Crosspoint Property Investments (Pty) Ltd and Another v Mabilo and Others (356219) [2019] ZAGPJHC 52 (15 February 2019)

SUMMARY THE PARTIES The First Applicant, Crosspoint Property Investments (Pty) Ltd, was granted a tender by the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements to develop the broader area on which the Second Applicant’s properties are situated. The development is in terms of a project that intends to yield thousands of units of integrated housing and associated
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PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY GAUTENG: (PHRA-G)

INTRODUCTIONThe Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng is a governmental organisation that is responsible for the protection of heritage sites in Gauteng. PHRA-G is established and governed in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999 (‘the Act’).   WHAT DOES PHRA-G GOVERN?In terms of this Act, any building or site which is identified
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HAS THE LEGAL PRACTISE ACT (No. 28 OF 2014) EXTENDED THE JURISDICTION OF ATTORNEYS TO SIGN PLEADINGS IN DIVISIONS OTHER THAN THE DIVISION IN WHICH THE ATTORNEYS WERE ENROLLED?

INTRODUCTION The attorney’s profession has well-established rules and practices that have been developed and observed over several years. One such rule is that an attorney with right of appearance could only practise in the division in which he/she has been enrolled (“Rule”). However, the commencement of the Legal Practise Act No. 28 of 2014 (“LPA”)
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Is Registration of Home Builders required where they build to lease in terms of the Housing Consumes Protection Measures Act 95 of 1998?

INTRODUCTION This article examines whether the registration and enrollment requirements in the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act 95 of 1998 (the “Act”) applies to home builders who build homes with the intention of leasing same to tenants, as opposed to selling. The establishment and objects of the National Home Builders Registration Council (“NHBRC”) The Act
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E v E 12583/2017; R v R 20739/2018; and M v M 5954/2018.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY All three of the above matters were referred to the full bench of the High Court, Gauteng Local Division. Until this judgment, parties have been limited to the type of and amount of information they may provide to the Court, consequently, matters are often dispensed with in Court due to the prolixity
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