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Delict [2025] ZAGPJHC 646

Jordaan obo S. M. E. v Road Accident Fund (Y2012/202045)

Jordaan obo S. M. E. v Road Accident Fund (Y2012/202045) [2025] ZAGPJHC 646 (27 June 2025)

Road Accident Fund quantum judgment for a minor injured in a motor vehicle collision, with liability settled at 100% and loss of earnings awarded.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • General Damages
  • Loss Of Earnings
  • Contingency Deductions
  • Curator Ad Litem
  • Trust For Minor
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Family And Children [2025] ZAGPPHC 600

P.L.B v L.R.B (36798/2014)

P.L.B v L.R.B (36798/2014) [2025] ZAGPPHC 600 (4 June 2025)

The court granted condonation, dismissed the wife’s variation and liquidation applications, dismissed the husband’s pension and debt counterclaim, and ordered registration of a trust for the children.

  • Variation Of Settlement Agreement
  • Appointment Of Trustee
  • Liquidator And Receiver
  • Pension Interest Claim
  • Division Of Joint Estate
  • Variation-of-settlement-agreement
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Civil Procedure [2025] ZAGPJHC 118

Kwezi N.O and Others v Kupiso (2025/013976)

Kwezi N.O and Others v Kupiso (2025/013976) [2025] ZAGPJHC 118 (17 February 2025)

An urgent contempt application succeeded after the court found the respondent breached a prior trust-related order and used third parties to undermine the trust.

  • Contempt Of Court
  • Urgent Application
  • Trustee Duties
  • Breach Of Court Order
  • Contempt-of-court
  • Urgent-application
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Delict [2024] ZAFSHC 363

Z.R.S obo L.T.S v Road Accident Fund (277/2021)

Z.R.S obo L.T.S v Road Accident Fund (277/2021) [2024] ZAFSHC 363 (15 November 2024)

High Court RAF damages case involving a child with pre-existing cognitive difficulties; the court applied a 25% contingency deduction and ordered compensation, costs, and a trust.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • Loss Of Earnings
  • Contingency Deductions
  • General Damages
  • Trust Creation
  • Road-accident-fund
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Tax law

Thistle Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service

The majority held that paragraph 80(2), interpreted in context and with regard to its 2008 amendment and explanatory memorandum, confines the conduit principle in capital gains tax matters to the first beneficiary trust in a multi-tier structure; it does not allow a second-tier trust to pass the capital gain further to ultimate beneficiaries for tax purposes. Thistle therefore remained liable for capital gains tax on the amount distributed to it by Zenprop. SARS' claim for understatement penalties nevertheless failed because the record did not support penalties and leave to cross-appeal was r…

  • Income tax
  • Capital gains tax
  • Trusts
  • Conduit principle
  • Beneficiaries
  • Understatement penalties
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Family And Children [2024] ZAWCHC 297

N-A.K v T.P.K and Others (2503/2020)

N-A.K v T.P.K and Others (2503/2020) [2024] ZAWCHC 297 (25 September 2024)

The High Court granted joinder of trustees to a divorce action, holding that the applicant had shown a direct and substantial interest under Rule 10(3).

  • Joinder Of Parties
  • Accrual System
  • Trust Assets In Divorce
  • Rule 10 Uniform Rules
  • Share Transfer Dispute
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPPHC 881

Sayed N.O v Road Accident Fund (34250/2020)

Sayed N.O v Road Accident Fund (34250/2020) [2024] ZAGPPHC 881 (5 September 2024)

The High Court awarded a minor damages for future loss of earnings after finding cognitive and scholastic decline linked to accident-related trauma.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • Future Loss Of Earnings
  • Contingency Deductions
  • Curatorship
  • Trust Creation For Minor
  • Road-accident-fund
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Family And Children [2024] ZAKZDHC 56

G.C.W v S.W (D5862/2018)

G.C.W v S.W (D5862/2018) [2024] ZAKZDHC 56 (5 August 2024)

The High Court granted an urgent order compelling discovery of financial records in a divorce matter, with confidentiality protections for some company statements.

  • Discovery Of Documents
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Trusts And Corporate Structures
  • Director Remuneration
  • Confidentiality Of Financial Information
  • Discovery-of-documents
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Delict [2024] ZAGPPHC 380

Cawood obo ALP v Road Accident Fund (80725/2018)

Cawood obo ALP v Road Accident Fund (80725/2018) [2024] ZAGPPHC 380 (19 April 2024)

The High Court quantified damages for a minor severely injured in a motor vehicle accident, awarding future loss of earnings, general damages, a trust, and an RAF undertaking.

  • Road Accident Fund Act
  • Quantification Of Damages
  • Future Loss Of Earnings
  • General Damages
  • Curator Appointment
  • Road-accident-fund
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Civil Procedure [2024] ZAGPPHC 203

Afriforum NPC and Others v Van Der Walt and Others (54318/2021)

Afriforum NPC and Others v Van Der Walt and Others (54318/2021) [2024] ZAGPPHC 203 (12 March 2024)

The High Court dismissed leave to appeal by two co-trustees, holding they lacked locus standi because they were not acting for the Trust and were not beneficiaries.

  • Trustee Removal
  • Locus Standi
  • Declaratory Relief
  • Costs Order
  • Locus-standi
  • Trusts
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