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Case Law[2024] ZAGPPHC 325South Africa

A.M v H.M and Others (42362/2021) [2024] ZAGPPHC 325 (9 April 2024)

High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria)
31 August 2023
OTHER J, RESPONDENT J, BOKAKO AJ, Acting J, the SCA or

Headnotes

the first to the sixth ground of exception. The applicant seeks to challenge that order before the SCA or, alternatively, a full bench. The respondents opposed the application. 2. It is a trite principle of our law that leave to appeal may only be given where the Judge or Judges concerned believe that the appeal would have a reasonable prospect of success or where there is some other compelling reason why the appeal should be heard, including conflicting judgments on the matter under consideration. (See section 17 (1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Superior Courts Act, 10 of 2013). 3. The grounds for the leave to appeal are succinctly stated in the notice of application for leave to appeal, and I do not intend to restate them in this judgment. Furthermore, I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation to both counsels for the submissions made in their heads of argument and at the hearing of this application. 4. I believe that I have considered all the issues raised in this application for leave to appeal in my judgment. I am therefore persuaded that another Court may come to a different conclusion in this case. Put in another way, I am of the considered view that there are reasonable prospects of success in this appeal. Therefore, the application for leave to appeal is granted. 5. In the circumstances, I make the following order:

Judgment

begin wrapper begin container begin header begin slogan-floater end slogan-floater - About SAFLII About SAFLII - Databases Databases - Search Search - Terms of Use Terms of Use - RSS Feeds RSS Feeds end header begin main begin center # South Africa: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria You are here: SAFLII >> Databases >> South Africa: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria >> 2024 >> [2024] ZAGPPHC 325 | Noteup | LawCite sino index ## A.M v H.M and Others (42362/2021) [2024] ZAGPPHC 325 (9 April 2024) A.M v H.M and Others (42362/2021) [2024] ZAGPPHC 325 (9 April 2024) Download original files PDF format RTF format make_database: source=/home/saflii//raw/ZAGPPHC/Data/2024_325.html sino date 9 April 2024 SAFLII Note: Certain personal/private details of parties or witnesses have been redacted from this document in compliance with the law and SAFLII Policy REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA CASE NUMBER: 42362/2021 (1)      REPORTABLE:                                            YES/NO (2)       OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: YES/NO (3)       REVISED: DATE 9 APRIL 2024. SIGNATURE In the matter between: A[...] M[...]                                                                                                           APPLICANT and H[...] M[...]                                                                                          FIRST RESPONDENT H[...] M[...] N.O.                                                                            SECOND RESPONDENT (In his capacity as trustee of the Akkedis Trust:  I[...]) A[...] M[...] N.O.                                                                                  THIRD RESPONDENT (In her capacity as trustee of the Akkedis Trust:  I[...]) THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA                                                                                         FOURTH RESPONDENT THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT                                                                                               FIFTH RESPONDENT JUDGMENT FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL BOKAKO AJ Delivered: This judgment was prepared and authored by the Judge whose name is reflected and is handed down electronically by circulation to Parties / their legal representatives by email and by uploading it to the electronic file of this matter on Case Lines. The date of the judgment is deemed to be 9 April 2024. INTRODUCTION 1.    This is an application for leave to appeal the judgment and order of this Court handed down on 31 August 2023. In that judgment, this court upheld the first to the sixth ground of exception. The applicant seeks to challenge that order before the SCA or, alternatively, a full bench. The respondents opposed the application. 2.            It is a trite principle of our law that leave to appeal may only be given where the Judge or Judges concerned believe that the appeal would have a reasonable prospect of success or where there is some other compelling reason why the appeal should be heard, including conflicting judgments on the matter under consideration. (See section 17 (1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Superior Courts Act, 10 of 2013 ). 3.    The grounds for the leave to appeal are succinctly stated in the notice of application for leave to appeal, and I do not intend to restate them in this judgment. Furthermore, I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation to both counsels for the submissions made in their heads of argument and at the hearing of this application. 4.    I believe that I have considered all the issues raised in this application for leave to appeal in my judgment. I am therefore persuaded that another Court may come to a different conclusion in this case. Put in another way, I am of the considered view that there are reasonable prospects of success in this appeal. Therefore, the application for leave to appeal is granted. 5.    In the circumstances, I make the following order: 1.    The application for leave to appeal to the full bench of this Division against the judgment and order of 31 August 2023 is granted. 2.    Costs of the application for leave to appeal are costs in the appeal. T BOKAKO Acting Judge of the High Court Gauteng Local Division, Pretoria APPEARANCES Counsel for the Applicant Adv Nicole Hartman Schoeman Attorneys 083 728 0444 Email: schoemanattorneys@gmail.com Ref: A Schoeman/A0465 Counsel for the 1 st and 2 nd Respondent Adv Collin Garvey Attorneys for the First and Second Defendants: Otto Krause Incorporated 011 675 2881 info@ottokrause.co.za Reference: Otto Krause/ ADS/MAT2969 Date of Hearing: 26 February 2024 Date of Judgment: 9 April 2024 sino noindex make_database footer start

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