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Bandra Investments CC and Another v Chetwynd-Palmer and Others [2023] ZAKZPHC 116 (18 October 2023)
Did the applicants provide sufficient grounds for the late filing of their review application and for the postponement of the hearing, and should the court grant condonation for the delay in accordance with the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act?
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Venmop 275 (Pty) Ltd and Another v Cleverland Projects (Pty) and Another (2014/14286) [2015] ZAGPJHC 176; 2016 (1) SA 78 (GJ) (3 August 2015)
Litigants who burden the court with excessive irrelevant material should not complain about the quality of the court's decision, as they contributed to obscuring the relevant issues by their conduct.
Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership and Another v Hopeson and Others (2022/045978) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1361; 2024 (2) SA 550 (GJ) (24 November 2023)
Amendments to pleadings: An interpretation of Section 157(1)(d) to allow creditors to seek delinquent director declarations under Section 162 if they can demonstrate that they act in the public interest.
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Estate Late James Stransham-Ford and Others [2016] ZASCA 197; [2017] 1 All SA 354 (SCA); 2017 (3) BCLR 364 (SCA); 2017 (3) SA 152 (SCA) (6 December 2016)
This appeal deals with mootness. Mootness is the term used to describe the situation where events overtake matters after judgment has been delivered, so that further consideration of the case by way of appeal will not produce a judgment having any practical effect.
Member of The Executive Council for Health Gauteng Province v Solomons [2023] ZAGPJHC 739; 2023 (6) SA 601 (GJ) (27 June 2023)
The core legal principle underlying the decision is that patient confidentiality is a just excuse for non-compliance with a subpoena duces tecum under South African law. Compare Divine Inspiration Trading 205 (Pty) Ltd v Gordon and Others 2021 (4) SA 206 (WCC)
Petersen and Others v CPLM Exports CC [2023] ZAGPJHC 747; 2023 (5) SA 555 (GJ) (30 June 2023)
The granting of a rescission of default judgment and leave to defend in a prior application does not automatically preclude a plaintiff from seeking summary judgment in a subsequent application.