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Commercial And Corporate [2024] ZAECELLC 42

Mdazane and Another v Nene and Another (EL 799/2020)

Mdazane and Another v Nene and Another (EL 799/2020) [2024] ZAECELLC 42 (29 October 2024)

High Court dispute over a verbal tender arrangement for surgical masks. The court rejected a claimed partnership, enforced the admitted R650,000 payment, and dismissed the larger damages claim.

  • Oral Contract
  • Partnership Dispute
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Tender Procurement
  • Absolution From Instance
  • Oral-contract
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Administrative Law [2023] ZACC 8

Ledla Structural Development (Pty) Ltd and Others v Special Investigating Unit (CCT 319/21)

Ledla Structural Development (Pty) Ltd and Others v Special Investigating Unit (CCT 319/21) [2023] ZACC 8; 2023 (6) BCLR 709 (CC); 2023 (2) SACR 1 (CC) (10 March 2023)

The Constitutional Court held that the Special Tribunal is not a court as contemplated by section 166 of the Constitution, given its ad hoc establishment, lack of security of tenure for members, and limited jurisdiction to civil proceedings arising from SIU investigations. However, the Tribunal is empowered by section 8(2) of the SIU Act to adjudicate any civil proceedings brought by the SIU, which includes legality reviews of unlawful contracts. The Tribunal's powers are broader than those of the Competition Tribunal, as there is no statutory carve-out limiting its jurisdiction over legality…

  • Special Investigating Units Act
  • Legality Review
  • Forfeiture Orders
  • Tender Procurement
  • Section 217 Constitution
  • Powers Of Tribunals
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Commercial And Corporate [2020] ZASCA 74

Namasthethu Electrical (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Another (201/19)

Namasthethu Electrical (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Another (201/19) [2020] ZASCA 74 (29 June 2020)

The SCA held that a fraud-tainted tender contract was validly rescinded, and its adjudication clause did not survive to bind the City.

  • Fraudulent Misrepresentation
  • Arbitration Clause Survival
  • Contract Rescission
  • Tender Procurement
  • Punitive Costs
  • Fraudulent-misrepresentation
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