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Mosikili v South African Board of Sheriffs (1629/2019) [2021] ZAWCHC 228; [2022] 2 BLLR 197 (WCC); (2022) 43 ILJ 946 (WCC) (11 November 2021)
The High Court set aside a sheriff’s disciplinary conviction and sanction, finding the proceedings procedurally unfair because he was not properly heard.
Motloung and Another v Sheriff Pretoria East and Others (13249/2014) [2018] ZAGPPHC 664; 2019 (3) SA 228 (GP) (5 September 2018)
The court held that an unsigned summons was a nullity, so the sheriff was not liable for refusing service and prescription was not interrupted.
Boundary Spar Supermarkets (Pty) Ltd v Brown and Others (J2456/16) [2016] ZALCJHB 435; (2017) 38 ILJ 2337 (LC) (15 November 2016)
The Labour Court held that suspending a writ went beyond merely staying execution steps, requiring the sheriff to return attached property and refund R8000.
De Wet and Another v Sheriff, High Court, Cullinan and Others (29378/14) [2014] ZAGPPHC 817 (13 October 2014)
The High Court set aside a sheriff’s sale in execution, holding the sheriff should have stopped the auction when instructed to do so before bidding began.
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