South Africa Case Law

NEHAWU obo Titus v Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development(Western Cape) (C228/2022)

NEHAWU obo Titus v Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development(Western Cape) (C228/2022) [2022] ZALCCT 27 (13 June 2022)

Court

Labour Court Cape Town

Case number

C228/2022

Judge

Lagrange

The Labour Court stayed a disciplinary inquiry pending arbitration over legal representation, but refused to halt it pending a section 158(1)(h) review.

• Collective Agreement Interpretation
• Disciplinary Proceedings
• Legal Representation In Inquiries
• Urgent Interdict
• Section 158 1 H Review
• Urgent-interdict

Grancy Property Limited and Another v Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope and Others (3698/2014)

Grancy Property Limited and Another v Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope and Others (3698/2014) [2014] ZAWCHC 164 (5 November 2014)

Court

Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

Case number

3698/2014

Judge

J Cloete

The court found that the applicants were justified in launching the review application due to the respondents' failure to respond to requests for extension under PAJA and their belated opposition, which resulted in unnecessary costs. The respondents' conduct, including their late change of stance and eventual concession to the relief sought, constituted special circumstances warranting an adverse costs order. However, the court held that punitive costs were not justified, as there was no evidence of mala fides or egregious conduct, and that costs should be awarded on a party and party scale f…

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• Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
• Disciplinary Proceedings
• Costs Awards Against Statutory Bodies
• Legal Representation In Inquiries
• Video Link Testimony