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Labour Court rules agricultural advisors performing scientific work qualify under the Occupational Specific Dispensation for scientists.
High Court rescinds ex parte farm sale order, ruling Section 47 gives the Master, not a judge, authority when heirs cannot agree.
A High Court has overturned a 1999 foreclosure judgment after finding the summons was served on a man who had already died, declaring the order “erroneously sought and granted.
The High Court has dismissed claims that Mogale City was “dumping refugees and jobless” people in Hekpoort, with Judge Makume describing the allegation as “nonsensical” and reaffirming the municipality’s constitutional duty to address homelessness.
The North West High Court reinstated a lapsed appeal despite a 12- month delay, finding that strong prospects of success arising from a Rule 14 irregularity outweighed the attorneys’ weak explanation for non-compliance, although they were ordered to pay costs.
Nearly a decade after a grandmother’s death, a family went to court to overturn her Will. The High Court used the case to restate what makes a Will valid in South African law.
A 60-year-old man who raped and impregnated his partner’s 10-year-old daughter, leaving her HIV positive, has lost his appeal against a life sentence.
The Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled that firearm advertising and children visibility alone does not breach Clause 14, placing guns and alcohol on equal footing in public billboard regulation.
A Johannesburg father lost his urgent bid to force Standard Bank Insurance Brokers and Liberty Group to pay school fees from his insurance policy after the High Court ruled debt protection cover is not savings.
The North West High Court ruled that Thabiso Tlhone’s unlawful arrest and detention was based on hearsay and guesswork, holding the Minister of Police liable for damages.