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Criminal Law [2025] ZAGPJHC 731

J.W. v J.D. and Others (039454/2023)

J.W. v J.D. and Others (039454/2023) [2025] ZAGPJHC 731 (24 July 2025)

The High Court discharged a rule nisi challenging a search warrant for electronic devices seized in a child sexual assault investigation.

  • Search And Seizure
  • Cybercrimes Act
  • Child Pornography
  • Rule Nisi
  • Sexual Offences
  • Search-and-seizure
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPJHC 1187

KS v AM and Another (2021/28121)

KS v AM and Another (2021/28121) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1187; 2025 (4) SA 626 (GJ) (12 November 2024)

Default judgment granted for privacy invasion, defamation, and non-consensual intimate image sharing on a fake Facebook profile, with damages and attorney-client costs.

  • Defamation
  • Invasion Of Privacy
  • Non Consensual Intimate Image Disclosure
  • General And Special Damages
  • Cybercrimes Act
  • Domestic Violence
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Criminal Law [2023] ZAGPPHC 595

Ethypersadh v Minister of Police N.O and Others (2023-064414)

Ethypersadh v Minister of Police N.O and Others (2023-064414) [2023] ZAGPPHC 595 (25 July 2023)

The court found that the search and seizure warrant issued by the third respondent complied with all statutory and common law requirements, including intelligibility, specificity of authorised persons and premises, and the existence of reasonable suspicion based on the evidence presented. The magistrate subjectively applied her mind as required, and hearsay evidence was sufficient to create the necessary suspicion for the warrant. The applicant failed to discharge the onus to prove invalidity or lack of judicial application of mind. Procedural objections regarding urgency, spoliation, joinder…

  • Search And Seizure
  • Criminal Procedure Act
  • Cybercrimes Act
  • Urgency
  • Spoliation
  • Judicial Review
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