Omar v Amod (7087/2020) [2021] ZAGPJHC 610 (6 September 2021)
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
7087/2020
Judge
K E Matojane
The court found that the respondent had persistently instituted legal proceedings against the applicant and her family without reasonable grounds, amounting to harassment and abuse of process. The respondent's actions were not motivated by legitimate legal claims but rather by an improper purpose, namely to pressure the applicant into conceding primary care of the minor child and to inflict financial and psychological harm. The respondent's self-representation enabled him to pursue multifarious applications at little personal cost, while the applicant was forced to expend significant resource…
M.E v A.E (9028/2019) [2019] ZAWCHC 108 (26 August 2019)
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
9028/2019
Judge
Binns-Ward
Rule 43 interim maintenance and costs were awarded in moderated amounts pending divorce proceedings, with the court stressing brevity and restraint in papers.