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Commercial And Corporate [2025] ZAGPJHC 674

Naledi Coal and Logistics (Pty) Ltd v Li Coal Clean Coal Gasification (Pty) Ltd (2024/075293)

Naledi Coal and Logistics (Pty) Ltd v Li Coal Clean Coal Gasification (Pty) Ltd (2024/075293) [2025] ZAGPJHC 674 (7 May 2025)

The High Court held the respondent liable to reimburse coal transport costs incurred by the applicant acting on a mandate to arrange logistics.

  • Agency Relationship
  • Mandate Contract
  • Reimbursement Of Expenses
  • Motion Proceedings
  • Contamination Defence
  • Agency-law
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Commercial And Corporate [2024] ZAKZDHC 73

Engen Petroleum Limited v Don Kissoon Group (D60/23)

Engen Petroleum Limited v Don Kissoon Group (D60/23) [2024] ZAKZDHC 73 (17 October 2024)

The High Court granted provisional winding up of Don Kissoon Group after finding Engen was a creditor and the debt was not genuinely disputed.

  • Winding Up Of Company
  • Credit Facility Dispute
  • Locus Standi
  • Certificate Of Balance
  • Agency Relationship
  • Commercial Insolvency
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Commercial And Corporate [2024] ZAWCHC 293

K Seven Investments CC v Anchorprops 162 (Pty) Ltd and Others (1783/2022)

K Seven Investments CC v Anchorprops 162 (Pty) Ltd and Others (1783/2022) [2024] ZAWCHC 293 (8 October 2024)

The High Court dismissed K Seven Investments CC’s claim for a fee, holding it acted as an estate agent without the required fidelity fund certificate.

  • Estate Agency Affairs Act
  • Fidelity Fund Certificate Requirement
  • Effective Cause
  • Remuneration Entitlement
  • Contractual Fee Agreement
  • Agency Relationship
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Commercial And Corporate [2023] ZAGPPHC 1906

Bell Equipment SA Ltd v BZ Solutions Africa (Pty) Ltd (007896/2022)

Bell Equipment SA Ltd v BZ Solutions Africa (Pty) Ltd (007896/2022) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1906 (16 November 2023)

The High Court granted a winding-up order after finding the respondent owed an unpaid balance for equipment and had not shown a bona fide dispute.

  • Winding Up Of Company
  • Commercial Insolvency
  • Bona Fide Dispute
  • Agency Relationship
  • Section 345 Companies Act
  • Winding-up-of-company
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Civil Procedure [2023] ZAMPMBHC 22

Du Toit and Others v Du Toit-Smuts & Partners and Another (4748/2021)

Du Toit and Others v Du Toit-Smuts & Partners and Another (4748/2021) [2023] ZAMPMBHC 22 (12 April 2023)

The court found that the applicants’ claim for the return of the R25,000.00 reservation deposit had prescribed under the Prescription Act, as more than three years had elapsed since the debt became due, either from the date of demand or the conclusion of the contract. The deposit was paid into the trust account of the First Respondent as agent for the Second Respondent, and the correct party to sue was the Second Respondent, not the attorney. The applicants did not have a real right to the funds in the trust account, only a personal claim as trust creditors. The First Respondent was ethically…

  • Trust Account Liability
  • Prescription Of Debt
  • Attorney Ethics
  • Deposit Recovery
  • Agency Relationship
  • Legal Practice Act
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Commercial And Corporate [2022] ZAGPJHC 121

Wholesale Monitoring Services (Pty) Ltd v WM Digital Solutions (Pty) Ltd and Others (2020/13296)

Wholesale Monitoring Services (Pty) Ltd v WM Digital Solutions (Pty) Ltd and Others (2020/13296) [2022] ZAGPJHC 121 (7 March 2022)

High Court referred disputes about breach of a restraint, damages, and an accounting to trial, finding material factual disputes and no basis for perpetual interdictory relief.

  • Restraint Of Trade
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Agency Relationship
  • Fiduciary Duty
  • Statement Of Account
  • Motion Proceedings
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Administrative Law [2021] ZAGPPHC 768

Trencon Construction (Pty) Ltd v Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd and Others (49930/2020)

Trencon Construction (Pty) Ltd v Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd and Others (49930/2020) [2021] ZAGPPHC 768 (2 November 2021)

The High Court held that the GEPF’s procurement conduct was administrative action, but dismissed Trencon’s review because the tender process was fair and lawful.

  • Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
  • Public Procurement
  • Organ Of State Definition
  • Agency Relationship
  • Bid Evaluation
  • Procedural Fairness
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Civil Procedure [2021] ZAGPPHC 289

Mmamoleboge Investments CC and Others v Crimson and Properties 351 (Pty) Ltd and Others (23731/2018)

Mmamoleboge Investments CC and Others v Crimson and Properties 351 (Pty) Ltd and Others (23731/2018) [2021] ZAGPPHC 289 (11 May 2021)

The High Court dismissed an exception to an amended declaration over standing time and CPAP claims under a building contract, finding the pleading was sufficiently particular.

  • Exception Procedure
  • Vague And Embarrassing Pleading
  • Building Contracts
  • Agency Relationship
  • Contractual Entitlement
  • Exception-procedure
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Commercial And Corporate [2020] ZASCA 10

Griekwaland Wes Korporatief Beperk v Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (396/19)

Griekwaland Wes Korporatief Beperk v Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (396/19) [2020] ZASCA 10 (19 March 2020)

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an ownership claim to 306 beef calves because the appellant failed to prove, with admissible evidence, that it owned the attached animals.

  • Ownership Of Movable Property
  • Agency Relationship
  • Documentary Evidence
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Ownership-of-movable-property
  • Onus-of-proof
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Commercial And Corporate [2018] ZAFSHC 158

Van der Meulen and Another v Joubert and Another (2777/2016)

Van der Meulen and Another v Joubert and Another (2777/2016) [2018] ZAFSHC 158 (18 October 2018)

The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove an oral sale agreement with the second defendant; the defendants acted only as agents and the action was dismissed with costs.

  • Agency Relationship
  • Oral Contract
  • Warranty Against Eviction
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Oral-contract
  • Agency-law
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