Mashele v Gildenhuys Malatji Attorneys and Others (2024-118227) [2024] ZAGPPHC 1128 (13 November 2024)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
2024-118227
Judge
E van der Schyff
Urgent motion struck off the roll for failure to justify urgency under Rule 6(12); applicant’s attorneys were ordered to pay certain costs de bonis propriis.
Zilwa and Another v South African Legal Practice Council (7367/2021) [2021] ZAGPPHC 870 (8 November 2021)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
7367/2021
Judges
Noncembu, Basson
The Court found that the first applicant's misconduct was established on a balance of probabilities, based on his own admissions and evidence of trust account deficits and mismanagement. The applicant failed to raise any new grounds for appeal beyond those already considered and rejected in the original judgment. The Court determined that the applicant had sufficient opportunity to address the complaints and that the absence of a prior disciplinary hearing did not invalidate the proceedings, given the seriousness of the misconduct. The Court concluded that there are no reasonable prospects of…