Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
South Africa decisions
Decisions matching the current search
National Director of Public Prosecutions v Mogotlane and Others (2023-028928) [2025] ZAGPPHC 786 (1 August 2025)
The High Court dismissed a procedural application to compel under rule 35(12) and confirmed a restraint order against specified defendants and a respondent.
Ryno v Road Accident Fund (2020/19852) [2025] ZAGPJHC 516 (27 May 2025)
Application to compel a pre-trial conference or signed pre-trial minute was dismissed after the respondent complied on the hearing day. The court ordered mediation and no-costs.
M.G.K v M.J.K (2024/074608) [2025] ZAGPPHC 535 (23 May 2025)
The High Court dismissed an application to compel discovery under Rule 35(14), holding the requested documents were not shown to be essential for pleading.
N.B v R.B (38752/2016) [2025] ZAGPJHC 523 (29 April 2025)
The High Court compelled discovery under rule 35(7), rejecting a respondent’s attempt to withhold discovery pending an unfiled R100 000 payment claim.
Kgamanyane and Another v ABSA Bank Limited (15497/2020) [2024] ZAGPJHC 68 (29 January 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to compel mortgage bond statements under Rule 35(14), holding the documents were no longer needed for pleading once the defendants had pleaded.
Papadakis v Old Mutual Trust (Pty) Ltd NO and Others (16369/2022) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1072 (7 September 2023)
The High Court dismissed an interlocutory bid for discovery in motion proceedings, holding that no exceptional circumstances justified Rule 35(13) relief.
Liberty Group Limited v Clark (43012/2018) [2023] ZAGPJHC 851 (1 August 2023)
The court dismissed an application to compel further discovery under Uniform Rule 35, finding the plaintiff had adequately responded and the discovery affidavit was conclusive.
February v Digital Outsource Services and Others (C388/2019) [2023] ZALCCT 29 (21 June 2023)
The Labour Court dismissed an application to rescind an order dismissing an application to compel, finding no good cause shown.
Nteleko obo Nteleko v Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health, Eastern Cape Province (2665/2017) [2023] ZAECMHC 21; 2024 (1) SA 258 (ECM) (9 May 2023)
High Court judgment on discovery enforcement: the court held that a rule 30A notice should ordinarily precede an application to compel discovery under rule 35(7).
Ranta and Others v Ranta (93454/2015) [2022] ZAGPPHC 498 (7 July 2022)
The High Court removed an application from the roll after it became opposed and ordered the respondent to pay the wasted costs caused by the removal.
Explore more
