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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPJHC 1230

Kriel v Road Accident Fund (Leave to Appeal) (4477/2021)

Kriel v Road Accident Fund (Leave to Appeal) (4477/2021) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1230 (28 November 2024)

The High Court refused leave to appeal in a Road Accident Fund matter, finding the applicant had not met the section 17 threshold.

  • Leave To Appeal Standard
  • Road Accident Claims
  • Curatorship
  • Causal Negligence
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Criminal Law [2018] ZAECMHC 70

S v Siyeka and Another (CC 06/2018)

S v Siyeka and Another (CC 06/2018) [2018] ZAECMHC 70 (11 December 2018)

The High Court convicted two accused of rape after accepting eyewitness and medical evidence, and rejected reliance on DNA exclusion as conclusive.

  • Rape
  • Sexual Offences And Related Matters Amendment Act
  • Consent
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Dna Evidence
  • Credibility Of Single Witness
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Criminal Law [2016] ZAGPJHC 72

Mhlanga v S (A268/2015)

Mhlanga v S (A268/2015) [2016] ZAGPJHC 72 (14 March 2016)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence for dealing in cocaine, finding no misdirection in the magistrate’s assessment of the evidence.

  • Drug Trafficking
  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Single Witness Rule
  • Drug-trafficking
  • Criminal-appeal
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Delict [2011] ZAKZPHC 36

Vather and Others v Road Accident Fund (AR 75/2010)

Vather and Others v Road Accident Fund (AR 75/2010) [2011] ZAKZPHC 36 (30 August 2011)

The High Court dismissed an appeal in a Road Accident Fund claim, finding the appellants failed to prove causal negligence by the insured driver.

  • Causal Negligence
  • Road Accident Claims
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Witness Credibility
  • Road-accident-fund
  • Causal-negligence
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Criminal Law [1997] ZASCA 45

S v Chapman (345/96)

S v Chapman (345/96) [1997] ZASCA 45; 1997 (3) SA 341 (SCA); [1997] 3 All SA 277 (A); (22 May 1997)

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Grant Chapman’s appeal against three rape convictions and a 14-year effective sentence, finding no material misdirection.

  • Rape
  • Sentencing
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Constitutional Rights
  • Concurrent Sentences
  • Evidence-assessment
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