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Labour Law [2018] ZALCJHB 257

Halim v Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs of South Africa and Another (JS1085/12)

Halim v Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs of South Africa and Another (JS1085/12) [2018] ZALCJHB 257 (15 August 2018)

Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JS1085/12
Judge
Lagrange

The Labour Court rejected a claim for alleged salary underpayment, finding no binding oral agreement that overrode the written contracts or public service pay limits.

  • Remuneration Dispute
  • Oral Vs Written Contract
  • Public Service Regulations
  • Ministerial Handbook
  • Variation Clause
  • Labour-law
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Civil Procedure [2017] ZAFSHC 171

Eskom Holdings v Lesole Agencies CC; In re: Lesole Agencies v Eskom Holdings (2555/2016)

Eskom Holdings v Lesole Agencies CC; In re: Lesole Agencies v Eskom Holdings (2555/2016) [2017] ZAFSHC 171 (28 September 2017)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
2555/2016
Judge
Mhlambi

The High Court upheld an exception to particulars of claim in a contract dispute, finding the pleading vague and embarrassing and allowing amendment.

  • Exception Procedure
  • Contract Formation
  • Vagueness And Embarrassment
  • Repudiation
  • Damages
  • Variation Clause
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Commercial And Corporate [2015] ZAGPPHC 528

K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Limited v Urban Hip Hop Hotels (Pty) Limited (17146/13)

K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Limited v Urban Hip Hop Hotels (Pty) Limited (17146/13) [2015] ZAGPPHC 528 (12 June 2015)

Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
17146/13
Judge
Ismail

The High Court held that the signed MOU was the sole memorial of the parties’ agreement and that the unsigned standard management agreement did not apply.

  • Contractual Interpretation
  • Integration Rule
  • Memorandum Of Understanding
  • Variation Clause
  • Management Agreement
  • Contractual-interpretation
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Commercial And Corporate [2010] ZAWCHC 132

Chickenland (Pty) Ltd t/a Nando's v RZT Zelpy 4699 (Pty) Ltd and Others, Chickenland (Pty) Ltd t/a Nando's v Finishing Touch Trading 230 (Pty) Ltd and Others (9937/08, 9939/08)

Chickenland (Pty) Ltd t/a Nando's v RZT Zelpy 4699 (Pty) Ltd and Others, Chickenland (Pty) Ltd t/a Nando's v Finishing Touch Trading 230 (Pty) Ltd and Others (9937/08, 9939/08) [2010] ZAWCHC 132 (17 June 2010)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
9937/08, 9939/08
Judge
Traverso

Leave to appeal was refused in a franchise and suretyship dispute. The court found no factual basis for the respondents’ arguments and no prospect of a different outcome.

  • Suretyship Liability
  • Novation
  • Franchise Agreement
  • Oral Agreement Enforceability
  • Variation Clause
  • Suretyship
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Civil Procedure [2010] ZAFSHC 55

Van den Berg en Ander v De Bruin en Ander (3095/06)

Van den Berg en Ander v De Bruin en Ander (3095/06) [2010] ZAFSHC 55 (3 June 2010)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
3095/06
Judge
Kruger R

High Court ruling on whether evidence of an alleged oral lease could be led despite a prior written lease with an integration clause.

  • Integration Rule
  • Oral Contract Evidence
  • Variation Clause
  • Lease Agreement
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Integration-rule
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Commercial And Corporate [1998] ZAGPHC 4

Nedcor Bank Limited v Boulbigh 224 CC (15078/98)

Nedcor Bank Limited v Boulbigh 224 CC (15078/98) [1998] ZAGPHC 4 (19 August 1998)

Court
High Courts - Gauteng
Case number
15078/98
Judge
Willis

The court granted Nedcor Bank relief enforcing a cession of rentals, holding the cession was clear and unambiguous and rejecting the respondent’s securitatem debiti defence.

  • Cession In Securitatem Debiti
  • Out And Out Cession
  • Parole Evidence Rule
  • Mortgage Bond Enforcement
  • Variation Clause
  • Cession-in-securitatem-debiti
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