NW Civil Contractors CC v Anton Ramaano Inc & another (1076/2018 and 1024/2018) [2019] ZASCA 143 (14 October 2019)
Thursday, 07 November 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The appellant is NW Contractors CC. The first respondent is Anton Romaano Inc, a Law firm and the appellant’s erstwhile attorneys of record. The acrimony between the parties stems from a dispute between the parties over legal fees allegedly owed to the first respondent arising from representing the appellant in litigation against
- Published in 2019, Attorneys Practice
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The Ins and Outs of the Assets that may be Secured in Notarial Bonds
Wednesday, 06 November 2019
INTRODUCTION Commonly, creditors need to decide on the method in which to obtain the best security for the due and proper performance by the debtor of its obligations under, for example, a loan agreement. Often, creditors decide on a special and general notarial bond which provides the best possible security in one document without incurring
- Published in 2019, Notarial Law
City of Joburg’s Silly Sewer Tariffs
Wednesday, 06 November 2019
INTRODUCTION This article explains why some customers of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (“COJ”) refer to the COJ’s mixed use sewer tariffs as being “silly”. Others refer to them as discriminatory, and others still as unfair. WHAT US “MIXED USE” WHEN IT COMES TO SEWERS? Mixed use or multipurpose is a term used to
- Published in 2019, Municipal Law
Masoga and Another v Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd and Others (JA14/2018) [2019] ZALAC 59 (12 September 2019)
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
BACKGROUND Pick ‘n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd (“PNP”) operates in-store bakeries to produce baked goods at certain of their stores. As part of an empowerment initiative, PNP decided to use these bakeries to train previously disadvantaged persons to operate self-standing bakeries, capable of operating independently of PNP. PNP contracted with Assist Bakery 115 CC (“AB”),
- Published in 2019, Labour Law
Heatherview Estate Extension 24 Home Owners Association v Mahlatse Trading Enterprise CC and Others (22616/2019) [2019] ZAGPPHC 180 (20 May 2019)
Monday, 04 November 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY Heatherview Estate Extension 24 Home Owners Association (NPC) (the “Applicant”) brought an urgent application before the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (the “Court”) seeking relief against the Respondents in the matter, being a group of 56 displeased members of the Applicant. The relief sought by the Applicant, included inter
- Published in 2019, English Commercial Law
Mjoli v Greys Pass Farm (Pty) Ltd (LCC45R/2018) [2019] ZALCC 25 (15 October 2019)
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
SUMMARY This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Angelina Nomvula Mjoli (the “applicant”), is appealing against the whole of the order made in terms of Section 19(3) of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 62 of 1997 (“ESTA”), on 12 March 2019 (“the order”), The applicant’s grounds
- Published in 2019, Land Claims Court
N H MAXTED v H M MAXTED (62488/2015)
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY This matter is an appeal against the order granted by Opperman AJ in the North Gauteng High Court, on 30 November 2016, in terms of which a decree of divorce was granted, and an order made, concerning the proprietary claims of the respondent. The aforesaid order held that the commencement value of
- Published in 2019, Family Law
Du Bruyn NO & others v Karsten (929/2017) [2018] ZASCA 143 (28 September 2018)
Monday, 28 October 2019
SUMMARY The material facts of the present matter can be summarised as follows: • The Appellants (Mr Du Bruyn and his wife) were business owners, laying their trade in the sealing off of industrial leaks. The Appellants’ business operation was facilitated though three inter-related entities; • The Respondent (Mr Karsten) shared both a professional and
- Published in 2019, Civil Procedure
