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Land And Property [2013] ZAKZPHC 1

Philpott v Usher NO and Others (5031/2012)

Philpott v Usher NO and Others (5031/2012) [2013] ZAKZPHC 1 (16 January 2013)

The High Court held that the sale agreement lapsed for non-fulfilment of suspensive conditions, ordered refund of the deposit, and denied the agent commission.

  • Suspensive Condition
  • Estate Agents Commission
  • Contract Interpretation
  • Waiver Of Rights
  • Deposit Refund
  • Rectification
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Commercial And Corporate [2012] ZAKZPHC 25

Evans v Tony de Jong Properties (7937/09)

Evans v Tony de Jong Properties (7937/09) [2012] ZAKZPHC 25 (24 April 2012)

The High Court held that the defendant failed to prove misrepresentation or repudiation and ordered payment of the plaintiff’s commission share.

  • Estate Agents Commission
  • Contractual Misrepresentation
  • Repudiation
  • Oral And Written Agreements
  • Estate-agents-commission
  • Contractual-misrepresentation
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Commercial And Corporate [2012] ZAECELLC 2

Chambers v Burger (EL 632/2009, ECD 2432/09)

Chambers v Burger (EL 632/2009, ECD 2432/09) [2012] ZAECELLC 2 (9 March 2012)

The court found that the plaintiff's introduction of Mahanjana to the defendant's property initiated the department's internal processes, which ultimately led to the sale of the farm to the government. Despite the lapse of the initial agreement and the change in financing models from LRAD to PLAS, the causal chain remained unbroken, as the same beneficiary, price, and seller were involved throughout. The defendant's instructions not to revise the offer and his continued engagement with the plaintiff and her associate supported the finding that the plaintiff's actions were the predominant caus…

  • Estate Agents Commission
  • Effective Cause Of Sale
  • Land Reform
  • Oral Mandate
  • Causality In Contract
  • Land Reform Provision Of Land And Assistance Act
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Commercial And Corporate [2011] ZAGPPHC 19

Temoso Trading CC (In Liquidation) v Agenbacht and Others (21071/2009)

Temoso Trading CC (In Liquidation) v Agenbacht and Others (21071/2009) [2011] ZAGPPHC 19 (11 February 2011)

The High Court held that an estate agency was the effective cause of a property sale and entitled to R1.5 million commission plus interest.

  • Estate Agents Commission
  • Effective Cause
  • Contractual Entitlement
  • Suspensive Conditions
  • Trust Account Release
  • Estate-agents-commission
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