This matter was brought before me on a certificate of urgency on 25 June 2013. After considering the papers I declined to hear the matter on urgent basis on 26 June 2013. In so declining I remarked as follows: More
This is an application for absolution from the instance which was made by the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case. The plaintiff’s claim is for damages for defamation arising out of alleged communication which was made by the defendant to Stanbic Bank of and concerning the plaintiff. The background facts may be summarised as follows More
In this matter applicants filed an Urgent Chamber Application in terms of which they applied for a stay of execution of a default judgment pending determination of the applicants’ application for rescission of judgment. At the hearing of the application I ruled ex tempore that the matter was not urgent and removed it from the roll of Urgent Applications. The following are detailed reasons for the judgement:-According to applicants’ application the default judgment the subject of their application for rescission of judgment was granted by the High Court at the Pre-Trial Conference held on the 29 March 2022 under case... More
The first respondent is the registered owner of an immovable property known as Lot 2 of Lot 20A Waterfalls Induna which is 4195 square metres in extent. On 25 August 2008 the first respondent gave a mandate to the second respondent to dispose of the property on his behalf. The second respondent is a registered estate agent. It seems as if the second respondent already had buyers on its books for a property such as the first respondent had on offer, because on 26 August 2008 an offer was received from the applicant for the purchase of the property. The... More
Applicant approached the court on an urgent basis seeking restoration of custody in terms of s 5 (2) of the Guardianship of Minors Amendment Act of 2022, pending the finalization of the divorce matter under reference HC 4252/21. More
