Sign in
South Africa Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

South Africa Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
5 court collections
Last checked

South Africa decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Civil Procedure [2019] ZAGPJHC 550

Absa Bank Limited v Howell and Another (16168/2017)

Absa Bank Limited v Howell and Another (16168/2017) [2019] ZAGPJHC 550 (12 December 2019)

The court declared a belated, unprosecuted application for leave to appeal to have lapsed and ordered the respondents to pay costs.

  • Leave To Appeal
  • Summary Judgment
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Inherent Jurisdiction
  • Costs Order
  • Leave-to-appeal
Read case analysis
Labour Law [2016] ZALCJHB 114

Mabunda v Tshelane and Others (J1547/2015)

Mabunda v Tshelane and Others (J1547/2015) [2016] ZALCJHB 114 (29 March 2016)

The Labour Court dismissed an unprosecuted leave-to-appeal application with costs after the applicant filed no transcript or written submissions.

  • Leave To Appeal
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Costs Order
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Failure-to-prosecute
  • Costs-order
Read case analysis
Labour Law [2014] ZALCJHB 417

3G Mobile (Pty) Ltd v Raphela NO and Others (JR1910/2013)

3G Mobile (Pty) Ltd v Raphela NO and Others (JR1910/2013) [2014] ZALCJHB 417 (31 October 2014)

The Labour Court dismissed a review for failure to prosecute and undue delay, refused condonation, and made the arbitration award an order of court.

  • Condonation
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Practice Manual Compliance
  • Rule 11 Dismissal
  • Failure-to-prosecute
Read case analysis
Labour Law [2014] ZALCJHB 429

National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR2377/11)

National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR2377/11) [2014] ZALCJHB 429 (8 August 2014)

The Labour Court dismissed a review because the applicant failed to file and reconstruct the complete arbitration record required by rule 7A.

  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Dismissal For Unreasonable Delay
  • Reconstruction Of Record
  • Rule 7a Compliance
  • Labour-law
  • Judicial-review
Read case analysis
Labour Law [2014] ZALCJHB 21

Maiphwanya v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation And Arbitration and Others (JR 2297/07)

Maiphwanya v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation And Arbitration and Others (JR 2297/07) [2014] ZALCJHB 21 (23 January 2014)

The applicant failed to prosecute the review application timeously, did not comply with the Labour Court Rules, and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay or for non-compliance. The review was launched outside the prescribed period without a condonation application, the record was incomplete and not properly served, and opposition to the Rule 11 application was filed late without condonation. The applicant's attorney's lack of diligence is attributed to the applicant. The cumulative effect of these failures resulted in significant prejudice to the third respondent and underm…

  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Condonation For Late Filing
  • Rule 11 Dismissal
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Costs Award
Read case analysis
Labour Law [2011] ZALCJHB 167

AON South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR2766/04)

AON South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR2766/04) [2011] ZALCJHB 167 (21 September 2011)

The Labour Court held that the award had not prescribed, dismissed the review for delay, made the CCMA award an order of court, and awarded costs to the employee.

  • Prescription Of Arbitration Awards
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Unreasonable Delay
  • Interruption Of Prescription
  • Prescription-of-arbitration-awards
Read case analysis
Labour Law [2010] ZALC 326

Van Rooyen v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others (C593/2007)

Van Rooyen v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others (C593/2007) [2010] ZALC 326 (26 March 2010)

The Labour Court dismissed a review of a CCMA award, finding no dismissal occurred because the applicant voluntarily resigned and no reviewable irregularity was shown.

  • Review Of Arbitration Award
  • Dismissal Definition
  • Condonation Application
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Employee Illiteracy
  • Labour-law
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2006] SCA 136 (RSA)

Pogostich Business Brokers (Pty) Ltd and Another v Mcleod and Another (247/06)

Pogostich Business Brokers (Pty) Ltd and Another v Mcleod and Another (247/06) [2006] ZASCA 110; [2006] SCA 136 (RSA) (21 November 2006)

The Supreme Court of Appeal refused to reinstate a lapsed appeal after the appellants chose not to pursue it and gave no satisfactory explanation for the delay.

  • Condonation
  • Lapsed Appeal
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Reinstatement Of Appeal
  • Lapsed-appeal
  • Appeal-procedure
Read case analysis
Constitutional Law [2005] ZACC 12

De Kock v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and Others (CCT 30/05)

De Kock v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and Others (CCT 30/05) [2005] ZACC 12; 2005 (12) BCLR 1183 (CC) (26 September 2005)

The Constitutional Court refused direct access in an environmental-rights case, finding the applicant had not met Rule 18 requirements, though it noted the matter’s public interest.

  • Section 24 Environmental Rights
  • Section 25 Property Rights
  • Direct Access Requirements
  • Failure To Prosecute
  • Public Interest Litigation
  • Direct-access
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

South Africa decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.