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Mile v S (CC100/2018) [2025] ZAGPPHC 669 (26 June 2025)
The High Court refused leave to appeal against sentence, holding that the assault and murder convictions were not inextricably linked and concurrency was not warranted.
Ilanga Automotive (Pty) Ltd t/a Citroen Centurion and Others v Nedbank (61907/2019) [2025] ZAGPPHC 627 (10 June 2025)
The High Court refused leave to appeal against summary judgment, finding that the applicant’s attempted withdrawal of an admission would not change the proven breach of contract.
Chiodaroli N.O and Others v Yeboprop 7 Investment (Pty) Ltd and Others (Leave to Appeal) (18020/2022) [2025] ZAGPPHC 319 (31 March 2025)
The High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal, finding no reasonable prospects of success and no basis to disturb its earlier lease ruling.
Ndamase v First Rand Bank Ltd and Another (Leave to Appeal) (024968/24) [2025] ZAGPPHC 297 (18 March 2025)
The High Court dismissed condonation and leave to appeal, finding no satisfactory explanation for delay and no reasonable prospects of success.
Martins v S (A49/2019) [2024] ZAWCHC 440 (17 December 2024)
Bail pending leave to appeal was refused after conviction and a 20-year sentence, with the court finding no compelling basis to interrupt the sentence.
Mooki v S (CAB 07/2024) [2024] ZANWHC 284 (14 November 2024)
The court held that the appellant failed to discharge the onus of proving exceptional circumstances as required by section 60(11)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act. The appellant's reliance on personal circumstances, regular attendance at trial, and the State's non-opposition did not collectively or individually amount to exceptional circumstances. The seriousness of the offence, the lengthy sentence imposed, and the absence of substantial evidence addressing the interests of justice weighed against the granting of bail. The court found no misdirection in the decision of the court a quo and co…
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Coetzee v S (A137/2024) [2024] ZAGPPHC 964 (19 September 2024)
The High Court refused bail pending appeal after a murder conviction, finding no exceptional circumstances and a real risk of abscondment and danger to society.
Dyakophu and Another v S (A20/2004) [2024] ZAWCHC 104 (22 April 2024)
High Court appeal upheld bail pending appeal for two convicted appellants, finding the magistrate wrongly focused on conviction merits instead of flight risk and interests of justice.
Magudumana v Director of Public Prosecutions Free State and Others (2484/2023) [2023] ZAFSHC 271 (18 July 2023)
The court found that the applicant had willingly acquiesced to her transportation from Tanzania to South Africa, and the facts as presented by the respondents did not support the applicant's allegations of unlawful extradition or abduction. The relief sought in the notice of motion was not based on constitutional grounds, and the applicant failed to properly place the issue of constitutional invalidity before the court. The court held that there was no reasonable prospect that another court would find differently on the facts or the law, and that the cases cited by the applicant regarding wai…
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SATAWU obo Mbano and Another v Moodyblue Trade Invest 14 (Pty) Ltd and Others (Leave to Appeal) (J1016/2019) [2023] ZALCJHB 129 (5 May 2023)
The Labour Court granted leave to appeal after finding reasonable prospects that the Labour Appeal Court could interpret the papers differently.
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