Sentinel Retirement Fund v Hadebe and Another (5643/2017) [2017] ZAGPPHC 1063 (12 May 2017)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
5643/2017
Judge
Mngadi
High Court review of a pension fund adjudicator ruling on death benefits, holding the complaint was within jurisdiction and largely upholding the order, with one procedural modification.
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited v Pension Funds Adjudicator and Others (7492/06) [2006] ZAWCHC 47; [2007] 2 All SA 98 (C); 2007 (3) SA 458 (C) (26 October 2006)
Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
7492/06
Judge
P.B. Fourie
The court held that the Pension Funds Adjudicator, having performed a judicial function in determining the complaint, lacked standing to oppose the High Court review of his own determination. The Adjudicator's participation would compromise the impartiality required of his office. On the merits, the court found that the reduction of the paid-up value of the policy was justified and calculated in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles, the rules of the fund, the terms of the policy, and the requirements of the Long-Term Insurance Act. The Adjudicator erred in concluding that t…