16 Dec 1987
WO FUNG PAPER MAKING FACTORY LTD v. SAPPI KRAFT (PTY.) LTD
- Citation
- WO FUNG PAPER MAKING FACTORY LTD v. SAPPI KRAFT (PTY.) LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1407/1987
The court held that it possesses inherent jurisdiction to extend time in exceptional circumstances despite O.12 r.8(2) and exercised that power to extend the filing deadline to 30 July because the Registry's refusal to issue/accept documents and consequent administrative disruption justified relief; the court also held that it has inherent jurisdiction and jurisdiction under O.32 r.6 to discharge an ex parte O.11 leave order obtained without full and frank disclosure and, on examination of the material, discharged the ex parte order because the plaintiff failed to disclose material defences a…