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Civil Procedure [2010] ZAFSHC 172

Nedbank Bpk v Pickor Thirty One Bk en Anders (6137/2009)

Nedbank Bpk v Pickor Thirty One Bk en Anders (6137/2009) [2010] ZAFSHC 172 (9 September 2010)

Summary judgment was refused on claims under loan agreements after the defendants raised triable issues about an oral payment holiday and premature demands.

  • Summary Judgment
  • Enforceability Of Contracts
  • Shifren Principle
  • Public Policy Exception
  • Exceptio Doli Generalis
  • Loan Agreements
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Commercial And Corporate [2007] ZACC 2

Crown Restaurant CC v Gold Reef City Theme Park (Pty) Ltd (CCT05/07)

Crown Restaurant CC v Gold Reef City Theme Park (Pty) Ltd (CCT05/07) [2007] ZACC 2; 2007 (5) BCLR 453 (CC); 2008 (4) SA 16 (CC) (6 March 2007)

The Constitutional Court dismissed leave to appeal in a lease dispute, refusing to revive the exceptio doli generalis and declining to hear the matter as a court of first instance.

  • Lease Agreement
  • Non Variation Clause
  • Waiver Of Rights
  • Exceptio Doli Generalis
  • Arbitrary Deprivation Of Property
  • Bill Of Rights Limitation
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Commercial And Corporate [1988] ZASCA 35

Bank of Lisbon & South Africa v Ornelas and Another (53/85)

Bank of Lisbon & South Africa v Ornelas and Another (53/85) [1988] ZASCA 35; [1988] 2 All SA 393 (A) (30 March 1988)

The court held that the exceptio doli generalis remains a substantive defence and dismissed the bank’s appeal, refusing enforcement of the strict securities wording.

  • Exceptio Doli Generalis
  • Freedom Of Contract
  • Pacta Servanda Sunt
  • Public Policy
  • Unconscionable Contracts
  • Exceptio-doli-generalis
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Commercial And Corporate [1987] ZASCA 141

Virginia Land and Estate Company Ltd. and Another v Virginia Central City Properties (Pty)Ltd. (168/86)

Virginia Land and Estate Company Ltd. and Another v Virginia Central City Properties (Pty)Ltd. (168/86) [1987] ZASCA 141 (27 November 1987)

The court held there was no written variation of land sale agreements, the cancellation notice substantially complied, and the exceptio doli generalis did not apply.

  • Contract Variation
  • Forfeiture Clause
  • Exceptio Doli Generalis
  • Written Agreement Requirement
  • Extension Of Time
  • Unconscionable Conduct
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