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Administrative Law [2025] ZAGPPHC 711

Independent Development Trust v Moepathutse Property Investments (Pty) Ltd (Application for Leave to Appeal) (2024/031868)

Independent Development Trust v Moepathutse Property Investments (Pty) Ltd (Application for Leave to Appeal) (2024/031868) [2025] ZAGPPHC 711 (11 July 2025)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
2024/031868
Judge
SJ Myburgh

The High Court refused IDT leave to appeal, holding that the applicants showed no reasonable prospects of success and that late affidavits were not properly before court.

  • Review Of Tender Award
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Practice Directive Compliance
  • Leave To Appeal Test
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Tender-review
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Civil Procedure [2025] ZAGPJHC 658

Munro Transport CC v Swiegers (A000089/2023)

Munro Transport CC v Swiegers (A000089/2023) [2025] ZAGPJHC 658 (2 July 2025)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
A000089/2023
Judges
M.M Mabesele, Motha

The High Court upheld an appeal, finding the plaintiff failed to prove an oral contract or that an employee had authority to bind Munro Transport CC.

  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Authority Of Agent
  • Oral Contract
  • Magistrates Court Rules
  • Hearsay-evidence
  • Authority-of-agent
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Labour Law [2025] ZALCJHB 287

Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (Reasons) (JR458/22)

Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (Reasons) (JR458/22) [2025] ZALCJHB 287 (24 June 2025)

Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR458/22
Judge
T M Phehane

The Labour Court reinstated a review, refused condonation, and set aside an arbitration award after finding gross irregularities in the commissioner’s conduct.

  • Condonation
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Balance Of Probabilities
  • Gross Irregularity
  • Costs Award
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Labour Law [2025] ZALAC 16

CTP Gravure (Pty) a division of CTP Limited v Statutory Council for Printing Newspaper and Packaging Industry and Others (DA 04/2024)

CTP Gravure (Pty) a division of CTP Limited v Statutory Council for Printing Newspaper and Packaging Industry and Others (DA 04/2024) [2025] ZALAC 16 (20 March 2025)

Court
Labour Appeal Court
Case number
DA 04/2024
Judges
Van Niekerk, Waglay, Mooki

The Labour Appeal Court dismissed a challenge to an arbitration award, holding that a late ruling on hearsay admissibility did not justify review where the case rested on workplace rumour.

  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Arbitration Procedure
  • Legal Representation In Arbitration
  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Section 3 Law Of Evidence Amendment Act
  • Labour-law
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Labour Law [2024] ZALCJHB 452

Filter & Hose Solutions a Division of Hudaco Trading (Pty) Ltd) v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR182/22)

Filter & Hose Solutions a Division of Hudaco Trading (Pty) Ltd) v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR182/22) [2024] ZALCJHB 452 (18 November 2024)

Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR182/22
Judge
F.I Baloyi

The Labour Court condoned a late answering affidavit, but reviewed and set aside a CCMA award after finding hearsay evidence had been improperly handled.

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Condonation
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Remittal For De Novo Hearing
  • Labour-law
  • Unfair-dismissal
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAKZDHC 66

Dlamini v Ntuli and Others (Leave to Appeal) (D4845/2015)

Dlamini v Ntuli and Others (Leave to Appeal) (D4845/2015) [2024] ZAKZDHC 66 (2 October 2024)

Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Durban
Case number
D4845/2015
Judge
Mossop

The High Court refused the fourth defendant’s application for leave to appeal, holding that the transcript was admitted by consent and the appeal had no merit.

  • Leave To Appeal
  • Malicious Prosecution
  • Wrongful Arrest And Detention
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Animus Iniuriandi
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Labour Law [2024] ZALCD 27

Transnet Port Terminals v Sonqishe and Others (D765/2022)

Transnet Port Terminals v Sonqishe and Others (D765/2022) [2024] ZALCD 27 (20 August 2024)

Court
Labour Court Durban
Case number
D765/2022
Judge
Allen-Yaman

Labour Court dismissed a review of an unfair-dismissal award, holding that fraud was not proved because intent to deceive was not established.

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Fraudulent Medical Certificates
  • Retrospective Reinstatement
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Labour-court-review
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Labour Law [2024] ZALAC 16

NUMSA obo Mokase v Nissan South Africa Ltd and Others (JA46/23)

NUMSA obo Mokase v Nissan South Africa Ltd and Others (JA46/23) [2024] ZALAC 16; [2024] 9 BLLR 967 (LAC) (23 April 2024)

Court
Labour Appeal Court
Case number
JA46/2023
Judges
Savage, Mlambo, Jolwana

The Labour Appeal Court dismissed an appeal against findings that a dismissal for threats and intimidation was substantively and procedurally fair.

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Polygraph Evidence
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Unfair-dismissal
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPPHC 374

Minister of Water and Sanitation v Limphota Housing CC (17766/2023)

Minister of Water and Sanitation v Limphota Housing CC (17766/2023) [2024] ZAGPPHC 374 (17 April 2024)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
17766/2023
Judge
SM Maritz

The High Court dismissed the Minister’s application to uplift a bar, finding the founding affidavit was hearsay because the deponent lacked personal knowledge.

  • Upliftment Of Bar
  • Condonation
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
  • Personal Knowledge Of Deponent
  • Specific Performance
  • Upliftment-of-bar
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Delict [2024] ZAECBHC 2

N.K obo U.K v Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health, Eastern Cape (CA 6/2023; 827/2019)

N.K obo U.K v Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health, Eastern Cape (CA 6/2023; 827/2019) [2024] ZAECBHC 2; [2024] 3 All SA 882 (ECB) (9 April 2024)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Bhisho
Case number
CA 6/2023; 827/2019
Judges
Laing, Rusi, Bands

Appeal dismissed in a medical negligence claim involving neonatal brain injury; the court held that the injury probably predated labour and was not caused by the alleged intrapartum negligence.

  • Medical Negligence
  • Causation In Delict
  • Expert Evidence
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Placental Pathology
  • Admissibility Of Hearsay Evidence
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