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Land And Property [1996] ZASCA 17

Minister of Public Works v Haffejee NO (373/94)

Minister of Public Works v Haffejee NO (373/94) [1996] ZASCA 17; 1996 (3) SA 745 (SCA); [1996] 4 All SA 355 (A); (25 March 1996)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
373/94
Judges
Marais, Grosskopf, Smalberger, Vivier, Nienaber

The court held that the 1992 expropriation amendments were procedural and applied to unissued compensation claims, so the compensation court application failed.

  • Expropriation
  • Retrospective Application Of Statutes
  • Compensation Court Jurisdiction
  • Interpretation Act
  • Vested Rights
  • Retrospective-application-of-statutes
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