Dream World Investments 401 (Pty) Ltd v SMD Technologies (Pty) Ltd (55460/2020) [2024] ZAGPPHC 907 (11 September 2024)

Dream World Investments 401 (Pty) Ltd v SMD Technologies (Pty) Ltd (55460/2020) [2024] ZAGPPHC 907 (11 September 2024)

The court held that the defendant's objections to the proposed amendment, based on clauses 15 and 16 of the written agreement, are unfounded and unsustainable. Clause 15 does not necessarily apply to the alleged implied or tacit term regarding CE marking and certification, and its applicability should be determined at trial with full evidence. Clause 16, interpreted in context, does not preclude the plaintiff's claim, as the alleged defect relates to resale suitability rather than the ordinary use of the thermometers. The court found that the objections raised do not render the amended particulars of claim excipiable and granted the plaintiff leave to amend its particulars of claim. Costs...

Citation
[2024] ZAGPPHC 907
Parties
Plaintiff: Dream World Investments 401 (Pty) Ltd; Defendant: SMD Technologies (Pty) Ltd
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
11 September 2024
Case Number
55460/2020
Procedural Posture
Leave to Amend / Application for Leave to Amend Particulars of Claim
Outcome
Leave to amend granted; costs reserved.
Judges
Lingenfelder
Legal Topics
Amendment of Pleadings, Contractual Terms, Exclusion of Liability, Interpretation of Contracts
Civil Procedure Commercial and Corporate Amendment of Pleadings Contractual Terms Exclusion of Liability Interpretation of Contracts

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Parties

Dream World Investments 401 (Pty) Ltd

Plaintiff

SMD Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Leave to Amend / Application for Leave to Amend Particulars of Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiff should be granted leave to amend its particulars of claim as proposed.
  2. 2 Whether the amended particulars of claim would be excipiable due to exclusion clauses in the written agreement.
  3. 3 Whether clauses 15 and 16 of the written agreement preclude the plaintiff's claim for damages based on alleged implied or tacit terms.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the defendant's objections to the proposed amendment, based on clauses 15 and 16 of the written agreement, are unfounded and unsustainable. Clause 15 does not necessarily apply to the alleged implied or tacit term regarding CE marking and certification, and its applicability should be determined at trial with full evidence. Clause 16, interpreted in context, does not preclude the plaintiff's claim, as the alleged defect relates to resale suitability rather than the ordinary use of the thermometers. The court found that the objections raised do not render the amended particulars of claim excipiable and granted the plaintiff leave to amend its particulars of claim. Costs...

Court Disposition

Leave to amend granted; costs reserved.

Orders

  • The plaintiff is granted leave to amend its particulars of claim in terms of the notice of motion dated 26 May 2023.
  • The plaintiff shall deliver its amended pages of the particulars of claim within 10 days of the date of this order.