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Civil-procedure [2025] ZASCA 76

Van Vuuren v Mec for Health, Gauteng Province (054/2024)

Van Vuuren v Mec for Health, Gauteng Province (054/2024) [2025] ZASCA 76 (4 June 2025)

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal about late notice under the organ-of-state proceedings Act, holding condonation was unnecessary on the appellant’s own version.

  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Prescription-act
  • Condonation-for-late-notice
  • Medical-negligence
  • Loss-of-support
  • Emotional-shock
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Civil-procedure [2025] ZAGPJHC 219

Nooe v Minister of Police and Another (2021/7425)

Nooe v Minister of Police and Another (2021/7425) [2025] ZAGPJHC 219 (4 March 2025)

The High Court granted leave to appeal over when a debt becomes due for notice under the Organs of State Act in an unlawful arrest and detention claim.

  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Unlawful-arrest
  • Malicious-prosecution
  • Prescription-of-claims
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Detention
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZAFSHC 344

Mokoena v Minister of Police and Another (816/2022)

Mokoena v Minister of Police and Another (816/2022) [2024] ZAFSHC 344 (7 November 2024)

The High Court granted condonation for late notice under the Organs of State Act, finding good cause, no unreasonable prejudice, and awarding no costs.

  • Condonation
  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Late-notification
  • Good-cause
  • Unreasonable-prejudice
  • Late-notice
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZAWCHC 277

Webber v Minister of Police (12612/2019)

Webber v Minister of Police (12612/2019) [2024] ZAWCHC 277 (25 September 2024)

The High Court refused condonation for late statutory notice under the Organs of State Act, finding the delay inadequately explained and the delict claim weak.

  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Condonation
  • Statutory-notice-requirement
  • Prescription
  • Negligence
  • Use-of-force-in-arrest
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZAECBHC 31

G.T obo G.N v MEC for Health, Eastern Cape (634/2021)

G.T obo G.N v MEC for Health, Eastern Cape (634/2021) [2024] ZAECBHC 31 (3 September 2024)

The High Court granted condonation for late service of a section 3 notice under the State Liability Act in a minor child’s claim against the Eastern Cape health MEC.

  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Condonation
  • Prescription
  • Minor-child-claims
  • Section-3-notice
  • Organs-of-state-act
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZAGPPHC 840

Sefora v MEC for the Department of Health: Gauteng (14479/21)

Sefora v MEC for the Department of Health: Gauteng (14479/21) [2024] ZAGPPHC 840 (27 August 2024)

The High Court granted condonation for late statutory notice under the Institution of Legal Proceedings Against Certain Organs of State Act and dismissed the respondent’s points in limine.

  • Condonation
  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Loss-of-support
  • Negligence
  • Statutory-notice-requirement
  • Statutory-notice
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZAFSHC 195

Mathopo v Minister of Police and Another (4391/2022)

Mathopo v Minister of Police and Another (4391/2022) [2024] ZAFSHC 195 (10 June 2024)

The High Court granted condonation for late notice under the state-liability notice Act after finding good cause, no prescription issue, and no unreasonably proven prejudice.

  • Condonation
  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Late-notice
  • Good-cause
  • Unlawful-arrest
  • Damages-claim
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZAGPJHC 276

Emma v MEC for Health Gauteng Province (2022/12482)

Emma v MEC for Health Gauteng Province (2022/12482) [2024] ZAGPJHC 276 (15 March 2024)

The High Court declared that the applicant’s section 3 notice to the MEC for Health was timeous, or alternatively condonation would be granted.

  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state
  • Prescription
  • Medical-negligence
  • Condonation
  • Section-3-notice
  • Organs-of-state-act
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZALMPTHC 1

Masindi v MEC Department of Health Limpopo Provincial Government (1666/2019)

Masindi v MEC Department of Health Limpopo Provincial Government (1666/2019) [2024] ZALMPTHC 1 (24 January 2024)

The court held that the plaintiff complied with section 3 of the State Liability notice regime, dismissed the defendant’s first special plea, and ordered each party to pay its own costs.

  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state
  • Section-3-notice
  • Service-of-process
  • Special-plea
  • Costs-order
  • Organs-of-state-act
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Civil-procedure [2023] ZAMPMBHC 66

Segodi v MEC for the Mpumalanga Department of Health (1779/2020)

Segodi v MEC for the Mpumalanga Department of Health (1779/2020) [2023] ZAMPMBHC 66 (28 December 2023)

The High Court dismissed a condonation application for late statutory notice against the health department, finding the delay inadequately explained and service defective.

  • Condonation
  • Institution-of-legal-proceedings-against-organs-of-state-act
  • Late-notice
  • Prejudice-to-organ-of-state
  • Prospects-of-success
  • Service-of-notice
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