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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAKZPHC 76

Starstruck Trading CC t/a Dynamic Construction and Developments v Kohne and Another (4715/2020P)

Starstruck Trading CC t/a Dynamic Construction and Developments v Kohne and Another (4715/2020P) [2024] ZAKZPHC 76 (29 August 2024)

Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg
Case number
4715/2020P
Judge
E Bezuidenhout

The High Court dismissed an exception to particulars of claim in a building-contract dispute, finding the pleading sufficiently clear to allow a plea.

  • Vague And Embarrassing Pleading
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Exception Procedure
  • Oral Vs Written Contract
  • Pleading Particularity
  • Vague-and-embarrassing-pleading
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Civil Procedure [2023] ZAFSHC 398

Westrand Consulting (Pty) Ltd v Mantsopa Local Municipality (4728/2022)

Westrand Consulting (Pty) Ltd v Mantsopa Local Municipality (4728/2022) [2023] ZAFSHC 398 (19 October 2023)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
4728/2022
Judge
P R Cronjé

The court dismissed an exception to particulars of claim after finding the plaintiff’s amendments cured the alleged defects about the SLA and pricing averments.

  • Exception Procedure
  • Pleadings Amendment
  • Service Level Agreement
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Exception-procedure
  • Pleadings-amendment
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Commercial And Corporate [2020] ZAFSHC 264

Cilliers v Agri-Com Co-Operative Limited and Another (2126/2019)

Cilliers v Agri-Com Co-Operative Limited and Another (2126/2019) [2020] ZAFSHC 264 (29 December 2020)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
2126/2019
Judge
Opperman

High Court trial over an alleged oral contract for harvesting and baling Teff. The plaintiff failed to prove Agri-Com undertook to pay baling costs, and her claim was dismissed.

  • Oral Contract
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Joint Liability
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Costs Award
  • Oral-contract
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Commercial And Corporate [2019] ZASCA 125

Mosalakae and Others v Matlala and Others (267/2018)

Mosalakae and Others v Matlala and Others (267/2018) [2019] ZASCA 125 (27 September 2019)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
267/2018
Judges
Navsa, Plasket, Dlodlo, Tsoka, Weiner

The SCA dismissed an appeal over Gundo Investments’ share register, holding that the alleged rights offer lacked essential terms and was not proved.

  • Rectification Of Share Register
  • Companies Act 1973
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Black Economic Empowerment
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Onus Of Proof
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Civil Procedure [2017] ZAGPJHC 115

Bencherki v Ericsson Sub Saharan Africa (Pty) Ltd (12002/2016)

Bencherki v Ericsson Sub Saharan Africa (Pty) Ltd (12002/2016) [2017] ZAGPJHC 115 (31 March 2017)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
12002/2016
Judge
Mashile

The High Court upheld exceptions to a particulars of claim that was found vague, embarrassing, and non-compliant with Rule 18, striking it out but allowing amendment.

  • Pleading Requirements
  • Vagueness And Embarrassment
  • Agreement To Agree
  • Cause Of Action
  • Rule 18 Uniform Rules
  • Contractual Certainty
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Civil Procedure [2014] ZAWCHC 117

De Beer v Standard Bank of South Africa and Others (A 31/2014)

De Beer v Standard Bank of South Africa and Others (A 31/2014) [2014] ZAWCHC 117 (8 August 2014)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
A 31/2014
Judges
Davis, Le Grange, Fortuin

The High Court set aside summary judgment, holding that the suretyship did not comply with section 6 because it failed to identify the debtor in writing.

  • Summary Judgment
  • Suretyship
  • General Law Amendment Act Section 6
  • Extrinsic Evidence
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Summary-judgment
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Land And Property [2010] ZAECGHC 62

Van Aardt v Galway (1539/2005)

Van Aardt v Galway (1539/2005) [2010] ZAECGHC 62 (10 August 2010)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown
Case number
1539/2005
Judge
RJW Jones

The High Court held that an option to buy a dairy farm was too uncertain to create a valid sale, and refused rectification, specific performance and transfer.

  • Alienation Of Land Act
  • Rectification
  • Specific Performance
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Vat On Property Sales
  • Option-to-purchase
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Land And Property [2008] ZANCHC 63

Carevest 25 BK v Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, Kimberley (1271/08)

Carevest 25 BK v Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, Kimberley (1271/08) [2008] ZANCHC 63 (14 November 2008)

Court
Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley
Case number
1271/08
Judge
Majiedt R

An interim interdict pending an intended specific-performance action was refused because the option was held invalid, untimely exercised, and not properly accepted.

  • Interim Interdict
  • Option To Purchase
  • Specific Performance
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Interim-interdict
  • Option-to-purchase
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Land And Property [2007] ZAFSHC 147

Georgiou v Badenhorst (2115/2007)

Georgiou v Badenhorst (2115/2007) [2007] ZAFSHC 147 (13 December 2007)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
2115/2007
Judge
Cillié, R

The court held that the document was an option to purchase, not a perfected sale, and dismissed the eviction application because the applicant lacked locus standi.

  • Contractual Certainty
  • Identification Of Subject Matter
  • Locus Standi
  • Eviction
  • Option-to-purchase
  • Property-contract-certainty
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Land And Property [2007] ZAKZHC 2

Fismaa Finance CC v Nanotrade (Pty) Limited (6572/2006)

Fismaa Finance CC v Nanotrade (Pty) Limited (6572/2006) [2007] ZAKZHC 2 (23 February 2007)

Court
High Courts - Kwazulu Natal
Case number
6572/2006
Judge
Moola

The High Court held that the sale agreement sufficiently identified the land under section 2(1) of the Alienation of Land Act and ordered transfer.

  • Alienation Of Land Act
  • Contractual Certainty
  • Identification Of Res Vendita
  • Parol Evidence Rule
  • Alienation-of-land-act
  • Land-sale-agreement
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