Distedu Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (28867/2019)
Distedu Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (28867/2019) [2024] ZAGPPHC 1134 (4 November 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff's particulars of claim against Distedu Holdings (Pty) Ltd were sufficiently clear and pleaded all necessary elements for both the condictio ob turpem vel iniustam causa and a general enrichment claim. The complaints raised in the exception regarding vagueness and lack of cause of action were unfounded, as the absence of a valid agreement, enrichment, and impoverishment were expressly pleaded. The facts closely resembled those in Perry, where the Supreme Court of Appeal held that recipients of laundered or misappropriated funds may be liable once they have kn…
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- Unjustified Enrichment
- Condictio Ob Turpem Vel Iniustam Causa
- Condictio Indebiti
- Municipal Infrastructure Grants
- Pleading Exception
- General Enrichment Claim