493/98

Luvuyo Lungile and Siyanda Mtulu v The State
Murder - defences : compulsion; absence of common purpose; absence of dolus ; dissociation; refusal to order separation of trials; lawfulness of death of the deceased in cross-fire between accused and police

30 Nov 1999

273/98

The State v Cyril Salzwedel and Others
No Summary

29 Nov 1999

413/97

Bennett Madala Mkhatswa v Minister of Defence
Delict - vicarious liability - negligence not established on the facts for alleged omissions by those in control of military base or acts of sentries on duty - for a fuller summary see para 39

29 Nov 1999

442/97

Board Of Executors LTD v Neil Mccafferty
Labour - Employer - Who Is

29 Nov 1999

South African Clothing Industries (Pty) Ltd t/a Prestige Lingerie v Director, Department of Trade and Industry and another
Trade and Industry - Export Incentives Scheme - participating exporters not entitled to select claim period with each claim submitted

S v Kearns
Theft -- money of employer -- appropriateness of sentence of corrective supervision

547/98

Molefe Pius Morebudi v The State
Drug offences - Dagga - dealing in, in contravention of s 5(b) of Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 - Sentence – second offender convicted of dealing in 1433 kg of dagga - court having regard to previous conviction 20 years old - sentence of 14 years' imprisonment confirmed on appeal

26 Nov 1999

012/97

Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd and others v Duncan Dock Cold Storage (Pty) Ltd and others
Delict - determining the issue of culpa before the issue of wrongfulness -foreseeability in relation to culpa - no formula when applied strictly can be appropriate in every case - need for measure of flexibility

26 Nov 1999

491/97

South african clothing industries (Pty) Ltd t/a Prestige Lingerie v The Director, Department Of Trade And Industry and others
Trade and Industry - Export Incentives Scheme - Participating exporters not entitled to select claim period with each claim submitted.

26 Nov 1999

354/98

Ephraim Phallo v The State
Criminal law - accessory after the fact - proof of liability as - application of rule in R v Gani and Others 1957 (2) SA 212 (A) - sentence - attitude of court where crime committed by members of police force

19 Nov 1999

645/98

Amyna Shahnaaz Fakude and others v The State
Sentence: Unjustified disparity as between co-accused

19 Nov 1999

A A Alloy Foundry (Pty) Ltd v Titaco Projects (Pty) Ltd
Damages due to breach of contract - loss of management time - collateral benefits. Attorney and client costs

Fivaz v ABSA Bank Beperk
No Summary

Benicon Group v National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa and others
Labour law - unfair dismissal - reinstatement

South African Rugby Football Union v Commissioner for the South African Revenue
Services
Value-added tax - zero rating - Rugby World Cup tickets sold overseas

Amod (born Peer) v Multilateral Motor Vehicle
Dependant's action - widow and deceased husband married in terms of Islamic law - de facto monogamous marriage - right of spouse to support in such a union worthy of public recognition and protection by the law - Multilateral Motor Vehicle

246/98

Andile Mdletye v The State
Criminal appeal - alleged incest

29 Sep 1999

Hlantlalala and others v Dyantyi NO and another
Criminal Procedure - trial - the accused - legal representation of - accused unrepresented - entitlement to be informed of right to apply for legal aid

312/97 & 523/9

Tesven CC and Margaret Muriel Gaganakis v South African Bank Of Athens
Contract - Rectification - Common error as to effect of words used in document. Civil Procedure - Summary judgment - Court's discretion to refuse where opposing affidavit does not strictly comply with Rule 32 (3).

28 Sep 1999

458/97

Millsell Chrome Mines (PTY) Limited v T he Minister of Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa (In his capacity as Trustee of the Bafokeng Tribe) and others
Mineral Lease - whether option duly exercised

28 Sep 1999

Highveld 7 Properties (Pty) Ltd and others v Bailes
Repudiation - invalid amendment of contract - mistaken insistence that amended contract valid and binding

317/97& 316/ 97

Darryl Garth Stopforth v The Minister of Justice and others
Jurisdiction of Amnesty Committee to grant amnesty for offences committed by South African citizens outside the Republic; extradition

27 Sep 1999

De Vos v Cooper & Ferreira
Appelleerbaarheid van 'n landdroshofbevel vir die tersydestelling van 'n vonnis by verstek; reël 49 van die Landdroshowereëls

S v Buthelezi and others
No Summary

Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company v Burger
Section 15 of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984

422/97

Liberty Life Association of Africa Limited Appellant V P J de Waal en ander
Art 63(3) van die Versekeringswet 27 van 1943

21 Sep 1999

264/97

Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company Limited v Brenda Benjamin Burger
Art 15 van die Wet op Huweliksgoedere 88 van 1984

21 Sep 1999

Commissioner for Inland Revenue v Conhage (Pty) Ltd (formerly Tycon (Pty) Ltd)
Income Tax - tax avoidance- agreements of sale and leaseback agreements not shown to be simulated transactions - s 103 of Act 58 of 1962 not applicable

635/98

Stephan Mudupe Kgosimore v The State
Sentence - appeal by state - power of court of appeal to interfere the same as in the case of an appeal by the accused

16 Sep 1999

291/98 & 428/98 & 085/99

NBS Boland Bank and One Berg River Drive and Others v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd
A mortgagee's power to increase the rate of interest

10 Sep 1999

443/97

Ticktin Timbers CC v The Commissioner For Inland Revenue
Income tax - sec 11(a) and 23(g) of Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 - close corporation - distribution of profits to sole owner - amount distributed simultaneously lent by owner to corporation - whether interest on loan paid to owner by corporation deductible

10 Sep 1999

399/97

Robert Thornton Smith v Kwanonqubela Town Council
Civil procedure - lack of locus standi - ratification - leave to appeal and balance of convenience

10 Sep 1999

381/97

Abram Paulus Venter v Die Staat
Voorbehoue regsvraag in terme van art 319 van Strafproseswet - betekening van stukke op pro deo advokaat na beskuldigde se ontslag kan nie as betekening op hom beskou word nie - die vraag moet 'n regsvraag wees en nie 'n verskuilde feitevraag nie - Magmoed v Janse van Rensburg and Others 1993(1) SA 777 (A) toegepas - roof gepleeg slegs wanneer daar 'n verbintenis bestaan tussen elemente van diefstal en geweldpleging.

08 Sep 1999

Commissioner for Customs and Excise and another v Kemtek Imaging Systems Ltd
Customs and Excise - tariff headings 37.01 and 37.02 in schedule 1 - classification of lithographic plate in rolls

Roberts v Additional Magistrate for the District of Johannesburg, Mr Van Den Berg and
another
Recusal - appearance of bias - amplification of test - judicial Officer's conduct after conviction vitiating whole trial

490/97

T EK Corporation Provident Fund and 10 Others v Roy Spencer Lorentz
Pension scheme - surplus in fund - entitlement thereto - competing claims by employer and employees - “contribution holiday” - when permissible - effect of registrar's approval in terms of sec 14 (1) of Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 considered.

03 Sep 1999

390/94 & 376/94 & 639/98

Boy Titi Ndweni and others v The State
No Summary

31 Aug 1999

Speaker of The National Assembly v De Lille MP and another
Member of Parliament (MP) made a number of unsubstantiated allegations against other named members in the National Assembly. On being reprimanded by the Speaker, she unconditionally withdrew her remarks. Despite this, the Assembly sought to punish her by excluding her from its deliberations for 15 days. The Constitution does not grant the Assembly authority to suspend the MP in these circumstances for that period

Hoosen NO and others v Deedat and others
Religious Trust - purported delegation of Trustee's powers and duties - legally impermissible on proper interpretation of Trust Deed

Commissioner of Customs and Excise v Container Logistics (Pty) Ltd
Constitutional law: Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Appeal in terms of Item 17 of Schedule 6 to Act 108 of 1996; Interim Constitution Act 200 of 1993 - whether common law grounds for judicial review of administrative actions still exist. Customs and Excise: Commissioner's decision under s 99(2)(a)(iii) of Act 91 of 1964 - reasonable steps

459/97

Sandile Gqabi v The State
No Summary

18 May 1999

Kaplan and Katz NNO and another v Proffesional and Executive Retirement Fund and another
Pension Fund - Beneficiary Nomination - Subject to s 37C(1) of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956

Bursey v Bursey and another
Divorce - maintenance for child until self-supporting - effect of order

Santam/99

Santam Beperk v Margarita Anne Henery
Aksie van afhanklikes - geskeide vrou met 'n bevel tot onderhoud in haar guns - gewese man gedood - aksie in beginsel erken.

30 Mar 1999

Badenhorst and others v Surveyor-General, Cape Town
No Summary

Ngcobo and others v Salimba CC
Labour tenant - eviction - interpretation of definition of labour tenant in the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 3 of 1996

Davey (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Unfair labour practice - dismissal of striking employees after ultimatum - employer failing to take into account new facts arising after ultimatum - dismissals unfair

520/96

Die Prokureur-Generaal van die Vrystaat v Johannes Ramakhosi
Bail - appeal by attorney-general against order of Supreme Court releasing respondent on bail not a "civil appeal" - Section 21A of Supreme Court Act 1959 not applicable - delay of over three years since respondent's release on bail - appeal dismissed on the grounds that it would have no practical effect or result

26 Mar 1999

162/97

Nampak Products Limited and H L & H Timber Products (Pty) Limited v Man-Dirk (Pty) Limited
Patent infringement - Construction of claims – Purposive construction - Caution in regard to the adoption of the test in Catnic v Hill.

26 Mar 1999

Lyndall Beddy NO v Van der Westhuizen
Insolvency - claim by solvent spouse for return of asset deemed to fall into insolvent spouse's estate by s 21 of Insolvency Act - under common law collusive donation between spouses cannot found a "title valid as against creditors" under s 21 (2) (c) - question not whether transaction a donation but whether a collusive donation - simulation to be ignored - on facts collusion found

S v Moosajee
Direct appeals to SCA in terms of s 21(1) read with s 22 of Supreme Court Act

Intercontinental Exports (Pty) Ltd v Fowles
Suretyship - formal validity - rectification - costs

299/98

Padongelukfonds (voorheen Multilaterale motorvoertuigongelukkefonds) v B P Prinsloo
Regulasie 3(1)(a)(v) uitgevaardig ingevolge die Multilaterale Motorvoertuigongelukkefondswet 93 van 1989 is ultra vires

23 Mar 1999

Hoban v ABSA Bank Ltd t/a United Bank and others
Execution - Immovable Property - "Days" in Rule 46 (7) (c).

133/98

The Director : Mineral Development, Gauteng Region and others v Save The Vaal Environment a nd others
Environmental rights - audi alteram partem - sec 9 of the Minerals Act, 50 of 1991 - Sec 30 (1) of the Companies Act, 61 of 1973

12 Mar 1999

S v Abbot
Criminal procedure -- admissibility of admissions

Brummer v Gorfil Brothers Investments (Pty) Ltd and others
Sale in execution -- Sale in execution of right, title and interest in action for purposes of ending litigation rather than realising judgment debt