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Civil Procedure [2025] ZAGPPHC 112

Government Employee Pension Fund v Gijima Holdings Pty Ltd (7435/2021)

Government Employee Pension Fund v Gijima Holdings Pty Ltd (7435/2021) [2025] ZAGPPHC 112 (31 January 2025)

The court held that the pension fund’s attorneys were duly authorised through a chain of delegation and dismissed the respondent’s Rule 35(12) discovery challenge.

  • Authority To Act
  • Power Of Attorney
  • Mandate Of Agent
  • Delegation Of Authority
  • Rule 7 Uniform Rules
  • Corporate Resolution
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Civil Procedure [2014] ZAGPPHC 241

Absa Bank Limited v Jansen Van Rensburg and Others (41263/11)

Absa Bank Limited v Jansen Van Rensburg and Others (41263/11) [2014] ZAGPPHC 241; 2015 (5) SA 521 (GJ) (11 April 2014)

The court dismissed Absa’s application to set aside a sale in execution after its clerk bid above mandate, holding the bank was bound by ostensible authority.

  • Sale In Execution
  • Ostensible Authority
  • Unilateral Mistake
  • Mandate Of Agent
  • Sale-in-execution
  • Ostensible-authority
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Civil Procedure [2012] ZAFSHC 196

Axton Matrix Construction CC v Metsimaholo Local Municipality (2778/2011)

Axton Matrix Construction CC v Metsimaholo Local Municipality (2778/2011) [2012] ZAFSHC 196 (24 October 2012)

Leave to appeal was dismissed in a dispute over an interim payment certificate, contract variation, and unpaid amounts under a municipal construction contract.

  • Interim Payment Certificate
  • Contract Variation
  • Mandate Of Agent
  • Counterclaim
  • Set Off
  • Prospects Of Success On Appeal
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Civil Procedure [2009] ZAGPPHC 341

Philip v Tutor Trust (Pty) Ltd and Others (26952/09)

Philip v Tutor Trust (Pty) Ltd and Others (26952/09) [2009] ZAGPPHC 341 (11 June 2009)

Urgent property-transfer relief failed after the court found the sale invalid and the amended enrichment claim prejudicial. The matter was struck from the roll.

  • Urgent Application
  • Condictio Indebiti
  • Enrichment Claim
  • Mandate Of Agent
  • Vicarious Liability
  • Urgent-application
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