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Labour Law [2024] ZAGPPHC 824

Mlisa v South African National Space Agency and Another (2023/32341)

Mlisa v South African National Space Agency and Another (2023/32341) [2024] ZAGPPHC 824 (1 August 2024)

The High Court held that SANSA repudiated Mlisa’s fixed-term employment contract, but dismissed her damages claim because she failed to prove the quantum.

  • Repudiation Of Contract
  • Fixed Term Employment
  • Specific Performance
  • Assessment Of Contractual Damages
  • Statutory Interpretation Sansa Act
  • Repudiation-of-contract
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Land And Property [2021] ZAFSHC 147

Mason v Swanepoel (4505/2013)

Mason v Swanepoel (4505/2013) [2021] ZAFSHC 147 (2 June 2021)

The High Court awarded restoration damages under a habitatio agreement, finding the plaintiff proved reasonable renovation costs, but refused a project management fee.

  • Breach Of Habitatio Agreement
  • Assessment Of Contractual Damages
  • Quantum Of Damages
  • Proof Of Expenditure
  • Breach-of-contract
  • Contractual-damages
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Commercial And Corporate [2016] ZASCA 126

Scheibert v Allen (694/2015)

Scheibert v Allen (694/2015) [2016] ZASCA 126 (26 September 2016)

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the buyer failed to prove any diminution in value from the breached warranty, so her damages claim failed.

  • Breach Of Warranty
  • Diminution In Value
  • Assessment Of Contractual Damages
  • Market Value Measure
  • Breach-of-warranty
  • Diminution-in-value
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Land And Property [2015] ZAWCHC 37

Allen v Scheibert (14136/2010)

Allen v Scheibert (14136/2010) [2015] ZAWCHC 37 (20 March 2015)

Sale-of-property warranty case: the court held the seller liable for damages after an unapproved flatlet kitchen prevented lawful use as a separate unit.

  • Breach Of Warranty
  • Assessment Of Contractual Damages
  • Expectation Interest
  • Mitigation Of Loss
  • Property Valuation
  • Specific Performance Surrogate
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