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Delict [2024] ZAMPMBHC 75

Makola v Road Accident Fund (949/2024)

Makola v Road Accident Fund (949/2024) [2024] ZAMPMBHC 75 (7 October 2024)

The High Court held the Road Accident Fund 100% liable after a truck’s brakes failed downhill, finding negligent maintenance by the owner and rejecting the defendant’s evidentiary challenge.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • Negligence
  • Single Witness Evidence
  • Admissibility Of Documents
  • Road-accident-fund
  • Motor-vehicle-accident
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Labour Law [2024] ZALCJHB 369

Sibanye Stillwater ta Sibanye Gold Ltd v CCMA and Others (JR2771/21)

Sibanye Stillwater ta Sibanye Gold Ltd v CCMA and Others (JR2771/21) [2024] ZALCJHB 369 (27 September 2024)

The Labour Court set aside a CCMA award after finding the referral was late without condonation, and held the dismissal of the employee substantively fair.

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Jurisdiction Of Ccma
  • Condonation For Late Referral
  • Gross Irregularity
  • Law Of Evidence
  • Unfair-dismissal
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZANWHC 211

Eldocrete (Pty) Ltd v Direlanang Construction and Project CC and Another (M630/2023)

Eldocrete (Pty) Ltd v Direlanang Construction and Project CC and Another (M630/2023) [2024] ZANWHC 211 (15 August 2024)

The High Court dismissed Eldocrete’s application because it failed to prove valid municipal approval and authority for a cession agreement binding the municipality.

  • Cession Of Contractual Rights
  • Municipal Procurement
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Delegation Of Authority
  • Evidence Of Approval
  • Municipal-procurement
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPJHC 656

Kriel and Another v Road Accident Fund (4477/2021)

Kriel and Another v Road Accident Fund (4477/2021) [2024] ZAGPJHC 656 (17 July 2024)

The High Court dismissed a Road Accident Fund claim after finding the plaintiff failed to prove the alleged accidents and liability on the evidence.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • Prescription
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Negligence
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Credibility Of Witnesses
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Labour Law [2024] ZALCCT 16

Abrahams v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration and Others (C426/2020)

Abrahams v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration and Others (C426/2020) [2024] ZALCCT 16 (30 April 2024)

The Labour Court refused leave to appeal against dismissal of a review of an unfair-dismissal arbitration award, finding no reasonable prospects of success.

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Leave To Appeal
  • Evidentiary Weight
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Review-of-arbitration-award
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Delict [2023] ZAGPPHC 2038

V.L obo Herself and Others v Road Accident Fund (A81/2022)

V.L obo Herself and Others v Road Accident Fund (A81/2022) [2023] ZAGPPHC 2038 (13 December 2023)

The High Court upheld an appeal in a Road Accident Fund matter, finding the insured driver negligent and restoring liability for the appellant’s loss-of-support claim.

  • Loss Of Support
  • Negligence
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Joint Negligence
  • Road-accident-fund
  • Loss-of-support
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Labour Law [2023] ZALCJHB 150

Samancor Chrome Ltd (Western Chrome Mines) v Willemse and Others (JR312/2020)

Samancor Chrome Ltd (Western Chrome Mines) v Willemse and Others (JR312/2020) [2023] ZALCJHB 150; (2023) 44 ILJ 2013 (LC) (29 May 2023)

The Labour Court dismissed a review of an arbitration award, holding that the commissioner reasonably found the employer had not proved misconduct from the alcohol tests.

  • Substantive Unfair Dismissal
  • Zero Tolerance Policy
  • Balance Of Probabilities
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Labour-law
  • Dismissal
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Family And Children [2023] ZAECMKHC 70

T.N v Z.M (CA114/2022)

T.N v Z.M (CA114/2022) [2023] ZAECMKHC 70 (23 May 2023)

The High Court upheld an appeal against a protection order, finding the respondent had not shown domestic violence on the evidence and dismissing the application.

  • Domestic Violence Act
  • Protection Order
  • Parenting Plan
  • Interim Relief
  • Children's Act
  • Domestic-violence-act
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Civil Procedure [2023] ZAGPJHC 485

Corvine Investments CC v Advtech (Pty) Ltd t/a Property Division (2145/2020)

Corvine Investments CC v Advtech (Pty) Ltd t/a Property Division (2145/2020) [2023] ZAGPJHC 485 (15 May 2023)

The High Court refused condonation for a late leave-to-appeal application, finding the delay poorly explained and the prospects of success weak.

  • Condonation For Late Filing
  • Misjoinder
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Condonation
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Evidence
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Delict [2023] ZAGPJHC 114

Zwane obo Nthando v Member Of The Executive Council For Health,Gauteng Province (34058/2015)

Zwane obo Nthando v Member Of The Executive Council For Health,Gauteng Province (34058/2015) [2023] ZAGPJHC 114 (10 February 2023)

Leave to appeal was granted in a medical negligence matter involving a baby’s stroke, missing hospital records, and disputes over documentary evidence.

  • Medical Negligence
  • Admission Of Evidence
  • Weight Of Evidence
  • Missing Hospital Records
  • Medical-negligence
  • Leave-to-appeal
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