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Administrative Law [2024] ZAWCHC 76

Puffin Fishing CC and Another v Minister of Forestry Fisheries and the Enviroment and Others (11413/2023)

Puffin Fishing CC and Another v Minister of Forestry Fisheries and the Enviroment and Others (11413/2023) [2024] ZAWCHC 76 (11 March 2024)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
11413/2023
Judge
J Cloete

The court set aside the refusal of Puffin Fishing CC’s fishing right application, remitted terms to the Minister, and dismissed River Queen Trading 499 CC’s review.

  • Marine Living Resources Act
  • Allocation Of Fishing Rights
  • Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Brother Sister Relationship
  • Exceptional And Compelling Circumstances
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Criminal Law [2019] ZAGPPHC 1038

Yona v S (A76/2016)

Yona v S (A76/2016) [2019] ZAGPPHC 1038 (12 December 2019)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A76/2016
Judges
N Davis, M A Lukhaimane

Appeal dismissed in a child-rape case. The High Court upheld the conviction on inferential and medical evidence and found no basis to reduce the 15-year sentence.

  • Rape
  • Minimum Sentencing
  • Child Victim
  • Exceptional And Compelling Circumstances
  • Inferential Reasoning
  • Credibility Of Witnesses
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Criminal Law [2010] ZAGPPHC 283

S v Ngomane (A407/10)

S v Ngomane (A407/10) [2010] ZAGPPHC 283; 2012 (2) SACR 474 (GNP) (3 September 2010)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
A407/10
Judges
Mavundla, Kollapen

Appeal against a rape sentence succeeded after the court found the magistrate misdirected himself by failing to record injury evidence and by imposing a shockingly excessive term.

  • Rape
  • Minimum Sentence Act
  • Judicial Discretion In Sentencing
  • Exceptional And Compelling Circumstances
  • Rape-sentencing
  • Minimum-sentence-act
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