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Thames FC v South African Football Association National and Others (2024/076233) [2024] ZAGPJHC 801 (23 August 2024)
The High Court dismissed Thames FC’s PAJA review of a SAFA arbitration award about player eligibility and registration, with costs.
Upington City Football Club v Milford FC and Others (2024/060318) [2024] ZAGPJHC 544 (7 June 2024)
Urgent interdict to stop football playoffs pending review dismissed; the court found no strong prima facie right and held the balance of convenience favoured proceeding.
Swallows FC v Wowowo and Another (045818/2022 ; 046387/2022) [2022] ZAGPPHC 949 (9 December 2022)
The court held that, under the NSL Handbook and SAFA regulatory framework, the default position is that the lodgment of an appeal to the SAFA Arbitration Tribunal does not suspend the operation of a DRC award in non-disciplinary matters. Article 125(2) of the SAFA Disciplinary Code does not apply to such appeals. However, an aggrieved party may request the arbitrator to suspend the award pending the outcome of the appeal, as the arbitrator's powers are sufficiently broad under Article 81(11) of the SAFA Disciplinary Code and Article 58(6) of the SAFA Statute. Temporary interdicts were granted…
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Polokwane City Football Club v South African Football Association and Others; TS Sporting Football Club v South African Football Association and Others (25191/2021; 26189/2021) [2021] ZAGPJHC 64 (15 June 2021)
The High Court dismissed two urgent reviews of SAFA/NSL football arbitration awards and granted a declaratory order that NSL discipline allows discretion in sanction choice.
Ajax Cape Town Football Club and Another v Mokhari N.O and Others (18413/18) [2018] ZAGPJHC 404 (18 May 2018)
The High Court struck an urgent interdict application over a football promotion play-off, finding the applicants had created their own urgency.
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