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29 May 2014

Commercial And Corporate [2014] ZASCA 73

Plaaskem (Pty) Ltd v Nippon Africa Chemicals (Pty) Ltd (574/13)

Plaaskem (Pty) Ltd v Nippon Africa Chemicals (Pty) Ltd (574/13) [2014] ZASCA 73; 2014 (5) SA 287 (SCA); [2014] 4 All SA 12 (SCA) (29 May 2014)

Court: Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number: 574/13
Judges: Mthiyane, Mhlantla, Shongwe, Willis, Hancke

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that a silent-duration commercial agreement was terminable on reasonable written notice because the parties did not intend perpetual binding.

Contract Duration
Tacit Terms
Termination On Reasonable Notice
Fiduciary Relationship
Commercial Convenience
Contract-duration

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1 Jun 2005

Commercial And Corporate [2005] ZASCA 60

Transnet Ltd v Rubenstein (238/2004)

Transnet Ltd v Rubenstein (238/2004) [2005] ZASCA 60; [2005] 3 All SA 425 (SCA); 2006 (1) SA 591 (SCA) (1 June 2005)

Court: Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number: 238/2004
Judges: MPATI, ZULMAN, MTHIYANE, CLOETE, LEWIS

The SCA held that a contract expressly ending on privatization could not be supplemented by a tacit term allowing termination on reasonable notice.

Contract Duration
Tacit Terms
Termination On Notice
Urgent Application
Declaratory Relief
Tacit-terms

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