Ingenuity Property Investments (Pty) Ltd v Ignite Fitness (Pty) Ltd (9845/2022) [2023] ZAWCHC 129; [2023] 3 All SA 458 (WCC); 2023 (5) SA 439 (WCC) (29 May 2023)
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
9845/2022
Judge
P. S. Van Zyl
The court held that Rule 32 does not expressly prohibit the simultaneous delivery of a replication and an application for summary judgment. The absence of such a prohibition, combined with the fact that both Rule 25 and Rule 32 prescribe the same 15-day period after delivery of the plea, means that a plaintiff may deliver both simultaneously. The court found that delivering a replication does not necessarily constitute a waiver of the right to apply for summary judgment, as waiver requires clear intention or conduct inconsistent with the right. The authorities relied upon by the defendant do…