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Edward Nathan Sonnenberg Inc v Judith Mary Hawarden (421/2023) [2024] ZASCA 90 (10 June 2024)
Liability for pure economic loss caused by omission is not prima facie wrongful, and liability should only be imposed if public or legal policy considerations necessitate holding the defendant liable for the resulting damages.
Ross Shepstone
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Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Limited v Living Hands (Pty) Ltd and Others (18/2023) [2024] ZASCA 75 (16 May 2024)
OMUT did not owe a duty to the Trust and its beneficiaries to prevent the loss caused by the first plaintiff's directors' criminal actions, and OMUT's conduct was neither wrongful nor negligent. The plaintiffs failed to establish the necessary elements of delictual liability, leading to the dismissal of their claim.
Ross Shepstone