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1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court dated 20 December, 2023 dismissing the appellant’s application in which he sought relief in the following terms: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The decision and conduct of the first respondent to cause the cancellation of the applicant’s title deed number 0272/2010 by the third respondent on 1 February 2023 and any subsequent actions in relation to the said deed thereafter be and is hereby declared null and void and set aside. 2. The third respondent be and is hereby ordered to remove and/or cancel the endorsement on... More

The first respondent applied for an interdict under HCH 3126/23 and obtained a default judgment on 4 July 2024. The applicant became aware of the default judgement on 20 July 2024. He has filed this application and another one for rescission of the default judgement under HCH 332/24 The applicant prayed for the order to be stayed pending determination of the rescission appreciation. The application is opposed by the first respondent who raise two permits in limine namely that the application is not urgent and that it has been overtaken by events. In respect of urgency, I agree with the... More

This is an application for the placement of a caveat on a property known as Lot 115 of Lot 26 Lewisam of Lot E Colne Valley Reitfontein (‘the property’). It is common cause that sometime in 2022 the applicant and the first respondent entered into an agreement for the construction of two cluster blocks at the property. A dispute has arisen about the payments allegedly due to the applicant. In consequence thereof, the applicant as plaintiff has in HCH 2797/24 sued out summons against the respondent claiming payments of USD$ 23 461.96 being the total fees for manual labour; USD$6... More

This is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator handed down on 8 August 2024. The arbitrator dismissed the matter after making a finding that there was no evidence that was tendered to prove that an employer / employee relationship ever existed between the applicant and respondent. More

: This is an urgent chamber application for interdictory relief. The terms of the provisional order sought are as follows: “TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT That you show cause to the Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms: - The application be and is hereby granted. The provisional order issued by this court on ........be and is hereby confirmed. The offer letters authored by the 3rd and 4th respondents in the first and second respondents’ favour in respect of stands 41625 and 41626 Mount Pleasant be and are hereby set aside. The agreement... More

This is an opposed chamber application for condonation for late noting of an appeal and for extension of time within which to appeal made in terms of r 60(2) as read with r 61 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 (the Rules). The applicant intends to appeal against the judgement of the Labour Court (the court a quo) handed down on 7 October 2 More

This is an application for condonation and extension of time within which to appeal made in terms of r 43 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018. It is opposed only by the first respondent who has taken a meritless point in limine that the application is fatally defective for failure to furnish the record of proceedings in the High Court. More