van Eck and Another v Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Others
van Eck and Another v Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Others [2023] ZAGPPHC 150; 46944/2018 (23 February 2023)
The court found that the applicants, in their personal capacities, failed to establish a direct and substantial legal interest in the subject matter of the main action. Their claimed enrichment interest, arising from improvements made to the farm, did not constitute a right that would be prejudicially affected by the outcome of the main proceedings between Standard Bank and the trustees of the Randland Trust. The applicants were already cited as defendants in their capacities as trustees and retained the ability to institute a separate enrichment claim. No evidence was presented to show that…
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- Joinder And Intervention
- Direct And Substantial Interest
- Uniform Rules Of Court Rule 12