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Banking And Finance [2017] ZAGPJHC 430

Registrar of Banks v Sambo (6676/2017)

Registrar of Banks v Sambo (6676/2017) [2017] ZAGPJHC 430 (13 November 2017)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
6676/2017
Judge
L T Modiba

The High Court provisionally sequestrated Sambo’s estate after finding he failed to repay money obtained through an unlawful deposit-taking scheme and was insolvent.

  • Banks Act Sequestration
  • Unlawful Deposit Taking
  • Pyramid Scheme Liability
  • Insolvency
  • Repayment Direction
  • Judicial Review Delay
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Banking And Finance [2015] ZASCA 158

Griffiths v Janse van Rensburg NO (20269/2014)

Griffiths v Janse van Rensburg NO (20269/2014) [2015] ZASCA 158; [2016] 1 All SA 643 (SCA); 2016 (3) SA 389 (SCA) (26 October 2015)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
20269/2014
Judges
Shongwe, Pillay, Petse, Saldulker, Gorven

The SCA held that repayments from an unlawful pyramid scheme were not made in the ordinary course of business and upheld setting them aside under insolvency law.

  • Insolvency Act Section 29
  • Ordinary Course Of Business
  • Pyramid Scheme Liability
  • Condictio Ob Turpem Vel Iniustam Causam
  • Mora Interest
  • Unjust Enrichment
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