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Civil Procedure [2011] ZASCA 133

Attorneys Fidelity Fund Board of Control v Mettle Property Finance (Pty) Ltd (499/2010)

Attorneys Fidelity Fund Board of Control v Mettle Property Finance (Pty) Ltd (499/2010) [2011] ZASCA 133; 2012 (3) SA 611 (SCA) (16 September 2011)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
499/2010
Judges
Harms, Van Heerden, Maya, Theron, Wallis

The SCA held that Mettle did not entrust money to an attorney under section 26(a) of the Attorneys Act, so the Fidelity Fund was not liable.

  • Attorneys Act Section 26a
  • Entrustment Of Funds
  • Fidelity Fund Liability
  • Bridging Finance Transactions
  • Attorneys-act-section-26a
  • Entrustment-of-funds
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