consider and determine a claim under s 361 of the Swaziland Companies Act of 2009 aga... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Mar 2024 | Centaur Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Cloete Murray N O and Others[2024] ZASCA 34 · Rescission in terms of rule 42(1)(a) of the Uniform Rules of Court of default judgment granted under s 20(9) of the Companies Act of 2008 –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Standard Bank of South Africa Limited v Swartz and Others[2024] ZASCA 28 · Practice and procedure – application for business rescue – no leave given to intervene and bring such application – no application before co... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Murray and Others NNO v Ntombela and Others[2024] ZASCA 24 · Review – whether it is competent for a court to compel delivery of a rule record before determining whether what is before it is a review as... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 9 Feb 2024 | Cohen v Absa Bank Limited[2024] ZASCA 16 · Insolvency law – Interpretation – s 31(2) read with s of the Insolvency Act of 1936 – whether a surety has locus standi to invoke s 31(2) to... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Sep 2023 | Jacolien Barnard NO and Another v National Consumer Tribunal and Another[2023] ZASCA 121 · Section 148(2)(b) of the National Credit Act of 2005 – jurisdictional factor of applicant’s participation in hearing before National 2 Consu... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Media summary Strategic Partners Group (Pty) Ltd and Others v The Liquidators of Ilima Group (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) and Others[2023] ZASCA 27 · Company Law – shareholder liquidated – rights of liquidators to information – not limited to rights of shareholder – rights under s 414 and... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Jan 2023 | South African Reserve Bank and Another v Johnine Winsome Elisie Maddocks N O and Another[2023] ZASCA 4 · Exchange Control Regulations of the Currency and Exchanges Act,1933 – Legal consequences of a forfeiture order issued in terms of Regulation... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Oct 2022 | Southern Sky Hotel and Leisure (Pty) Ltd and Others v Southern Sky Food Enterprises (Pty) Ltd[2022] ZASCA 134 · Whether agreement concluded by liquidators for the sale of the property of a company in liquidation is invalid by virtue of the provisions o... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Oct 2022 | Mazars Recovery & Restructuring (Pty) Ltd and Others v Montic Dairy (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) and Others[2022] ZASCA 135 · Company Law – business rescue – whether payments made to the business rescue practitioners after the conversion of business rescue proceedin... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Feb 2022 | Cash Paymaster Services (Pty) Limited (In Liquidation) and Others v Freedom Under Law NPC & Others[2022] ZACC 2 · Joinder — direct and substantial interest — such not shown Variation of order — provisional liquidators — section 359(1)(a) of Companies Act... | 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 |
| 11 Oct 2021 | 12/8/0020425) and Others[2021] ZASCA 144 · Application for interim interdict – whether requirements for interim order were met – whether the appellant should have brought a separate p... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Ingosstrakh v Global Aviation Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others[2021] ZASCA 69 · Civil Procedure – default judgment – appellant under bar – whether good cause shown for upliftment thereof. Contract – jurisdiction – where... | 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 |
| 29 Oct 2019 | Shabangu v Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa and Others[2019] ZACC 42 · Land and Agricultural Development Bank Act 15 of 2002 — invalid loan agreement with organ of state — acknowledgment of debt — compromise or... | Constitutional Court |
| 23 Aug 2019 | Afgri Grain Marketing (Pty) Ltd v Trustees for the time being of Copenship Bulkers A/S (in liquidation) and Others[2019] ZASCA 104 · Variation of costs order granted in error. | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 May 2019 | Afgri Grain Marketing (Pty) Ltd v Trustees for the time being of Copenship Bulkers A/S (in liquidation) and Others[2019] ZASCA 67 · Security arrest in terms of s 5(3)(a) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 – such restricted to property existing at the... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 Dec 2018 | - Starways Trading v Pearl Island Trading[2018] ZASCA 177 | 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 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Mantis Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Eastern Cape Development Corporation & others[2018] ZASCA 95 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 May 2018 | De Villiers v GJN Trust[2018] ZASCA 80 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Mar 2018 | John Walker Pools v Consolidated Aone Trade & Invest 6 (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) & another[2018] ZASCA 12 · Application for leave to appeal – whether proposed appeal would have any practical effect or result – such to be determined without referenc... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
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