South Africa Case Law

S.S v M.A.S (110440/2025)

S.S v M.A.S (110440/2025) [2025] ZAGPJHC 739 (25 July 2025)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

110440/2025

Judge

Abro

The court found that the respondent had knowledge of the maintenance order and failed to comply with its terms, both historically and in the months immediately preceding the application. The respondent admitted arrears and made unilateral deductions from maintenance payments without legal entitlement. His defence of financial hardship was unsupported by evidence; he failed to provide bank statements, salary advices, or details of assets and expenses. The applicant, by contrast, provided documentary proof of the respondent's income and the limited liabilities on joint estate properties. The re…

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• Maintenance Enforcement
• Contempt Of Court
• Rule 43 Orders
• Urgent Relief
• Division Of Joint Estate

Sable Place Properties 106 (Pty) Ltd and Others v Visa Security Group (Pty) Ltd and Another (081761/2025)

Sable Place Properties 106 (Pty) Ltd and Others v Visa Security Group (Pty) Ltd and Another (081761/2025) [2025] ZAGPPHC 610 (24 June 2025)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

081761/2025

Judge

Minnaar

The High Court granted urgent interdictory relief, found no tacit security-services contract, ordered the first respondent to vacate the premises, and awarded costs on scale C.

• Interdict
• Contractual Entitlement
• Urgent Relief
• Tacit Contract
• Security Services
• Costs Scale

Monareng N.O v Ntuli and Others (2024/063283)

Monareng N.O v Ntuli and Others (2024/063283) [2025] ZAGPJHC 546 (4 June 2025)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

2024/063283

Judge

E Raubenheimer

The High Court dismissed an urgent application to set aside the respondents’ appointment as members of a close corporation, finding no fraud, no invalidity, and no urgency.

• Close Corporations Act
• Executor Powers
• Membership Transfer
• Urgent Relief
• Fraudulent Misrepresentation
• Close-corporations

Heat It Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd v Michaelides (052785/2025)

Heat It Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd v Michaelides (052785/2025) [2025] ZAGPPHC 563 (22 May 2025)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

052785/2025

Judge

Neukircher

The court found that, although the respondent denied ongoing possession of the applicant's confidential drawings, it was clear that he had possession of electronic copies at the time the application was launched. The respondent subsequently deleted these files but did not comply with the applicant's demand for their return. The applicant established a clear right to the drawings, which were confidential and critical to its business operations. The balance of convenience favoured the applicant, as disclosure or misuse of the information would cause irreparable harm and could not be adequately…

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• Interim Interdict
• Confidential Information
• Ownership Of Drawings
• Urgent Relief
• Balance Of Convenience

Graham N.O and Others v Sailing Puppy (Pty) Ltd and Another (037099/2024)

Graham N.O and Others v Sailing Puppy (Pty) Ltd and Another (037099/2024) [2025] ZAGPPHC 558 (20 May 2025)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

037099/2024

Judge

Nyathi

The High Court ordered Sailing Puppy (Pty) Ltd to convene a shareholders’ meeting after finding the Trust was the sole shareholder and the director’s refusal unjustified.

• Companies Act 71 Of 2008
• Shareholders Meeting
• Removal Of Director
• Fiduciary Duty
• Urgent Relief
• Companies-act

Watson v Adams and Others (2025/052925)

Watson v Adams and Others (2025/052925) [2025] ZAGPJHC 436 (8 May 2025)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

2025/052925

Judge

Fisher

The court found that the interim protection order was obtained by the first respondent through material non-disclosure and constituted an abuse of process. The respondent failed to disclose her own criminal conduct, the applicant's role as a state witness, and the fact that her identity was publicised by a third party, not the applicant. The applicant was denied a hearing both on anticipation and on the return date, resulting in a significant infringement of her constitutional rights. The High Court has inherent jurisdiction to set aside orders obtained through abuse of process, especially wh…

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• Protection From Harassment Act
• Interim Protection Order
• Abuse Of Process
• Freedom Of Expression
• Audi Alteram Partem
• Urgent Relief

Excellence College of Engineering Cosmetology and Engineering v Director-General of Higher Education and Training and Another (127802/24)

Excellence College of Engineering Cosmetology and Engineering v Director-General of Higher Education and Training and Another (127802/24) [2024] ZAGPPHC 1323 (4 December 2024)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

127802/24

Judge

Strijdom

The High Court granted urgent interim relief to stop the blocking of a private college pending review, finding jurisdiction, prima facie rights, and irreparable harm.

• Interim Interdict
• Jurisdiction
• Exhaustion Of Internal Remedies
• Right To Trade
• Urgent Relief
• Interim-interdict

Vilakazi v Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency and Others (2024/115406)

Vilakazi v Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency and Others (2024/115406) [2024] ZALCJHB 437 (22 October 2024)

Court

Labour Court Johannesburg

Case number

2024/115406

Judge

R Itzkin

Urgent application challenging a CEO’s suspension beyond 60 days was dismissed. The Labour Court held the suspension was lawful and the disciplinary code was not contractual.

• Precautionary Suspension
• Disciplinary Code
• Unlawful Suspension
• Urgent Relief
• Contractual Nature Of Policies
• Precautionary-suspension

O.K.M v L.P.M and Others (2024/061379)

O.K.M v L.P.M and Others (2024/061379) [2024] ZAGPPHC 982 (27 September 2024)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

2024/061379

Judge

Nyathi

Urgent interim interdict granted to stop alienation of the matrimonial home pending divorce proceedings, where ownership was allegedly concealed through fronting.

• Interim Interdict
• Matrimonial Property
• Accrual System
• Urgent Relief
• Fronting Of Assets
• Interim-interdict

Honey Fashion Accessories (Pty) Limited v Wiese (033286-2024)

Honey Fashion Accessories (Pty) Limited v Wiese (033286-2024) [2024] ZAGPJHC 902 (16 September 2024)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

033286-2024

Judge

Wanless

The High Court found the respondent in contempt of prior orders, enforced a suspended 30-day prison sentence, and awarded attorney-and-client costs.

• Contempt Of Court
• Interdict
• Shareholder Disputes
• Urgent Relief
• Attorney And Client Costs
• Contempt-of-court