Groupline Projects (Pty) Ltd and Another v Aviocean Global (Pty) Ltd and Another (Leave to Appeal ) (24139/2020) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1508 (18 September 2023)

Groupline Projects (Pty) Ltd and Another v Aviocean Global (Pty) Ltd and Another (Leave to Appeal ) (24139/2020) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1508 (18 September 2023)

The court found that the applicants failed to demonstrate reasonable prospects of success for an appeal, as the underlying issues of the rescission application were moot due to the payment of the judgment debt. The appeal would be academic and have no practical effect. The costs order, including the de bonis propriis order against the applicants' attorneys, was a proper exercise of judicial discretion, and no exceptional circumstances or misdirection were shown. Procedural defects in the application for leave to appeal did not preclude consideration on the merits, but the application nonetheless failed to meet the statutory threshold for leave to appeal under section 17(1)(a) of the...

Citation
[2023] ZAGPJHC 1508
Parties
Applicant: Groupline Projects (Pty) Ltd; Applicant: Ramokone Thandy Mokgobu; Respondent: Aviocean Global (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: The Sheriff Kempton Park
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
18 September 2023
Case Number
24139/2020
Procedural Posture
Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Dismissal of Rescission Application and Costs Order
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.
Judges
E F Dippenaar
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Costs Order, Rescission of Judgment, Stay of Execution
Civil Procedure Leave to Appeal Costs Order Rescission of Judgment Stay of Execution

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Parties

Groupline Projects (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Ramokone Thandy Mokgobu

Applicant

Aviocean Global (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

The Sheriff Kempton Park

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Dismissal of Rescission Application and Costs Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants have demonstrated reasonable prospects of success for leave to appeal.
  2. 2 Whether the appeal would have any practical effect given the mootness of the underlying issues.
  3. 3 Whether the costs order, including the de bonis propriis order against the applicants' attorneys, was correctly granted.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants failed to demonstrate reasonable prospects of success for an appeal, as the underlying issues of the rescission application were moot due to the payment of the judgment debt. The appeal would be academic and have no practical effect. The costs order, including the de bonis propriis order against the applicants' attorneys, was a proper exercise of judicial discretion, and no exceptional circumstances or misdirection were shown. Procedural defects in the application for leave to appeal did not preclude consideration on the merits, but the application nonetheless failed to meet the statutory threshold for leave to appeal under section 17(1)(a) of the...

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.