Judgments

• (Unfair Dismissal - extent of powers of CCMA commissioner)
  Sidumo v Rustenburg Platinum Mines
  Constitutional Court, case no CCT85/06
  Judgment delivered 5 October 2007
  Supplied by Lynette Miller (Constitutional Court)
  
  
• (Restraint of Trade)
  Hirt & Carter v Mansfield & Nienaber
  Durban and Coast Local Division, case no 8548/2007
  Judgment delivered 26 September 2007
  Supplied by Anita Clifton/Shamaa Sheik (LexisNexis)
  
  
• (VAT on property)
  SARS v Levue
  Witwatersrand Local Division, case no 14299/2005
  Judgment delivered 21 September 2007
  Supplied by Lara van Rooyen/Lindiwe (Jhb High Court)
  
  
• (Damages - negligence - brain operation)
  Joubert en 'n Ander v Bezuidenhout
  Transvaal Provincial Division, case no 23333/00
  Judgment delivered 22 August 2007
  Supplied by Karen Shear (SAFLII)/Shamaa Sheik/Noni Makhathini

• (Environmental issues - agricultural zoning)
  Hangklip Environmental Action Group v Minister of Agriculture
  Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division, case no 7139/03
  Judgement delivered 15 June 2007
  Supplied by Shamaa Sheik (LexisNexis)/Varsha Sathianand
  

• (Johannesburg Inner City evictions)
  City of Johannesburg v Rand Properties
  Supreme Court of Appeal, case no 253/06
  Judgment delivered 26 March 2007
  Supplied by Meryl Federl (Wits)

• (Afrikaans language in schools)
  Hoerskool Ermelo v Departement van Onderwys
  Transvaal Provincial Division, case no 3062/07
  Judgment dated 2 February 2007

• (Competition - the meaning of control)
  Cape Empowerment Trust v Sanlam Life Insurance
  Competition Tribunal, case no 05/X/JAN06
  Judgement delivered 15 March 2006
  Supplied by Shamaa Sheik (LexisNexis)/Marina Rubidge/Varsha Sathianand

• (Divorce-Maintenance)
  Weiner v Weiner
  Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division, case no A995/2004
  Judgment dated 11 February 2005
  Supplied by Raylene Basson/Shamaa Sheik/Selma Savitz

• (Sizzlers Massage Parlour)
  S v Woest
  Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division, case no SS15/2004
  Judgment dated 11 March 2004
  Supplied by Hesma van Tonder (UOFS)

• (National Lottery licence)
  Uthingo v Minister of Trade and Industry
  Transvaal Provincial Division, case no 37942/2006
  Supplied by Charlotte Pitts (ENS)

• (FNB-Million-a-Month case - competition seen as gambling)
  National Lotteries Board v FirstRand Bank
  Transvaal Provincial Division, case no 37196/2005
  Supplied by Lara van Rooyen (SARS)/Karen Shear/Nozuko January

• (Hindu woman’s bid for legal divorce fails)
  Singh v Ramparsad
  Durban and Coast Local Division, case no 564/2002
  Supplied by Christine Bronkhorst
  North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)

• Press NO v Trustees of Lincolnian Trust
  Witwatersrand Local Division, case no 99/11606
  Supplied by Varsha Sathianand (Shepstone & Wylie)

• (Restraint of trade - written agreements - confidentiality undertakings enforcement - period of restraint)
  Multisource Telecoms (Pty) Ltd v Graham and others
  Beckerling, AJ
  Witwatersrand Local Division, case no. 06/ 14002
  Supplied by Olwyn Garratt (Bell Dewar & Hall)
   
• (Toll-roads - validity of declaration of roads as toll-road; concession agreement)
  S v Smith
  Mojapelo, DJP
  Transvaal Provincial Division, case no. CC280/04
  Judgment dated 26 June 2006
  Supplied by Carol Clark (Webber Wentzel Bowens)
   
• (Employment Equity - racial discrimination - unfair labour practice - Arbitration award)
  Solidarity OBO Christiaans v Eskom
  van Staden, Piet (arbitrator)
  Award dated 11 April 2006
  Supplied by Legalbrief, (via Olwyn Garratt (Bell Dewar & Hall))
   
• (Racism in the workplace)
  SATAWU / FINCA v Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Ltd and another
  Revelas J
  Labour Court (Cape Town), case no. C198/2004
  Judgment dated 6 April 2006
  Supplied by Carol Clark (Webber Wentzel Bowens)
   
• (Equality; Intestate succession; Same-sex couples; Definition of spouse)
  Gory v Kolver NO and others
  Hartzenberg, J
  Transvaal Provincial Division case no. 4928/2005
  Judgment dated 31 March 2006
  Supplied by Carol Clark (Webber Wentzel Bowens)
   
• (Right to housing; evictions)
  City of Johannesburg v Rand Properties (Pty) Ltd and others
  JAJBHAY. J
  Witwatersrand Local Division case nos. 04/10330; 04/10331; 04/10332; 04/10333; 04/24101; 04/13835
  Judgment dated 3 March 2006
  See also separate media summary
  Supplied by Carol Clark (Webber Wentzel Bowens)
   
• (Freedom of Expression)
  JAMIAT-UL-ULAMA OF TRANSVAAL v JOHNCOM MEDIA INVESTMENT LTD and others
  JAJBHAY. J
  Witwatersrand Local Division case no. 1127/06
  Judgment date 3 Februaru 2006
  Supplied via Mzoxolo Gulwa (Johannesburg Bar Library)
   
• (Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000)
  Earthlife Africa (Cape Town Branch) v Eskom Holdings Ltd
  Fevriere, AJ
  Witwatersrand Local Division case no. 04/27514
  Judgment date 15 December 2005
  Supplied by Anita Clifton (Mostert Opperman Goodburn Inc)
   
• (Banks - Execution against mortgaged property - required to justify order constitutionally)
  Standard Bank of South Africa Limited v Saunderson and others
  Howie P, Cameron, Nugent, Jafta & Mlambo, JJA
  SCA case no. 358/05
  Judgment date 15 December 2005
  Copy supplied by Selma Savitz (Standard Bank)
  Case will proceed to Constitutional Court
  (Case originally heard in CPD as Standard Bank of SA Limited v Snyders and others)
   
• (Retirement Annuities and PFA decisions - CPD judgment)
  Central Retirement Annuity Fund [Sanlam] v Adjudicator of Pension Funds
  Davis J
  Cape High Court case no. 3404/05
  Judgment date 20 October 2005
  Link supplied by Adrienne Warricker (Hofmeyr's)
   
• (Pharmacy Regulations judgment (30 Sept 2005))
  Minister of Health and another v New Clicks South Africa (Pty) Ltd and others
  Constitutional Court case no. CCT 59/04
  Summary segment (27pgs)
  Declaratory order (16 pages)
  Full judgment (445pgs) (approx 2 MB) or zipped file (1.4MB)
  Direct from the Constitutional Court
   
• (Breach of Contract of sale - terms and conditions - warranty)
  Maxidor (pty) Ltd v Flexware (Pty) Ltd
  Zindi AJ
  Cape High Court case no. A12644/2003.
  Judgment Date 9 September 2005
  Submitted by Charmaine Bertram - Deneys Reitz Attorneys
   
• (Unfair dismissal - commencement of employment contract)
  Wyeth SA (Pty) Ltd v Manqele T and others
  Nkabinde AJA
  Labour Appeal Court case no. JA 50/03
  Judgment date 23 March 2005
  Posted 25 April 2005
  Submitted by Elizabeth Bourne - Bowman Gilfillan Inc
   
• (Attorneys Fidelity Fund matter)
  King and others v Attorneys Fidelity Fund Board of Control and the Minister of Justice
  Chetty J
  Eastern Cape case no 024/2004
  Judgment date 2 September 2004
  Posted 30 November 2004
  Submitted by Catrin Verloren van Themaat - Legal Resources Centre
   
• (Company law - Directors - protected by Labour Relations Act)
  PG Group (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner Mbambo NO and others
  Revelas J
  Labour Court case no JR 215/2004
  Judgment Date 26 October 2004
  Posted 19 Nov 2004
  Submitted by Salome Vranas - Deneys Reitz Attorneys
   
• (Banking law - duty of care)
  Standard Bank of SA (Ltd) v Goodman
  Golblatt J
  WLD case no A3026/04
  (posted 19 Nov 2004)
  Submitted by Selma Savitz - Standard Bank
   
• (Constitutionality of contractual prescription)
  Barkhuizen v Napier
  De Villiers J (Judgment is in Afrikaans)
  TPD case no. 33129/01
  (posted 14 October 2004)
  Submitted by Salome Vranas - Deneys Reitz Attorneys
   
• (Trademarks - shape of bottle - Grunberger)
  Die Bergkelder Bpk and Others v Shoprite Checkers Ltd and Others, and the counter-application between the same parties
  CPD case no. 5641/02 and 6932/2002
  Waglay, AJ
  (posted 7 October 2004)
  Submitted by Carol Clark - Webber Wentzel Bowens
   
• (Medicines Pricing regulations case)
  a) New Clicks & Pharmaceutical v The Minister of Health & another; Pharmaceutical Society of SA and others v Minister of Health & another
  Yekiso, J and Hlophe JP
  b) Separate dissenting judgment: New Clicks & Pharmaceutical v. The Minister of Health & another; Pharmaceutical Society of SA and others v Minister of Health & another
  Traverso, J
  CPD case no. 4128/2004 and 4329/2004
  Judgment date: 27 August 2004
  Submitted by Elizabeth Bourne - Bowman Gilfillan Inc
   
• (Dave King case)
  Metlika Trading and others v CSARS
  SCA case no. 427/03 and 438/03
  Streicher, Camerion, Conradie, JJA, Patel & Ponnan AJJA
  Judgment date: 1 October 2004
  Separate media summary of the case
  (posted 6 Oct 2004)
  Submitted by Lucy Graham - First Law Library
   
• (Constitutional aspects of Jewish law] (PDF-583Kb)
  Moshe v Kurtstag MP. Ranno MA and others
  WLD case no. 24825/03
  Malan J, judgment date: 15 September 2004
  (posted 4 Oct 2004)
  Submitted by Ruth Ward - Werksmans Inc
  
  
• (Alleged Unfair Dismissal)
  De Wet v Francotyp-Postalia SA
  CCMA, case no GA69233
  Award delivered 3 October 2000
  Supplied by Marina Rubidge (JGM)/Shamaa Sheik (LexisNexis)