South Africa Case Law

Mabotwane Security Services CC v Pikitup Soc (Pty) Limited and Others (89232/2015, 11547/2016)

Mabotwane Security Services CC v Pikitup Soc (Pty) Limited and Others (89232/2015, 11547/2016) [2017] ZAGPPHC 265 (19 May 2017)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

89232/2015, 11547/2016

Judge

G B Rome

The court found that the facts and legal issues in both applications were closely intertwined, with the same principal parties and overlapping subject matter concerning the provision of security services to Pikitup. The respondent, Pikitup, had appropriately filed a consolidated answering affidavit, and none of the other respondents objected to consolidation. The applicant's arguments regarding prejudice were unsubstantiated, as any party perceiving prejudice could have raised it but did not. The court held that consolidation would promote convenience, avoid conflicting judgments, and prevent…

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• Consolidation Of Actions
• Joinder
• Review Of Tender Decisions

Mabotwane Security Services CC v Pikitup SOC (Pty) Limited and Others; Mabotwane Security Services CC v Pikitup SOC (Pty) Limited and Another (89232/2015)

Mabotwane Security Services CC v Pikitup SOC (Pty) Limited and Others; Mabotwane Security Services CC v Pikitup SOC (Pty) Limited and Another (89232/2015) [2017] ZAGPPHC 250 (19 May 2017)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

89232/2015

Judge

G B Rome

The High Court granted Pikitup’s application to consolidate two related review applications about security-service procurement and hear them together.

• Consolidation Of Actions
• Joinder
• Rule 11
• Review Of Tender Decisions
• Consolidation-of-actions
• Civil-procedure