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Criminal Law [2024] ZAGPPHC 830

Fox v S (A242/22)

Fox v S (A242/22) [2024] ZAGPPHC 830 (29 August 2024)

The High Court dismissed a murder appeal, holding that ballistic and circumstantial evidence showed the appellant fired the fatal shot that killed his wife.

  • Murder
  • Inferential Reasoning
  • Circumstantial Evidence
  • Admission Of New Evidence
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Ballistics Expert Evidence
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Criminal Law [2020] ZAECPEHC 17

Walton v S (CC 9/2017)

Walton v S (CC 9/2017) [2020] ZAECPEHC 17 (9 June 2020)

The High Court granted leave to appeal a murder and related-conviction case, accepting an explanation for delay and noting new evidence about a key witness’s perjury conviction.

  • Leave To Appeal
  • Admission Of New Evidence
  • Credibility Of Witnesses
  • Procedural Irregularity
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • New-evidence-on-appeal
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Criminal Law [2018] ZAGPJHC 698

Porritt v S (A202/2018)

Porritt v S (A202/2018) [2018] ZAGPJHC 698 (10 December 2018)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against final forfeiture and cancellation of bail, holding the appellant failed to explain his 19 June 2017 non-appearance.

  • Bail Forfeiture
  • Criminal Procedure Act
  • Appealability Of Bail Orders
  • Admission Of New Evidence
  • Bail-forfeiture
  • Criminal-procedure
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Competition Law [2018] ZACC 37

S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others (CCT121/17)

S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others (CCT121/17) [2018] ZACC 37; 2018 (12) BCLR 1553 (CC); 2019 (1) SA 370 (CC); [2018] 2 CPLR 411 (CC) (28 September 2018)

The Constitutional Court held that the Competition Commission's statutory investigative powers under Part B of Chapter 5 of the Competition Act remain intact and were not curtailed by the June 2016 order of the Competition Appeal Court. The Commission is authorised to exercise both coercive and non-coercive powers, including interviewing witnesses and compelling production of documents, in investigating whether the SABC-MultiChoice agreement constitutes a notifiable merger. The June 2016 order did not expressly or impliedly restrict the Commission to a desktop review of documents. The Competi…

  • Notifiable Merger
  • Competition Commission Powers
  • Investigation Procedures
  • Court Order Interpretation
  • Public Interest In Merger Control
  • Admission Of New Evidence
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Criminal Law [2018] ZACC 25

Liesching and Others v S (CCT304/16)

Liesching and Others v S (CCT304/16) [2018] ZACC 25; 2018 (11) BCLR 1349 (CC); 2019 (1) SACR 178 (CC); 2019 (4) SA 219 (CC) (29 August 2018)

The Constitutional Court considered whether a witness’s post-trial recantation was an exceptional circumstance under section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act.

  • Leave To Appeal
  • Exceptional Circumstances
  • Recantation Of Evidence
  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Admission Of New Evidence
  • Superior Courts Act
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Labour Law [2015] ZASCA 7

Mkhize v Department of Correctional Services and Others (128/2014)

Mkhize v Department of Correctional Services and Others (128/2014) [2015] ZASCA 7; (2015) 36 ILJ 1447 (SCA) (11 March 2015)

The SCA set aside the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court decisions and remitted an unfair-dismissal dispute for further arbitration after new evidence of false testimony emerged.

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Admission Of New Evidence
  • Arbitration Remittal
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Substantive Fairness
  • Unfair-dismissal
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Criminal Law [2009] ZASCA 117

Jaftha v S (687/2008)

Jaftha v S (687/2008) [2009] ZASCA 117; 2010 (1) SACR 136 (SCA) ; [2010] 1 All SA 403 (SCA) (25 September 2009)

The Supreme Court of Appeal allowed new evidence of post-conviction rehabilitation and, after a ten-year delay, replaced the prison sentence with a fine or imprisonment.

  • Drunken Driving
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Admission Of New Evidence
  • Rehabilitation
  • Magistrates Court Procedure
  • Sentencing-principles
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Family And Children [2005] ZAWCHC 42

Kirkland v Kirkland (A434/04)

Kirkland v Kirkland (A434/04) [2005] ZAWCHC 42; [2005] 3 All SA 353 (C); 2006 (6) SA 144 (C) (10 June 2005)

The appellate court found that the trial judge erred in valuing certain assets, notably appellant's deposit with Barlows, which should have been reduced to reflect the actual loss. The court also held that the values of assets in England should have been adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations between the date of the settlement agreement and the date of judgment. While the parties had agreed on asset values, the court determined that material unforeseen deviations, such as realised sale values and currency changes, were relevant factors under section 7(5)(d) of the Divorce Act. The court decl…

  • Divorce Act Section 7 3
  • Redistribution Of Assets
  • Matrimonial Property
  • Contribution To Estate
  • Costs Award
  • Admission Of New Evidence
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