SHAW & ANOTHER V MACKINTOSH & ANOTHER (267/17) [2018] ZASCA 53 (29 MARCH 2018)

SUMMARY During 2009, Mackintosh (“the First Respondent”) and Mabili Search & Selection (Pty) Ltd (“the Second Respondent”) concluded an oral loan agreement for the amount of R2million (“the Agreement”).  Subsequent to the conclusion of the Agreement, the parties signed a written acknowledgement of debt (“AOD”) wherein the Second Respondent, as the debtor, acknowledged its indebtedness
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Vincorp (Pty) Ltd v Trust Hungary ZRT (0612017) [2018] ZASCA 35 (27 March 2018)

INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND This matter deals with whether there were a series of agreements for the sale of wine barrels between the parties namely, Vincorp (Pty) Ltd (“the Appellant”) and a Hungarian company, Trust Hungary ZRT (“the Respondent”). In particular, whether there existed the requisite animus contrahendi in respect of both parties. The Respondent, alleging
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John Walker Pools v Consolidated Aone Trade & Invest 6 (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) and Another [2018] ZASCA 12 (8 March 2018)

BACKGROUND In this matter, an eviction order of the KwaZulu-Natal Division, Pietermaritzburg (the “Court a Quo”) was granted against John Walker Pools (Pty) Ltd (“JWP”). In terms of the eviction order JWP were to be ejected from occupying the shop premises. The Court a Quo dismissed JWP’s application for leave to appeal. Subsequently, the application
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