Absa Bank and Another v Naidoo (2570/2021P) [2022] ZAKZPHC 71 (15 November 2022)

Absa Bank and Another v Naidoo (2570/2021P) [2022] ZAKZPHC 71 (15 November 2022)

The court found that the joinder of the two plaintiffs was permissible under Uniform rule 10(1), as their claims, though based on different causes of action, depended on substantially the same facts and legal questions. The first plaintiff's claim against the defendant was not extinguished by making demand on the second plaintiff under the guarantee; security is provided to give the creditor additional options, not to forfeit rights against the original debtor. Regarding the second plaintiff, the court accepted that the guarantee constituted a credit guarantee under the National Credit Act, but, in terms of section 40(6)(b), such guarantees are disregarded for the purposes of registration...

Citation
[2022] ZAKZPHC 71
Parties
Plaintiff: Absa Bank; Plaintiff: Absa Home Loans Guarantee Company (RF) Pty Ltd; Defendant: Katpakarasi Naidoo
Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
15 November 2022
Case Number
2570/2021P
Procedural Posture
Civil Procedure / Exception to Particulars of Claim
Outcome
Both exceptions raised by the defendant are dismissed with costs.
Judges
Mossop
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Credit Provider Registration, National Credit Act, Guarantee and Indemnity, Exception Procedure
Civil Procedure Banking and Finance Commercial and Corporate Joinder of Parties Credit Provider Registration National Credit Act Guarantee and Indemnity Exception Procedure

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Parties

Absa Bank

Plaintiff

Absa Home Loans Guarantee Company (RF) Pty Ltd

Plaintiff

Katpakarasi Naidoo

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Procedure / Exception to Particulars of Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiffs' particulars of claim disclose a cause of action against the defendant.
  2. 2 Whether the first plaintiff's claim against the defendant is extinguished by making demand on the second plaintiff under the guarantee.
  3. 3 Whether the second plaintiff is required to be registered as a credit provider under the National Credit Act.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the joinder of the two plaintiffs was permissible under Uniform rule 10(1), as their claims, though based on different causes of action, depended on substantially the same facts and legal questions. The first plaintiff's claim against the defendant was not extinguished by making demand on the second plaintiff under the guarantee; security is provided to give the creditor additional options, not to forfeit rights against the original debtor. Regarding the second plaintiff, the court accepted that the guarantee constituted a credit guarantee under the National Credit Act, but, in terms of section 40(6)(b), such guarantees are disregarded for the purposes of registration...

Court Disposition

Both exceptions raised by the defendant are dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • Both the defendant’s exceptions are dismissed with costs.