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Delict [2023] ZASCA 23

C.W v G.T (867/2021)

C.W v G.T (867/2021) [2023] ZASCA 23 (13 March 2023)

The SCA held that a fraud-based claim for wasted wedding expenses disclosed a cause of action, so the exception should not have been upheld.

  • Fraudulent Misrepresentation
  • Pure Economic Loss
  • Lex Aquilia
  • Exception Procedure
  • Wrongfulness
  • Marital Property Regime
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Civil Procedure [2022] ZAGPPHC 956

Le Mottee NO and Others v Mkhwanazi and Another (A306/2021; A307/2021)

Le Mottee NO and Others v Mkhwanazi and Another (A306/2021; A307/2021) [2022] ZAGPPHC 956 (8 December 2022)

The High Court upheld an appeal against dismissal of an application and sent a disputed antenuptial contract matter to trial for proper evidence.

  • Dispute Of Fact
  • Antenuptial Contract
  • Referral To Trial
  • Deeds Registries Act
  • Motion Proceedings
  • Marital Property Regime
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Civil Procedure [2022] ZAKZPHC 6

Zulu v Mathe and Others (2751/2021P 2752/2021P)

Zulu v Mathe and Others (2751/2021P 2752/2021P) [2022] ZAKZPHC 6 (2 February 2022)

The High Court dismissed a wife’s declaratory claim and a coronation challenge, but suspended execution of King Goodwill Zwelithini’s will pending trial.

  • Declaratory Relief
  • Customary Law Succession
  • Will Authenticity
  • Marital Property Regime
  • Interdictory Relief
  • Traditional Leadership Dispute
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Family And Children [2019] ZAGPJHC 468

S S v H P (2015/18402; 2014/42472)

S S v H P (2015/18402; 2014/42472) [2019] ZAGPJHC 468; [2019] 3 All SA 645 (GJ) (23 May 2019)

The court refused rescission of a Rule 43 maintenance order and a parental-rights interdict, but rescinded the divorce decree’s division of the joint estate.

  • Rescission Of Judgment
  • Division Of Joint Estate
  • Rule 43 Orders
  • Foreign Law Proof
  • Marital Property Regime
  • Rescission-of-judgment
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Family And Children [2007] ZAGPHC 143

Land & Landbou Ontwikkelingsbank van SA h/a Die Landbank v Van Der Merwe en 'n Ander (18328/02)

Land & Landbou Ontwikkelingsbank van SA h/a Die Landbank v Van Der Merwe en 'n Ander (18328/02) [2007] ZAGPHC 143 (3 August 2007)

The court held that suretyships signed without spousal written consent were void because the first defendant was not acting in the ordinary course of his business.

  • Marital Property Regime
  • Suretyship
  • Invalidity Of Contract
  • Written Consent Requirement
  • Matrimonial-property-act
  • Spousal-consent
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