Sign in
South Africa Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

South Africa Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
3 court collections
Last checked

South Africa decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Civil Procedure [2025] ZASCA 2

MEC for Health Eastern Cape v A.S obo S.S (842/2023)

MEC for Health Eastern Cape v A.S obo S.S (842/2023) [2025] ZASCA 2 (15 January 2025)

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that gross non-compliance with Rule 49 was not properly condoned and that causation in the medical negligence claim was not established.

  • Condonation
  • Medical Negligence
  • Causation
  • Uniform Rule 49
  • Appeal Struck From Roll
  • Uniform-rule-49
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2024] ZANWHC 296

Maleshane v S (Appeal) (CA25/2024)

Maleshane v S (Appeal) (CA25/2024) [2024] ZANWHC 296 (6 December 2024)

The High Court struck a criminal appeal from the roll because the notice of appeal did not set out clear, specific grounds of appeal as required by rule and statute.

  • Notice Of Appeal Requirements
  • Grounds Of Appeal
  • Criminal Procedure Act
  • Appeal Struck From Roll
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2015] ZAWCHC 51

Morris and Others v S (No: 04/12)

Morris and Others v S (No: 04/12) [2015] ZAWCHC 51 (4 May 2015)

The court found the evidence of the State witnesses, Thompson and Wagner, to be credible and reliable, establishing beyond reasonable doubt that Van Wyk was the axe-wielding assailant and Morris was his accomplice. The accused's versions were rejected as inherently unreliable and fabricated. The circumstances supported a finding of common purpose, as Morris accompanied Van Wyk to the container with knowledge of the plan to rob the garage and was present to assist if necessary. The identification parade was properly conducted and the risk of honest error was reduced by independent identificati…

  • Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances
  • Common Purpose
  • Identification Evidence
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Appeal Struck From Roll
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

South Africa decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.