South Africa Case Law

Papadimos and Another v Old Mutual Property Proprietary Limited and Others (10395/2020)

Papadimos and Another v Old Mutual Property Proprietary Limited and Others (10395/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 254 (20 June 2025)

Court

Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

Case number

10395/2020

Judge

Slingers

The High Court dismissed an application to compel discovery, finding the requests too broad and unsupported by specific relevance to the pleaded issues.

• Discovery Under Uniform Rule 35
• Relevance Of Evidence
• Confidential Information
• Legal Duty In Delict
• Abuse Of Process
• Discovery-under-uniform-rule-35

Polyoak Packaging (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings Ltd (21218/2008)

Polyoak Packaging (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings Ltd (21218/2008) [2011] ZAWCHC 240 (26 May 2011)

Court

Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

Case number

21218/2008

Judge

SJ Koen

The court held that the authorities are clear and binding: the dismissal of an exception, where the determination of a legal duty is postponed for trial evidence, is not appealable. The interests of justice do not require leave to appeal in this matter, as the Supreme Court of Appeal has considered such interests and provided alternative mechanisms for resolving disputes efficiently. The application for leave to appeal must therefore be dismissed. Costs should include the costs of two counsel, as agreed by the parties.

Source excerpt

• Appealability Of Exception
• Legal Duty In Delict
• Costs Order