Browsing: contempt of court

Three directors of Integrated Business Supply face possible jail for contempt after failing to reinstate dismissed worker Vusimusi Hlope as ordered.

The South Gauteng High Court has dismissed the Radovan Krejcir appeal to secure study rights in prison, ruling his application had no reasonable chance of success and upholding previous court orders.

The Makgoba judgment holds traditional leaders in contempt, affirming that the rule of law prevails over tradition in South Africa.

A Free State father who failed to pay over R118 000 in maintenance was found in contempt of court and given a suspended jail sentence.

The South Gauteng High Court has found a father in contempt of court for failing to pay R722 000 in arrears under a Rule 43 maintenance order.

After years of defiance, Integrated Business Supply directors could face jail for refusing to reinstate Hlope despite Labour Court orders.

The Durban High Court has dismissed a wife’s contempt of court bid over unpaid interim maintenance, ruling that her delays, her self-sufficiency, and her husband’s job loss meant the six-year-old order could not stand.

A Swiss-based husband has been ordered by the Western Cape High Court to immediately pay over R277,000 in arrear maintenance to his estranged wife. The court found he had the means but chose to neglect his legal obligation.

Pretoria’s High Court fines City of Tshwane officials for wilful contempt after years of ignoring orders to transfer property to Pretoria Educational Centre.

The Western Cape High Court has ruled on a child maintenance contempt case, sentencing the respondent to 240 hours of weekend imprisonment after failing to comply with a court-ordered maintenance order.