Leshika v SB Guarantee Company (RF) Proprietary Limited (2023-037065) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1030 (10 October 2024)

Leshika v SB Guarantee Company (RF) Proprietary Limited (2023-037065) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1030 (10 October 2024)

The court held that the indemnity agreement between the Applicant and Respondent is not a credit agreement as contemplated by section 8 of the National Credit Act. The Respondent is not a credit provider and is not subject to the obligations imposed by the NCA, including the requirement to conduct an affordability assessment. The defence of reckless lending is only available against a credit provider, which in this case is Standard Bank, not the Respondent. The Applicant failed to demonstrate that the indemnity agreement falls within any category of credit agreement under the NCA. The authorities cited confirm the distinction between indemnity agreements and credit agreements. The...

Citation
[2024] ZAGPJHC 1030
Parties
Applicant: Rose Mosika Leshika; Respondent: SB Guarantee Company (RF) Proprietary Limited
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
10 October 2024
Case Number
2023-037065
Procedural Posture
Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Dismissal of Reckless Lending Defence and Order Declaring Property Executable.
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.
Judges
S. Van Aswegen
Legal Topics
National Credit Act, Reckless Lending, Indemnity Agreement, Mortgage Bond, Affordability Assessment
Civil Procedure Banking and Finance National Credit Act Reckless Lending Indemnity Agreement Mortgage Bond Affordability Assessment

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Parties

Rose Mosika Leshika

Applicant

SB Guarantee Company (RF) Proprietary Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Dismissal of Reckless Lending Defence and Order Declaring Property Executable.

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an indemnity agreement constitutes a credit agreement under the National Credit Act.
  2. 2 Whether the defence of reckless lending applies to the enforcement of an indemnity agreement.
  3. 3 Whether the Respondent was obliged to conduct an affordability assessment under section 81(2) of the NCA.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the indemnity agreement between the Applicant and Respondent is not a credit agreement as contemplated by section 8 of the National Credit Act. The Respondent is not a credit provider and is not subject to the obligations imposed by the NCA, including the requirement to conduct an affordability assessment. The defence of reckless lending is only available against a credit provider, which in this case is Standard Bank, not the Respondent. The Applicant failed to demonstrate that the indemnity agreement falls within any category of credit agreement under the NCA. The authorities cited confirm the distinction between indemnity agreements and credit agreements. The...

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

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