Latest Topical Case Reports – 14th November 2022
MAREVA INJUNCTION
Civil procedure – Mareva injunction – Interdict sui generis in South Africa – SARS wishing to preserve assets for claim on customs liabilities...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 6th November 2022
DUTY OF RUNNERS IN RACE
Delict – Running race – Plaintiff knocked down by athlete – Race through area where non-runners to be expected –...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 31st October 2022
RAF – PAST MEDICAL EXPENSES
Motor collisions – Road Accident Fund – Directive within Fund to reject claims for past medical expenses when paid by...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 24th October 2022
CHILD’S BEST INTERESTS
Family – Children – Mother seeking to relocate to the UK with the child – Acrimonious relationship between mother and father –...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 10th October 2022
PAJA AND BUILDING PLANS
Administrative law – Building plans – Refusal of approval by municipality – Refurbishment of petrol station – Error of law in...
Fiduciary-related court case summaries by FISA
The Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA) has developed an extensive archive of court case summaries relating to fiduciary matters. The summaries are written...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 3rd October 2022
SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND AMENDED RULE 32
Civil procedure – Summary judgment – Divergence in defences raised in affidavit and plea – Not bona fide if...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 26th September 2022
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
Family – Children – International abduction – Resisting return to foreign country – Physical or psychological harm or intolerable situation – Found...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 19th September 2022
RESCISSION BY PERSON NOT A PARTY
Civil procedure – Default judgment – Property attached – Rescission application by owner who was not defendant – Locus...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 12th September 2022
DEFAMATION AND LIST OF RAPISTS
Defamation – Inclusion on list of rapists – University memorial service for slain student – Defendant did not believe it to...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 5th September 2022
PAJA AND SEISMIC SURVEY
Administrative law – Review – Decision to grant exploration right – Seismic survey off West Coast – Bias and exhaustion of...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 29th August 2022
KILL THE BOER AND HATE SPEECH
Hate speech – Kill the boer song – Call the fire-brigade song – Song to be located within political...
