Pretorius and Another v Transport Pension Fund and Others (42355/2015) [2016] ZAGPPHC 352 (13 May 2016)

Pretorius and Another v Transport Pension Fund and Others (42355/2015) [2016] ZAGPPHC 352 (13 May 2016)

The court held that the exceptions to claim 2 (legacy debt) and claim 3 (unlawful donation) must be dismissed, as the pleadings disclose sufficient causes of action and any technical objections can be addressed at trial. However, the exception to claim 1 regarding failure to identify the terms of the promise is upheld, as the particulars lack material details such as duration, beneficiaries, and enforceability of the promise. The exception to the claim based on unlawful state conduct is upheld because the plaintiffs failed to plead administrative action and did not comply with PAJA. The exception to the unfair labour practice claim is upheld in part, as the particulars lack necessary...

Citation
[2016] ZAGPPHC 352
Parties
Plaintiff: Johan Pieter Hendrik Pretorius; Plaintiff: Montana David Kwapa; Defendant: Transport Pension Fund; Defendant: Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund; Defendant: Transnet Limited
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
13 May 2016
Case Number
42355/2015
Procedural Posture
Exception Application / Judgment on Exceptions to Amended Particulars of Claim
Judges
M F Legodi
Legal Topics
Exception Procedure, Unfair Labour Practice, Fiduciary Duty, Legitimate Expectation, Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, Pension Fund Rules
Civil Procedure Labour Law Commercial and Corporate Exception Procedure Unfair Labour Practice Fiduciary Duty Legitimate Expectation Promotion of Administrative Justice Act +1 more

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Parties

Johan Pieter Hendrik Pretorius

Plaintiff

Montana David Kwapa

Plaintiff

Transport Pension Fund

Defendant

Transnet Second Defined Benefit Fund

Defendant

Transnet Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Exception Application / Judgment on Exceptions to Amended Particulars of Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiffs' amended particulars of claim disclose causes of action for each of the three claims.
  2. 2 Whether the particulars of claim are vague and embarrassing or lack necessary averments.
  3. 3 Whether the claims are bad in law due to failure to plead administrative action or unfair labour practice.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the exceptions to claim 2 (legacy debt) and claim 3 (unlawful donation) must be dismissed, as the pleadings disclose sufficient causes of action and any technical objections can be addressed at trial. However, the exception to claim 1 regarding failure to identify the terms of the promise is upheld, as the particulars lack material details such as duration, beneficiaries, and enforceability of the promise. The exception to the claim based on unlawful state conduct is upheld because the plaintiffs failed to plead administrative action and did not comply with PAJA. The exception to the unfair labour practice claim is upheld in part, as the particulars lack necessary...