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Commercial And Corporate [2021] ZAGPJHC 649

Highpoint Hotels (Pty) Ltd v Parthenon Construction CC and Another (32447/18)

Highpoint Hotels (Pty) Ltd v Parthenon Construction CC and Another (32447/18) [2021] ZAGPJHC 649 (9 November 2021)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
32447/18
Judge
Keightley

The court held that a 2013 letter did not make a CC member personally liable for lease debts; it was interpreted as an undertaking on behalf of the close corporation.

  • Personal Liability Of Member
  • Interpretation Of Contracts
  • Lease Agreement
  • Prescription
  • Summary Judgment
  • Contract-interpretation
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Commercial And Corporate [2015] ZAECGHC 58

Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd v Forlee (3055/2011)

Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd v Forlee (3055/2011) [2015] ZAECGHC 58 (15 May 2015)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown
Case number
3055/2011
Judge
Chetty

The High Court held that a sole member of a deregistered close corporation became personally liable for its debt and rejected a prescription defence.

  • Close Corporations Act
  • Personal Liability Of Member
  • Deregistration Effects
  • Prescription
  • Suretyship
  • Acknowledgement Of Debt
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