SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL OF SOUTH AFRICA
Judgments 2000 |
 |
|
All documents are in (*) Case Correction |
||
| Citation & Summary | Delivered |
|
| 111 | Van Immerzeel & Pohl and another v Samancor Ltd 543/98 Construction Contract - Identity of Contractor - Prescription -Knowledge of identity of debtor- Proof of Cession - Damages claim by employer for breach of construction contract where work to be done on land of third party - contractor liable for breach by nominated sub-contractor - reduction of damages claim |
30 Nov |
| 110 | Syfrets Participation Bond Managers Ltd v Commissioner for South African Revenue Service 620/98 Income Tax - whether participations by manager of participation bond scheme in scheme are "trading stock" - whether any diminution in value by reason |
30 Nov |
| 109 | Datacolor International (Pty) Ltd v Intamarket (Pty) Ltd 002/99 Anticipatory breach of contract - objective test for repudiation - whether certain letters amounted to an unlawful repudiation or merely to an offer to |
30 Nov |
| 108 | Chairman of the Board on Tariffs and Trade v Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty) Ltd and another 118/99 Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 - repeal of note 5(vi)(a)(ii) to rebate item 609.17 of Schedule 6 - effect thereof - whether right to approach the Board on Tariffs and Trade for a recommendation in terms thereof survived the repeal - s 12(2)(c) of the Interpretation Act 33 of 1957 |
30 Nov |
| 107 | S v Koutandos 119/01 On plurality if counts - cumulative effect |
29 Nov |
| 106 | Van der Berg v Coopers & Lybrand Trust (Pty) Ltd and others 466/98 Defamation - of advocate in course of legal proceedings - privileged occasion - relevance - vicarious liability - quantum |
29 Nov |
| 105 | Thompson v South African Broadcasting Corporation 622/98 Claim for damages in delict - whether element of causation proved |
29 Nov |
| 104 | Saccawu v President of the Industrial Tribunal and another 522/98 Industrial Tribunal - members alleged to be biased - whether bias established |
29 Nov |
| 103 | Kaap Suiwelkoöperasie Ltd v Louw 089/99 Koöperasie - bedanking as lid - ooreenkoms om inwerkingtrede te vervroeg |
29 Nov |
| 102 | Gauteng Provincial Legislature v Kilian and others 562/98 Powers of the Speaker of the Gauteng Legislature to give an undertaking in regard to costs concerning the resolution of a dispute as to the constitutionality of a Bill by the Constitutional Court in terms of ss 98(2)(d) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 200 of 1993 |
29 Nov |
| 101 | Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Executor of the Estate of the Late Waldo Earl Frith 404/99 Estate duty - Section 4(q) deduction - computation |
29 Nov |
| 100 | 28 Nov |
|
| 99 | Zwiegelaar v Zwiegelaar 607/98 Section 7(2) of the Divorce Act No 70 of 1979 - what constitutes maintenance |
28 Nov |
| 98 | Sunny South Canners (Pty) Ltd v Mbangxa and others 297/99 Locus standi of the liquidators of a corporation to launch liquidation proceedings against a debtor company; discretion of the court to grant a liquidation order |
28 Nov |
| 97 | Hlobo v Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund 003/99 Litigation - action settled by agreement between attorneys - sefendant contending that authority given to its attorney was given in error - application to set aside settlement |
28 Nov |
| 96 | Ess Kay Electronics (Pty) Ltd and another v First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd 581/98 Vicarious liability for employee's fraud - course of employment - ostensible authority |
28 Nov |
| 95 | Dabelstein and others v Lane & Fey NNO 112/99 Attachment to found or confirm jurisdiction - prima facie case - insolvency - setting aside disposition in compliance with court order |
28 Nov |
| 94 | Cape Metropolitan Council v Graham 157/99 Landslide on Chapman's Peak Drive on the Cape Peninsula - wet period - motorist seriously injured - local government body entrusted with management of road held to be liable in delict |
27 Nov |
| 93 | Nedcor Bank Beperk v Regering van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika 585/98 Bevrydende verjaring - begin van loop van - kennis van die feite waaruit die skuld ontstaan het - delektuele aksie teen invorderingsbankier - betaling strydig met die trekker se opdrag - of eiser kennis moet dra aan wie betaling gemaak is alvorens verjaring kan begin loop |
24 Nov |
| 92 | Commissioner of SA Revenue Services v Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty) Limited 153/99 Income Tax - Capital receipts or accruals - vehicles used by the manufacturer in conducting its business and then sold |
24 Nov |
| 91 | Road Accident Fund v Russell 656/98 Legal causation - whether death by suicide of a person of impaired mind and judgment, a novus actus interveniens |
24 Nov |
| 90 | Cooper NO and others v South African Mutual Life Assurance Society and others 528/98 Sections 414(2) and 424 of the Companies Act 61 of 1973 |
22 Nov |
| 89 | S v Peterson en 'n ander 374/99 Jeugdiges behoort nie gevangenisstraf opgelê te word sonder volledige verslae en getuienis van proefbeamptes of maatskaplike beamptes of sielkundiges nie. |
21 Nov |
| 88 | Peters NO and others v Schoeman and others 288/98 Company law - Contravention of s38 of Act 61 of 1973 - Scheme for avoiding of - court to have regard to true nature of agreement and disregard parties' description thereof |
10 Nov |
| 87 | Transnet Ltd v Goodman Brothers (Pty) Ltd 373/98 Duty to give reasons to unsuccessful tenderer under the Constitution - administrative action - right or interest to obtain reasons |
09 Nov |
| 86 | Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security and another 310/98 Delictual action for damages |
02 Oct |
| 85 | Moloi and others v Road Accident Fund 413/98 Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Regulations, 1989 - Regulation 3(2)(a)(i) - Validity |
29 Sep |
| 84 | McCarthy v Additional Magistrate, Johannesburg and others 401/98 Constitutionality of ss 286A and 286B of the Criminal Procedure Act - Dangerous Offender legislation - Indefinite imprisonment compared with life imprisonment |
29 Sep |
| 83 | Coin Security Group (Pty) Ltd v SA National Union for Security Officers and others 223/98 Appeal dismissed in terms of s 21A of Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959 |
29 Sep |
| 82 | Bata Ltd v Face Fashions CC and another 206/98 Trade marks - alleged infringements - sections 34(1)(a) and (c) of the Trade Marks Act, 1993 |
29 Sep |
| 81 | De Jager en andere v ABSA Bank Bpk 303/98 Regsgeldigheid van onderneming deur 'n skuldenaar om nie verjaring te opper nie na uitwissing van onderliggende skuld |
29 Sep |
| 80 | Tecmed (Pty) Ltd v Eastern Cape Provincial Tender Board and others 451/98 Review of Tender Board's decision to award tender - costs |
29 Sep |
| 79 | Greathead v South African Commercial Catering & Allied Workers Union 290/98 Invalidity of agency shop agreement - failure to comply with provisions of s25(3) of Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 |
29 Sep |
| 78 | Commissioner for Customs & Excise v Standard General Insurance Company Ltd and Standard General Insurance Company Ltd v Commissioner for Customs & Excise 507/98, 571/98 Customs Act 91 of 1964 - Whether s 99(5) is a limitation period. Applicability of s 13(1)(g) read with s 16(1) of the Prescription Act 68 of 1969 to a claim in terms of the Customs Act |
29 Sep |
| 77 | Coetzee v Meevis 286/98 Unlawful attachment - sheriff's liability |
29 Sep |
| 76 | South African Raisins (Pty) Ltd and another v SAD Holdings Ltd and another 176/00 Competition Act 89 of 1998 - Whether raisin industry falls within its ambit or within the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act 47 of 1996 |
29 Sep |
| 75 | Eastern Metropolitan Substructure of the Greater Johannesburg Transitional v Venter NO 334/98 Insolvency - payment to obtain clearance certificate under section 50 of Local Government Ordinance 1939 (Transvaal). |
29 Sep |
| 74 | Director of Public Prosecutions Transvaal v Roberts 305/99 Sentence - murder of ex-wife by strangulation - appeal by Director of Public Prosecutions against leniency of wholly suspended sentence of 15 years imprisonment - mitigating circumstances present - sentence altered to 7 years imprisonment |
29 Sep |
| 73 | Fairleigh NO v Whitehead and another 541/98 Interpretation and operation of the since-invalidated ss 44(1) and (2) of the Insurance Act 27 of 1943, which dealt with insurance policies effected or ceded in favour of a wife |
29 Sep |
| 72 | Cooper NO v First National Bank of SA Ltd 272/98 Issue of warrant in terms of sec 69(3) of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 - when notice to affected person required |
29 Sep |
| 71 | S v Mohlathe 230/99 Further evidence in support of application for condonation for late filing of heads of argument in Court below admitted on appeal - circumstances justifying admission of such evidence |
29 Sep |
| 70 | S v Ningi and another 127/99 Sentence - 18 months imprisonment for public violence - correctional supervision not a sentencing option by reason of imprisonment imposed on other counts - convictions on other counts set aside on appeal |
29 Sep |
| 69 | S v Swart 247/99 Verskerping daarvan op appèl - Oplegging van globale vonnis - neem van twee of meer klagtes vir vonnisdoeleindes onwenslike praktyk, maar blote verontagsaming van praktyksreël nie noodwendig 'n mistasting nie |
29 Sep |
| 68 | S v Mathlare 389/99 Criminal trial - whether admissions deducible from questions put in cross-examination by accused's legal representative |
29 Sep |
| 67 | H L & H Timber Products (Pty) Ltd v Sappi Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd 281/98 Forest fire - s 84 of the Forest Act 122 of 1984 - onus |
29 Sep |
| 66 | Plaaslike Oorgangsraad van Bronkhorstspruit v Senekal 389/98 Uitleg van'n uitspraak van 'n hof; uitleg van die statute van 'n gratifikasiefonds, betekenis van oortolligheid (redundancy) en uitdiensstelling (retrenchment). Bestrawwende kostebevele teen praktisyns |
29 Sep |
| 65 | Kelvin Park Properties CC v Paterson NO 558/98 Insolvency - s 34(1), Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 - whether insolvent "trader" as envisaged by s 34 - whether property on which business conducted by insolvent formed part of business |
29 Sep |
| 64 | ABSA Bank Limited v Bond Equipment (Pretoria) (Pty) Ltd 580/98 Delictual action for damages against collecting bank guilty of negligence - vicarious liability of claimant for wrongful action of its employee in regard to the proceeds of cheques of the employer wrongfully stolen by the employee for his own benefit |
29 Sep |
| 63 | Purser v Sales 613/98; 614/98 Practice - Judgments and Orders - Foreign judgments - Enforcement of - action defended - whether failure to object to jurisdiction amounts to submission thereto. |
28 Sep |
| 62 | Mamabolo v Rustenburg Regional Local Council 229/98 Review - Undue delay - applicable principles - Rules of natural justice - Procedural fairness - compliance therewith - i r o termination of employment |
26 Sep |
| 61 | Wessels NO v De Jager NO en ‘n ander 657/98 No Summary |
22 Sep |
| 60 | Pretorius v Slabbert 486/98 Non-joinder - raised mero motu - not to speculate on what uninvited party might wish to say - appeal postponed |
22 Sep |
| 59 | Johnson v Hirotec (Pty) Ltd 383/98 Winding-up of company unable to pay debts - factors to be considered - whether provisional order required |
22 Sep |
| 58 | Krige Le Roux v Standard General Versekerings-Maatskappy Bpk 440/98 Uitleg van art 156 van die Insolvensiewet 24 van 1936 - eiser verkry nie beter reg onder artikel as wat die versekerde self geniet het nie - versekeraar kan op sy kontraktuele regte kragtens polis staatmaak |
21 Sep |
| 57 | ABSA Bank Beperk v De Villiers 443/98 Borgtog - Verjaringswet - Beletsel ingevolge art 13(1)(g). |
15 Sep |
| 56 | Singh v McCarthy Retails Ltd (t/a McIntosh Motors) 429/98 Contract - malperformance - right of rescission - test - value judgment of Court. |
14 Sep |
| 55 | Adel Builders (Pty) Ltd v Thompson 274/98 Unliquidated damages claimed - pre-judgment interest - discretion of Court |
12 Sep |
| 54 | Cooper and others v Syfrets Trust Limited 226/98 Investment advice negligently given in 1990 to the appellant by an employee of the respondent to invest in Masterbond - whether such advice held firm for a reinvestment made by the appellant in Masterbond in 1991 |
11 Sep |
| 53 | S v Rheeder 173/97 Verwydering en gebruik van eiendom sonder toestemming van die eienaar - oortreding van Artikel 1(1) van die Algemene Regswysigingswet 50 van 1956 |
08 Sep |
| 52 | Nedcor Bank Limited v Lloyd-Gray Lithographers (Pty) Limited 257/98 Delictual action for damages against collecting bank - computation of damages - bank and thief for whom amount of cheque collected concurrent wrongdoers at common law - full amount of loss recoverable from bank |
08 Sep |
| 51 | Mars Incorporated v Cadbury (Swaziland) (Pty) Limited and another 427/98 Trade marks - defensive trade marks - s 70 of the Trade Marks Act, 1993 |
08 Sep |
| 50 | S M Goldstein & Co (Pty) Limited v Cathkin Park Hotel (Pty) Ltd and another 513/98 Delictual liability of building contractor to owner and third parties |
08 Sep |
| 49 | Mostert v Cape Town City Council 356/98 burst water main - cause uncertain - inappropriateness of res ipsa reasoning - extent of municipality's duty to prevent damage to property - insurance - pressure testing - replacement - cost of compared with damage done |
07 Sep |
| 48 | Commissioner for the SA Revenue Services v Hulett Aluminium (Pty) Ltd 337/98 Income Tax - Third Proviso to s79(1) of Act 58 of 1962 - whether general prevailing practice established |
01 Sep |
| 47 | Serva Ship Limited v Discount Tonnage Limited 263/98 Jurisdiction - situs of rights in personam - maritime claims |
31 Aug |
| 46 | Midrand/ Rabie Ridge/ Ivory Park Metropolitan Substructure v Strydom 194/98 Ordinance 11 of 1977 - Local Authorities (Transvaal) - rating |
31 Aug |
| 45 | Gordon Lloyd Page & Associates v Rivera and another 384/98 Confidential information |
31 Aug |
| 44 | Dali and others v Government of Republic of South Africa and another 623/98; 627/98 Privatisation Venda Pension Fund - amounts due - retrospectivity of S 8 of Proc 9 of 1993(V) |
31 May |
| 43 | Commissioner for South African Revenue Services v Foodcorp Limited 134/98 Income Tax - what constitutes "a mining property" in terms of Section 37 of Income Tax Act - referral back to Commissioner for re-assessment |
31 May |
| 42 | Van Der Merwe v Bonaero Park (Edms) Bpk 106/98 Voorlopige vonnis - eiser se versuim om op aanvraag behoorlik sekerheid ingevolge reël 8(9) te stel |
31 May |
| 41 | Mthembu v Letsela and another 071/98 No Summary |
30 May |
| 40 | Baudach v United Tobacco Company Ltd 126/98 Unfair labour practice - employer misrepresenting to employee that his position had become redundant - agreement to accept package in full and final settlement not binding |
30 May |
| 39 | Minister of Health and another v Maliszewski and others 624/98 Registration of medical doctors with foreign qualifications - extension of special dispensation given in 1991 by SA Medical and Dental Council. Punitive costs order as regards unnecessary exhibits |
30 May |
| 38 | ABSA Bank Beperk v Ons Beleggings BK 488/98 Bank se aanspreeklikheid vir skadevergoeding teenoor kliënt - bewys van skade. |
29 May |
| 37 | Municipality of Cape Town v Bakkerud 311/97 Municipality - permissive road and pavement repairing powers - liability at common law for damage caused by holes in pavement - widening of ambit of liability for omissions in law of delict - whether earlier "municipality cases" decided in AD remain authoritative |
29 May |
| 36 | Road Accident Fund v Mothupi 518/98 Third Party claim - insurer invokes prescription - plaintiff's response, based on the insurer's concession of the negligence of the insured driver, fourfold: (i) implied waiver; (ii) estoppel; (iii) interruption; (iv) constitutional unfairness |
29 May |
| 35 | Lieberman v Santam Ltd 168/98 Special plea of prescription misdirected. Appellant's cause of action not based upon the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund Act 93 of 1989 but upon a new agreement between the parties |
29 May |
| 34 | Premier of the Free State Provincial Government and others v Firechem Free State (Pty) Limited 548/98 Tender boards - proper tender procedures - interpretation of contracts - presumption of legality - agreements to agree - severance - fictional fulfilment - record - costs of disallowed - practice note - part of counsel's fees disallowed |
29 May |
| 33 | Bekker and another v Oos-Vrystaat Kaap Koöperasie Beperk 211/98 Validity of conclusive evidence clause in co-operative society statute - where no written objection by member within three months - when additional finance charges recoverable under sec 4(1) - whether finance charges recoverable despite non-compliance by creditor with sec 10(6) |
26 May |
| 32 | Minister of Safety and Security v Jordaan 087/98 Motor collision - whether policeman driving in the course and scope of his employment. |
26 May |
| 31 | South African Chemical Workers Union and another v African Commerce Developing
Company (Pty) Ltd t/a Buffalo Tapes 107/98 Labour Law - condonation - grant of - appealability - interpretation of s17 (21A)(a) of Act 28 of 1956 |
26 May |
| 30 | Schlumberger Logelco Inc v Coflexip S A 700/98 Patent infringement within the exclusive economic zone |
25 May |
| 29 | NST Ferrochrome (Pty) Limited v Commissioner for Inland Revenue 526/97 Deduction in terms of s 12 C of Income Tax Act - meaning of "any person" in subpara (d)(iv) of definition of "connected person" in s 1. |
25 May |
| 28 | Prince v President of the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope and others 220/98 Candidate attorney - contract of community service - Whether applicant for registration is a fit and proper person if he persists in using cannabis in the observance of his Rastafarian religion - General prohibition in s 4 (b) of Act 140 of 1992 and s 22A (10) of Act 101 of 1065 not unconstitutional |
25 May |
| 27 | S v Jonas 586/97 Criminal procedure - numerous serious misdirections by magistrate - as to major conflicts between State witnesses, evaluation of defence witnesses, facts conceded by State, whether unlawful in itself to enter bus through open window |
12 May |
| 26 | Supreme Gambling CC v Minister of Safety and Security and others 166/99 Statutes: promulgation and commencement |
12 May |
| 25 | S v Boesak 105/99 Criminal law - theft and fraud - authenticity and admissibility of letter apparently written by appellant - inferences therefrom - when deviation from purpose for which trust money donated amounts to theft - sentence |
12 May |
| 24 | Van Rensburg v Minister of Defence 424/98 |
31 Mar |
| 23 | Standard Bank Investment Corporation v Competition Commission and others 044/00 Bank merger - insurance merger - regulatory authorities - whether Minister of Finance and Registrar of Long-Term Insurance - or whether competition authorities as well - interpretation of statutes - literal and purposive construction |
31 Mar |
| 22 | Kempton Park/Tembisa Metropolitan Substructure v Kelder 051/98 Municipal council - interpretation of Council Resolutions - Mandamus to Compel Compliance |
31 Mar |
| 21 | David Trust and others v Aegis Insurance Company Ltd and another 645/97 Insurance - professional indemnity policy - accountants accepting mandate to administer and invest funds of clients in a money market - theft by |
31 Mar |
| 20 | Provinsie van die Vrystaat v Williams NO 554/97 Gevolge van wysiging van besonderhede van vordering op voldoening aan vereistes van Wet op Beperking van Regsgedinge 94 van 1970 |
29 Mar |
| 19 | National Police Service Union and others v Minister of Safety and Security and others 651/97 Police Service - Rationalisation scheme providing for transfer of members to fixed establishment - promulgation not required - whether membership of Police Medical Scheme compulsory |
29 Mar |
| 18 | S v Sadler 057/99 Sentence - appeal by State - increase of - when justified - "white collar" crime |
28 Mar |
| 17 | LSA UK Ltd (formerly Curtainz Ltd) and others v Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd and others 222/98 Company law - respective competencies of organs of company - interpretation of shareholders' agreement and articles of association |
28 Mar |
| 16 | LSA UK Ltd (formerly Curtainz Ltd) and others v Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd and others 222/98_2 Company law - respective competencies of organs of company - interpretation of shareholders' agreement and articles of association |
28 Mar |
| 15 | Jowell v Bramwell-Jones and others 543/97 Claim for pure economic loss - advice wrongfully given to trustee - exception - duty of trustee where trust property comprises shares in holding company - claim for damages by capital beneficiary before termination of trust - claim premature |
28 Mar |
| 14 | Jasat v Natal Law Society 078/98 Attorney committing perjury in criminal proceedings and suborning another to do likewise - struck off rol |
28 Mar |
| 13 | Control Chemicals v Safbank Line Ltd and others 584/97 Insuffiency of proof - carriage of dangerous goods by sea - explosion -various theories as to cause - something extraordinary and unexplained must have happened - appropriate order one of absolution from the instance |
28 Mar |
| 12 | Associated Paint & Chemical Industries (Pty) Ltd t/a Albestra Paint and Lacquers v Smit 582/97 Amendment of claim - prescription - interruption - 15(1) of prescription Act 68 of 1969 |
28 Mar |
| 11 | S v Birkenfield 561/98 Criminal law - Culpable homicide arising out of traffic accident - Sentence - Subsequent facts generally excluded - Correctional supervision in terms of section 276(1)(i) of Criminal Procedure Act |
27 Mar |
| 10 | S v Wright 033/99 Criminal law - theft of police docket - sentence increased |
24 Mar |
| 9 | Telecall (Pty) Ltd v Logan 060/98 |
23 Mar |
| 8 | Martin Harris & Seuns Ovs (Edms) Bpk v Qwa Qwa Regeringsdiens 674/92 Boukontrak - skadevergoeding - beweerde vertragings deur argitek en ingenieur - mora creditoris - verjaring |
23 Mar |
| 7 | S v Spies and another 018/99 Criminal Procedure: Right to fair trial. Whether pre-trial conduct of police breached accused's right to fair trial |
22 Mar |
| 6 | Kriel NO and another v Le Roux 052/98 Art 2(1) van Wet op Vervreemding van Grond 68 van 1981 - identifikasie van koopsaak aan hand van omskrywing in koopkontrak |
22 Mar |
| 5 | Director of Public Prosecutions : Natal v Magidela and another 029/97 Questions reserved in terms of section 319 of Act 51 of 1977 - whether properly reserved - duty of court to inform accused of right to silence |
17 Mar |
| 4 | Stoffberg and others v All Stones Bk and others 010/98 Regte op gebruik van die water van 'n openbare stroom |
16 Mar |
| 3 | Cadbury (Pty) Ltd v Beacon Sweets & Chocolates (Pty) Ltd and another 573/97 Trade marks - rectification by entry of disclaimer |
16 Mar |
| 2 | S v Viveiros 075/98 Criminal appeal - onus of proof |
09 Mar |
| 1 | Sefalana Employee Benefits Organisation v Haslam and others 553/97 Securities Regulation Code on Takeovers andMergers - whether mandatory offer to acquire shares of minority in a company must be made where transaction which would have resulted in change of control no longer to be implemented |
03 Mar |
 |
©Developed and maintained by the DOJ&CD. This site is best viewed in 800x600 through IE, Firefox or Safari
PDF format and require Acrobat Reader to open.