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V.N obo M.N v Member of the Executive Council for Health, Eastern Cape Province (10/2020) [2025] ZAECBHC 16 (29 July 2025)
Court held the province liable for negligent labour management causing a newborn’s hypoxic brain injury; quantum was postponed.
Nortje v Pierre van Ryneveld Vet Clinic CC and Others (52043/2019) [2025] ZAGPPHC 709 (10 July 2025)
The High Court held a veterinary clinic liable for a dog’s burn injury during surgery, awarding emotional shock and travel expenses, but dismissing refund and lost-income claims.
Lingani v Minister of Police (384/2021) [2024] ZAECBHC 33 (5 December 2024)
The High Court held the Minister of Police liable after finding that a plaintiff was struck by a rubber bullet fired by police during Covid-19 lockdown enforcement.
Safire Crop Protection Co-Operative Ltd v Normandien Farms (Pty) Ltd (AR246/2023) [2024] ZAKZPHC 115 (29 November 2024)
Appeal partly succeeded on a procedural quantum error, but failed on misrepresentation and non-disclosure issues in a fire insurance dispute.
Sandla v Road Accident Fund (735/2022) [2024] ZAECMHC 54 (20 June 2024)
The High Court dismissed a sibling loss-of-support claim against the RAF, holding the deceased owed no legal duty to support the adult, qualified plaintiff.
N.G obo C.G v Member of Executive Council Responsible for Health Eastern Cape Province (289/2019) [2024] ZAECBHC 15 (11 June 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff was a high-risk patient who was not adequately monitored during labour. The nursing staff failed to check the fetal condition after admission and ignored repeated reports of severe vaginal bleeding. Expert evidence established that proper monitoring would have identified fetal distress and allowed for timely intervention. The absence of monitoring and response constituted negligence. On the balance of probabilities, the court held that the negligent omissions of the nursing staff caused the partial prolonged hypoxic ischemic brain injury suffered by C.G duri…
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B.J v Member of the Executive Council For Health, Gauteng (33179/2017) [2024] ZAGPPHC 217 (26 February 2024)
The defendant conceded negligence in the management of the plaintiff's third degree perineal tear and related sequelae, as confirmed by expert consensus. The only remaining issue was whether the plaintiff's epilepsy, diagnosed in 2019, was causally linked to the defendant's negligent conduct. The court found that the expert evidence, particularly from Dr Smuts, did not logically or factually establish a causal connection between the obstetric injury and the epilepsy. The expert's reasoning was vague, lacked specificity regarding the operations and hospitalizations, and acknowledged multiple p…
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Y.D obo I.D v Road Accident Fund (3238/2022) [2023] ZAECMKHC 50 (21 April 2023)
The High Court held the Road Accident Fund liable for 100% of proven damages after a Taxi struck an 8-year-old child crossing the road.
Mazeka v Road Accident Fund [2023] ZAGPPHC 191; 28577/2019 (14 March 2023)
The court dismissed a Road Accident Fund claim after finding the plaintiff failed to prove that a motor vehicle collision caused the deceased’s injuries.
Mohale and Another v Minister of South African Police Services (1440/2020) [2023] ZANWHC 84 (3 March 2023)
The court refused the plaintiffs’ application for judgment against the defendant and held that the arrest and detention dispute must proceed to trial.
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