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Judgments on summons

49 judgments on file that touch summons, newest first, each with the court's own file.

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25 Sep 2026 Ad All CC v Kapa Bokoni Trading and Projects 10 CC[2026] ZASCA 124 · Unjustified enrichment – illegal contract – statutory illegality – s 20(1)(a) of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act of 2001 – cond... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Aug 2026 Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Ntabankulu Local Municipality[2026] ZASCA 112 · Civil Procedure – rescission of judgment – Uniform Rule 42(1)(a) – whether the appellant has met the requirements for rescission in terms of... 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
14 Apr 2026 Gorr Assist (Pty) Ltd v Bayport Securitisation (RF) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 51 · Appeal – application for special leave to appeal – condonation – whether reasonable prospects of success on appeal – determining factual bas... 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
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
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
17 Sep 2025 Tight Business Enterprise CC v Petrus Johannes Lordan NO & Others[2025] ZASCA 133 · Civil Procedure – special plea – Prescription Act of 1969 – whether prescription begins to run on the date of signing an agreement or on the... Supreme Court of Appeal
14 May 2025 Steyn and Another v Venter and Others[2025] ZASCA 59 · Prescription Act of 1969 – Close Corporations Act of 1984 – whether claims instituted by the first and second respondents against the appell... 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
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
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
11 Dec 2024 Smith v The Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund Board[2024] ZASCA 170 · The Attorneys Act of 1979 – whether funds were ‘entrusted’, as contemplated in s 26(a) of the Attorneys Act – applicability of s 47(1)(g) –... 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
17 Oct 2024 Polovin v The Director of Public Prosecutions and Others[2024] ZASCA 140 · Criminal law and procedure – private prosecution – review – whether leave to appeal should be granted in terms of s 17(2)(b) read with s 17(... Supreme Court of Appeal
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
30 Sep 2024 Die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika and Others v Die Wilge Hervormde Gemeente and Others[2024] ZASCA 128 · Civil procedure – whether intervening parties should be joined in application for leave to appeal – whether high court misdirected itself in... Supreme Court of Appeal
15 Aug 2024 Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Limited v Mafate N.O.[2024] ZACC 16 Constitutional Court
25 Jul 2024 Estelle Le Roux and Another v Dielemaar Holdings (Cape) Pty Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 118 · Contract law – contractual claim involving issues of suretyships – special plea of prescription and res judicata – whether the claim in the... 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
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
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
6 May 2024 Minister of Police v Miya[2024] ZASCA 71 Supreme Court of Appeal
25 Apr 2024 Tumelo Mafisa v Road Accident Fund[2024] ZACC 4 · Road Accident Fund — settlement agreement — High Court’s unilateral alteration of settlement agreement irregular and improper Constitutional Court
12 Apr 2024 Petrus Johannes Bestbier and Others v Nedbank Limited[2024] ZACC 2 · Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 — Rule 46A of Uniform Rules of Court — residential property — party who may be affected Constitutional Court
4 Apr 2024 Mhlari NO and Others v Nedbank Limited[2024] ZASCA 39 · Unjust enrichment ─ conditio indebiti and conditio sine causa specialis ─ when available ─ not required to plead reliance on one to the excl... Supreme Court of Appeal
20 Mar 2024 SAP SE v Systems Applications Consultants (Pty) Ltd t/a Securinfo and Another[2024] ZASCA 26 · Application for recusal – reasonable apprehension of bias – trial judge – misconceiving the issue in the evidence – preventing counsel from... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Feb 2024 Lindsey and Others v Conteh[2024] ZASCA 13 · Private international law – enforceability of foreign judgment – civil procedure – provisional sentence – liquidity. 3 _____________________... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Nov 2023 Ciba Packaging (Pty) Ltd t/a Cibapac v Timelink Cargo (Pty) Ltd[2023] ZASCA 161 · Civil procedure – appealability of dismissal of an exception – restatement of principles. Supreme Court of Appeal
12 Jul 2023 South African Council of Educators v Deon Scheepers and Others[2023] ZACC 23 · South African Council of Educators — professional discipline Constitutional Court
29 Jun 2023 Centre for Child Law v Schutte and Others[2023] ZACC 22 · Section 4 of the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act 24 of 1987 — unfair discrimination — parental rights –– unmarried parents Constitutional Court
20 Apr 2023 Cohen N O & Others v Deans[2023] ZASCA 56 · Summary judgment - particulars of claim based upon incorrect trust deed - plaintiff verified an incorrect cause of action - defendants discl... Supreme Court of Appeal
14 Nov 2022 Reddell and Others v Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Limited and Others[2022] ZACC 38 · Defamation — constitutionality of awarding general damages to trading corporations — partially unconstitutional — public discourse on issues... Constitutional Court
13 Oct 2022 Land and Agricultural Bank of South Africa v The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform and Others[2022] ZASCA 133 · Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 – civil recovery of property under chapter 6 – exclusion of ‘interest’ in property from operat... Supreme Court of Appeal
6 Oct 2022 Limpopo v Leboho[2022] ZASCA 131 · Contract – calculation of leave days – jurisdiction of the courts – clause 14.1 of the collective agreement between the parties – difference... Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Sep 2022 Zurich Insurance Company South Africa Ltd v Gauteng Provincial Government[2022] ZASCA 127 · Insurance contract – damage to rock mass when tunnels for Gautrain Rapid Rail System constructed – whether insured’s claim had prescribed –... Supreme Court of Appeal
15 Jul 2022 Minister of Police and Others v Samuel Molokwane[2022] ZASCA 111 · Civil Procedure – s 2(2) of State Liability Act of 1957 –– whether failure to serve summons against Minister of Police on State Attorney nul... Supreme Court of Appeal
17 Feb 2022 Mineral Sands Resources Propriety Limited and Another v Christine Reddell and Others[2022] ZACC 37 · Defamation — abuse of process — SLAPP suit defence — ulterior purpose — consideration of the merits Constitutional Court
11 Jun 2021 Van Heerden & Brummer Inc v Bath[2021] ZASCA 80 · Prescription Act of 1969 – firm of attorneys sued for damages arising out of drafting of an ante-nuptial contract subsequently found to be i... 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 Nov 2020 Madibeng Local Municipality v Public Investment Corporation Ltd[2020] ZASCA 157 · Claims for payments of debts – quantum admitted or deemed to be admitted on the pleadings – Prescription Act of 1969 – s 11(b) – the Public... Supreme Court of Appeal
16 Sep 2020 Investec Bank Limited v Erf 436 Elandspoort (Pty) Ltd and Others[2020] ZASCA 104 · Prescription Act of 1969 – s of the Act – whether series of payments in terms of agreement between creditor and debtor were acknowledgements... Supreme Court of Appeal
26 May 2020 Mans v Mans[2020] ZACC 9 · Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 — section 21 — postnuptial agreement — without sanction of a court — leave to appeal — interests of just... Constitutional Court
22 Aug 2019 De Klerk v Minister of Police[2019] ZACC 32 · Delict — unlawful detention — legal causation — unlawful remand Constitutional Court
28 Sep 2018 S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others[2018] ZACC 37 · Competition Act 89 of 1998 — notifiable merger — Competition Commission — investigatory powers — Part B of Chapter 5 of the Competition Act... Constitutional Court
1 Jun 2018 Road Accident Fund v Masindi[2018] ZASCA 94 Supreme Court of Appeal
28 Jan 2010 Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector Including Organs of State v President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma[2021] ZACC 2 · Section 3 of the Commissions Act 8 of 1947 — the power of a commission to compel a witness to appear before it — urgent application — direct... Constitutional Court

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