Evidence and onus Archives

Confidentiality claim considered: Discovery and fairness

by GilesFiles | Jan 14, 2021 | 2020 +, Applications, Courts, Evidence and onus, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Legal Practice, Municipal, Organs of state, Parties, Rules and practice manuals, Sectors, Topics, Uniform High Court | 0 |

Erasmus NO v MEC for Health, NC Province High court considered confidentiality claim and exercised a discretion not to order disclosure after considering the consequences of ordering discovery of information regarding the...

Just and equitable: Meaning in different contexts

by GilesFiles | Jan 8, 2021 | 2020 +, Applications, Associations, Cause: statute, Common Law, Community housing schemes, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Just and equitable relief, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Plascon-Evans rule, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

Dawson v Sidney on Vaal CPA Without reaching a decision or making a finding the high court pointed out that the applicant had failed to establish that it would be just and equitable to place the first respondent under the...

Alleged corruption discovery: PAIA confidential and sensitive

by GilesFiles | Jan 8, 2021 | 2020 +, Access to information, Applications, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Evidentiary burden, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Protection of Personal Information, Sectors, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Panday v University of KwaZulu-Natal Applicant was characterised as a ‘busybody’ seeking information of alleged corruption but the high court decided that he was entitled to bring the application to vindicate his rights of...

First refusal right: Part of larger package

by GilesFiles | Jan 4, 2021 | 2020 +, A.G. Binns-Ward, Agriculture, Applications, Cause: contractual breach, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Exceptions/special pleas, High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts and rule nisi, Interim relief, Interpretation and application, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Plascon-Evans rule, Private enterprises, Refused, Sectors, Special pleas, Topics | 0 |

Plattekloof RMS Boerdery (Pty) Ltd v Dahlia Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd The high court decided that, assuming that the applicant was not in breach at the time of any of its obligations under the lease, the right of first...

Arbitration award binding: Right to be wrong

by GilesFiles | Dec 2, 2020 | 2020 +, Agriculture, Applications, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Exceptions/special pleas, Factual disputes, High Court, High Court judges, issue estoppel, Judges, Legal Practice, Legislation, OL Rogers, Orders, Parties, Private arbitration, Private enterprises, Review tests, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

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Senior management restructured: Valid fair dismissal reason

by GilesFiles | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Appointed LAC judges, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Declaratory, Dennis Davis, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Government, Granted, Holistic evaluation, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Objective or correct, Operational reasons-189A, Operational requirements-s189, Orders, Organs of state, Parties, Review tests, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Delictual damages claim: Exception principles discussed

by GilesFiles | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020 +, Applications, Cause: delict, Cause: statute, Common Law, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Evidence and onus, Exceptions/special pleas, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 4: s64-77 Strikes & lockouts, Manufacturing, Orders, Parties, Sectors, Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

Fawu vs Umbhaha Estates (Pty) Ltd In considering delictual damages claim the high court detailed the protest action of Fawu comprehensively and in great detail in amended particulars of claim including dates when each action was...

Disciplinary process outlined: Three-stage inquiry explained

by GilesFiles | Nov 26, 2020 | 2020 +, Applications, Attorney client scale, Cause: statute, Clear and convincing, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Exceptions/special pleas, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation and application, Joinder of parties, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legal practitioners, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Personal services, Rules and practice manuals, Sectors, Topics, Uniform High Court | 0 |

SA Legal Practice Council v REC Full bench of the high court outlined the sui generis nature of the disciplinary process and stressed that when considering whether an attorney ought to be removed from the roll or suspended from...

Business interruption insurance: Losses indemnified

by GilesFiles | Nov 20, 2020 | 2020 +, Applications, Cause: contractual breach, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Finance, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Onus of proof, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Sectors, Topics, Urgency | 0 |

Grassy Knoll Trading 78 CC v Guardrisk Insurance Co Ltd High Court decided that the interpretation of the insurance policy adopted in Ma-Afrika Hotels is consistent with the decision in Café Chameleon and the findings in FCA in...

Accessing preserved evidence: Instituting legal proceedings

by GilesFiles | Oct 16, 2020 | 2020 +, Access to information, Anton Piller, Applications, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Finance, Granted, High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts and rule nisi, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Just and equitable relief, Legal Practice, New evidence, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Private enterprises, Protection of Personal Information, Rules and practice manuals, Sectors, Topics, Uniform High Court | 0 |

Cell C Ltd v MA Accessing preserved evidence allows a former employer to obtain the necessary evidence and proof to institute legal action against former employees who colluded in causing substantial prejudice to the employer...

Protected occupier saved: Eviction order set aside

by GilesFiles | Oct 13, 2020 | 2020 +, Agriculture, appeal, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: statute, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Eviction/ejectment, Evidence and onus, Granted, Judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Plascon-Evans rule, Private enterprises, punitive costs, Review tests, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Contractual authority proved: Expressly or tacitly

by GilesFiles | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020 +, Associations, Cause: contractual breach, Clear and convincing, Common Law, Corroboration, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Sectors, Statement of claim, Topics, Trade | 0 |

Ezulweni Investments (Pty)Ltd v African National Congress High court decided that contractual authority was proved because the supply chain policy contains guidelines for procurement and provides for sanctions for staff who fail...

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