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Civil Procedure [2025] ZAGPJHC 505

Gordon v Dickson and Others (2023/022277)

Gordon v Dickson and Others (2023/022277) [2025] ZAGPJHC 505 (26 May 2025)

The High Court dismissed a Rule 33(4) separation application but granted discovery, holding the valuation issues were not suitably separable from the main claim.

  • Discovery Application
  • Separation Of Issues
  • Settlement Agreement
  • Share Valuation
  • Rule 33 4
  • Rule 35
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAKZPHC 97

Nortje v Du Toit (AR414/2023)

Nortje v Du Toit (AR414/2023) [2024] ZAKZPHC 97 (1 November 2024)

High Court appeal in a discovery dispute was dismissed because the refusal to compel further discovery was not appealable and the requested documents were irrelevant.

  • Actio Iniuriarum
  • Discovery Application
  • Animus Iniuriandi
  • Interlocutory Orders
  • Discovery-orders
  • Appealability
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Civil Procedure [2023] ZAGPJHC 931

Dube v Minister of Police and Others (A031723-2022)

Dube v Minister of Police and Others (A031723-2022) [2023] ZAGPJHC 931 (21 August 2023)

The High Court held that a magistrates’ court ruling on further and better discovery was not a final judgment under section 83(b) and dismissed the appeal.

  • Appealability Of Interlocutory Orders
  • Final Judgment Definition
  • Discovery Application
  • Magistrates Courts Act Section 83
  • Interests Of Justice
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil Procedure [2012] ZAKZPHC 37

Helen Roper Consulting v Toyota Tshusho Africa (1171/2010)

Helen Roper Consulting v Toyota Tshusho Africa (1171/2010) [2012] ZAKZPHC 37 (21 June 2012)

Costs ruling in a discovery application: the court split costs, finding the respondent’s offer to reserve costs for trial was reasonable and the applicant’s stance overreaching.

  • Discovery Application
  • Costs Award
  • Uniform Rules Of Court
  • Interlocutory Application
  • Civil-procedure
  • Discovery
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Civil Procedure [2009] ZAWCHC 127

Pipechem CC v Mittal Steel South Africa Ltd (7072/2007)

Pipechem CC v Mittal Steel South Africa Ltd (7072/2007) [2009] ZAWCHC 127 (2 March 2009)

The court found that the applications brought by the applicant were incoherent, confusing, and devoid of merit. The application to set aside the notice of set down was counterproductive to the applicant's stated desire for an expeditious trial and relied on inappropriate procedural rules. The alleged constitutional point was found to be baseless, as financial disparities between parties do not constitute a constitutional issue affecting trial fairness. The application regarding the subpoena for Mr Venter was rendered moot by the course of proceedings. Applications for discovery and further pa…

  • Notice Of Set Down
  • Discovery Application
  • Further Particulars
  • Constitutional Point
  • Costs Order
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