Docmania Six BK h/a DLB Cleaning and Gardening Services v Segabokeng JV Poloko Trading 514 Gesamentlike Onderneming and Anders (336/2010) [2010] ZAFSHC 14 (5 February 2010)

Docmania Six BK h/a DLB Cleaning and Gardening Services v Segabokeng JV Poloko Trading 514 Gesamentlike Onderneming and Anders (336/2010) [2010] ZAFSHC 14 (5 February 2010)

The court found that the applicant failed to disclose the existence and status of a pending similar application (1789/2009) between the same parties, which was material to the determination of urgency and the appropriateness of ex parte relief. This omission breached the applicant's duty of full and frank disclosure...

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Citation
[2010] ZAFSHC 14
Parties
Applicant: Docmania Six BK h/a DLB Cleaning and Gardening Services; Respondent: Segabokeng JV Poloko Trading 541 Gesamentlike Onderneming; Respondent: Segabokeng Konstruksie; Respondent: Poloko Trading 541 BK; Respondent: ABSA Bank Beperk
Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Case Number
336/2010
Procedural Posture
Urgent Application / Reconsideration of Ex Parte Urgent Order
Outcome
The urgent ex parte order granted on 22 January 2010 is set aside due to material non-disclosure by the applicant.
Judges
Van Zyl, R
Legal Topics
Ex Parte Applications, Urgent Interdict, Lis Pendens, Disclosure Obligation, Costs De Bonis Propriis
Civil Procedure Commercial and Corporate Ex Parte Applications Urgent Interdict Lis Pendens Disclosure Obligation Costs De Bonis Propriis

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Parties

Docmania Six BK h/a DLB Cleaning and Gardening Services

Applicant

Segabokeng JV Poloko Trading 541 Gesamentlike Onderneming

Respondent

Segabokeng Konstruksie

Respondent

Poloko Trading 541 BK

Respondent

ABSA Bank Beperk

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Urgent Application / Reconsideration of Ex Parte Urgent Order

  1. 1 Whether the applicant failed to disclose material facts in its ex parte urgent application.
  2. 2 Whether the existence of a pending similar application (lis pendens) should have been disclosed to the court.
  3. 3 Whether the urgent order granted ex parte should be set aside due to non-disclosure.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant failed to disclose the existence and status of a pending similar application (1789/2009) between the same parties, which was material to the determination of urgency and the appropriateness of ex parte relief. This omission breached the applicant's duty of full and frank disclosure in ex parte proceedings. The court held that such non-disclosure, even if negligent, justified the setting aside of the urgent order granted on 22 January 2010. The court further determined that the applicant's legal representatives should be given an opportunity to make submissions regarding the appropriateness of a costs order de bonis propriis, but that the costs of the...

Court Disposition

The urgent ex parte order granted on 22 January 2010 is set aside due to material non-disclosure by the applicant.

Orders

  • The order granted by Cillié, R on 22 January 2010 is set aside.
  • The third respondent's costs of the application, including the costs of reconsideration, are to be paid de bonis propriis on an attorney and client scale by the applicant's advocate and attorney of first instance, jointly and severally, alternatively by the applicant, subject to further determination.