Flavio Fernandez H/A Loco Vibes Audio and Visual v Otto Graven H/A Monster Mob en Anders (683/10) [2010] ZANCHC 27 (25 June 2010)

Flavio Fernandez H/A Loco Vibes Audio and Visual v Otto Graven H/A Monster Mob en Anders (683/10) [2010] ZANCHC 27 (25 June 2010)

The court found that the requirements for lis pendens were not met, as the parties in the two proceedings were not the same. The third respondent had already disclosed his defence in his opposing affidavit, and no real prejudice would result from having to defend similar issues in both matters. The relief sought...

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Citation
[2010] ZANCHC 27
Parties
Applicant: Flavio Fernandez H/A Loco Vibes Audio and Visual; Respondent: Otto Graven H/A Monster Mob; Respondent: Graven Mining BK; Respondent: Ross Henderson H/A RK Henderson & Associates
Court
Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Case Number
683/10
Procedural Posture
Urgent Application / Application for Amendment of Notice of Motion
Outcome
The application for amendment is granted.
Judges
Majiedt R
Legal Topics
Amendment of Pleadings, Lis Pendens, Joinder of Parties
Civil Procedure Amendment of Pleadings Lis Pendens Joinder of Parties

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Parties

Flavio Fernandez H/A Loco Vibes Audio and Visual

Applicant

Otto Graven H/A Monster Mob

Respondent

Graven Mining BK

Respondent

Ross Henderson H/A RK Henderson & Associates

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Urgent Application / Application for Amendment of Notice of Motion

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be permitted to amend the notice of motion to seek relief against the third respondent.
  2. 2 Whether the opposition by the third respondent based on lis pendens and the creation of a new cause of action is sustainable.
  3. 3 Whether the amendment would prejudice the third respondent.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the requirements for lis pendens were not met, as the parties in the two proceedings were not the same. The third respondent had already disclosed his defence in his opposing affidavit, and no real prejudice would result from having to defend similar issues in both matters. The relief sought against the third respondent was not a new cause of action but was closely connected to the original relief sought and arose from facts disclosed by the first and second respondents. The amendment was necessary for the proper resolution of the dispute and was made in good faith. The court exercised its discretion in favour of granting the amendment, considering the interests of...

Court Disposition

The application for amendment is granted.

Orders

  • The notice of motion under case number 683/2010 is amended by inserting prayers 1.5 and 1.6 after prayer 1.4.
  • Prayer 1.5: The third respondent is ordered to immediately pay the amount of R446,000.00 received from the applicant to the first and/or second respondent.