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## Uptown Trading 803 (Pty) Ltd t/a Waterloo Plumbing v Ziningi Properties (Pty) Ltd (13414/24)
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IN
THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
(WESTERN
CAPE DIVISION, CAPE TOWN)
Not
Reportable
Case
no: 13414/24
In
the matters between:
The
Rule 30 Application
:
UPTOWN
TRADING 803 (PTY) LTD t.a.
WATERLOO
PLUMBING
Applicant
and
ZININGI
PROPERTIES (PTY) LTD
Respondent
In
re
:
The
Rule 30 Application
:
ZININGI
PROPERTIES (PTY) LTD
Applicant
and
UPTOWN
TRADING 803 (PTY) LTD t.a.
WATERLOO
PLUMBING
Respondent
In
re
:
Enforcement
application:
UPTOWN
TRADING 803 (PTY) LTD t.a.
WATERLOO
PLUMBING
Applicant
and
ZININGI
PROPERTIES (PTY) LTD
Respondent
Coram:
JONKER AJ
Heard:
28 July
2025
Delivered:
7 August 2025
JUDGMENT
JONKER
AJ:
INTRODUCTION
[1]
This is an opposed application to enforce an adjudication award
issued
in November 2023 by a duly appointed adjudicator in terms of
the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) agreement. The parties
had entered into the JBCC agreement in respect of construction
services to be rendered by the applicant, Waterloo, to the
respondent,
a property developer, Ziningi.
[2]
It is common cause that the principal contractor, NMC (Pty) Ltd, was
initially
appointed to execute the works, but was subsequently
liquidated. Following that liquidation, Waterloo entered into a
separate agreement
with Ziningi to complete certain works and
confirmed by a letter of appointment dated 23 August 2019. Disputes
arose between the
parties. By agreement, Mr Theunis van Zyl was
appointed as adjudicator and both parties participated in the
adjudication process,
filing submissions.
[3]
The adjudicator carried out his mandate and issued an award in favour
of Waterloo. On 14 March 2024, Ziningi, represented by indicated
its intention to request clarity on the award. The parties
agreed to
extend the time for filing this request to 3 April 2024. On that
date, Ziningi filed its request for clarity, indicating
that, if not
upheld, the request would serve as a notice of dissatisfaction. The
adjudicator confirmed that no clarification would
be provided.
Ziningi considered the matter to have been referred to arbitration,
whereas Waterloo did not share this view.
[4]
On 14 June 2024, Waterloo launched this enforcement application.
Ziningi
opposed the application and contended that: (i) the
adjudicator’s findings were in dispute; and (ii) by virtue of
the notice
of dissatisfaction, the matter had been referred to
arbitration.
[5]
After Waterloo filed its replying affidavit, Ziningi brought an
application
in terms of Rule 30 to set that affidavit aside for
non-compliance with the Uniform Rules of Court. On 13 December 2024,
Goliath
AJP (as she then was) postponed the matter to 15 May 2025 for
hearing together with the enforcement application, issuing a
timetable
for the filing of heads of argument.
[6]
On 27 February 2025, Ziningi instituted review proceedings seeking
to:
(i) review and set aside the adjudication award; (ii) declare
that the disputes had been referred to arbitration; and (iii) direct
that the matter be resolved through arbitration. In the alternative,
Ziningi sought a declarator that the matter had been referred
to
arbitration and that the enforcement application be stayed pending
finalisation of the arbitration. Waterloo opposed the review
in March
2025. The adjudicator filed the record, and Ziningi filed an amended
notice of motion on 28 March 2025.
[7]
On 15 May 2025, before Francis J, an order was taken by agreement
postponing:
“
The matters
(being the application for the enforcement of the Adjudicator’s
determination, the Rule 30 application and the
application for a
postponement, etc.) to 28 July 2025, with costs standing over
.”
[8]
On 13 June 2025, Ziningi set the review down for hearing on 28 July
2025,
although no answering affidavit had yet been filed.
[9]
On 23 June 2025, Waterloo filed a Rule 30 notice objecting to the set
down on the basis that the matter was not ripe for hearing. Ziningi
did not remove the cause of complaint.
[10]
Waterloo only filed its answering affidavit in the review on 3 July
2025, and Ziningi replied
on 17 July 2025. The practice note was
filed on 18 July 2025 and heads of argument on 21 July 2025. Waterloo
had not filed heads
of argument in the review by the time of the
present hearing.
[11]
The matter was duly allocated the file in accordance with the
plaintiff’s practice
note, notwithstanding the state of
disarray in the file.
[12]
It was common cause that the enforcement application and Ziningi’s
Rule 30 application
were before this Court. The Court was also
required to deal with Waterloo’s Rule 30 application regarding
the set down of
the review application and, failing that, the review
itself.
ZININGI’S
RULE 30 APPLICATION
[13]
Ziningi’s Rule 30 application is premised on the contention
that Waterloo’s
replying affidavit failed to comply with Rule
18(5), which requires a “clear and concise statement of the
material facts
relied upon” made with “sufficient
particularity to enable the opposite party to reply”.
[14]
The essence of Ziningi’s objection was that: (i) the affidavit
was incorrectly labelled
an “answering affidavit”; and
(ii) it did not comply with Rule 18. Specifically, it failed to
address the allegations
in Ziningi’s answering affidavit
succinctly, referred to incorrect paragraphs, and contained numerous
errors. Ziningi submitted
that the document was so defective that the
interests of justice and the standards of the Court demanded that it
be struck from
the record.
[15]
Ziningi argued that,
should this Court uphold its objection, its answering affidavit would
stand as the only version before this
Court and should be accepted as
correct in terms of the well-established
Plascon-Evans
principle
[1]
.
[16]
In the alternative, Ziningi contended that, even if Rule 18 did not
apply, the Court retained
an inherent jurisdiction to regulate its
process and to strike out improper affidavits that might prejudice
the opposing party.
[17]
Ziningi maintained that Waterloo’s answering affidavit in the
Rule 30 application
did not cure the defect. Waterloo had been
invited to withdraw and replace its affidavit but declined to do so.
Ziningi submitted
that the errors could not be corrected simply by an
answering affidavit in the Rule 30 proceedings.
[18]
These submissions were
modelled on arguments advanced in
Hlophe
.
[2]
The Full Court in that
matter found that Rule 18, which is framed for pleadings in action
proceedings, is not applicable
to affidavits in motion proceedings. I
agree with that reasoning. Rule 18 cannot serve as a foundation for
the present Rule 30
application.
[19]
As the Full Court noted
in
Hlophe
,
a court’s inherent jurisdiction cannot be exercised in a manner
that contradicts the law. Its purpose is to fill procedural
gaps in
order to avoid injustice, not to import rules designed for actions
into motion proceedings unnecessarily. In motion proceedings,
affidavits serve the dual purpose of placing evidence before the
Court and defining the issues between the parties — as
emphasised in
Swissborough
[3]
.
“
the scope to
exercise inherent jurisdiction does not extend to contradicting a
law. What inherent jurisdiction caters for is the
elimination of a
lacuna in order to prevent an injustice. It is trite that a court
must enjoy dominion over its own procedure to
achieve that outcome.
It seems to me that the courts’ inherent jurisdiction to
separate an issue or to allow additional time
to file opposition did
not require an application
of
either rule. That the exercise of that inherent jurisdiction may have
been inspired by an awareness of the rules is a distinct
matter. The
notion therefore of an application to motion proceedings of rules
framed to deal with actions is misconceived and unnecessary
to
achieve the objectives of orderly litigation or avoid an injustice.
It is trite law
that in motion proceedings the affidavits serve not only to place
evidence before the court but also to define the
issues between the
parties. In so doing the issues between the parties are identified.
This is not only
for the benefit of the Court but also, and primarily, for the
parties. The parties must know the case that
must be met and in
respect of which they must adduce evidence in the affidavits. In Hart
v Pinetown Drive-Inn Cinema (Pty)
Ltd
1972
(1) SA 464
(D) it
was stated at 469C--E that 'where proceedings are
brought by way of application, the petition is not
the equivalent of
the declaration in proceedings by way of action. What might be
sufficient
in
a declaration to foil an exception, would not necessarily, in a
petition, be sufficient to resist an objection that a case has
not
been adequately made out. The petition takes the place not only of
the declaration but also of the essential evidence which
would be led
at a trial and if there are absent from the petition such facts
as would be necessary for determination of the
issue in the
petitioner's favour, an objection that it does not support the relief
claimed is sound.
An applicant must
accordingly raise the issues upon which it would seek to rely in the
founding affidavit. It must do so by defining
the relevant issues and
by setting out the evidence upon which it relies to discharge the
onus of proof resting on it in respect
thereof.”
(my underlining)
[20]
Although Waterloo’s replying affidavit may not have been
perfectly drafted, the respondent
ultimately received clarification
through Waterloo’s answering affidavit in the Rule 30
application.
[21]
These later affidavits,
made under oath, remedied the earlier defects. There is no legal
basis to disregard them, and nothing in
Rule 6 prevents a court from
considering affidavits filed in interlocutory proceedings when
deciding the merits. As Ziningi quite
correctly point out, it has the
benefit of the well-established
Plascon-Evans
principle
in that, in motion proceedings, a party is entitled to have disputes
of fact determined on the basis of the facts alleged
by the
respondent, together with those facts admitted by the respondent,
thereby providing a clear and predictable method for resolving
factual disputes without the need for oral evidence. Furthermore, as
highlighted in the quote from
Hlophe:
“a party must make out its case in the founding affidavit.”
The
impact on Ziningi’s ability to prepare could not have been
substantial.
[22]
The Rule 30 application must therefore be dismissed. However,
Waterloo is to bear the costs
of the application, as the necessary
clarity was only provided belatedly.
WATERLOO’S
RULE 30 APPLICATION
[23]
In its interlocutory application, Waterloo seeks: (i) a declaration
that Ziningi’s
review application was irregularly set down for
hearing; (ii) an order striking the review from the roll on 28 July
2025; (iii)
costs on an attorney-and-client scale; and (iv) a
direction that the enforcement application, Ziningi’s Rule 30
application,
and the reserved costs on the consolidation application
proceed on the allocated hearing date.
[24]
Waterloo’s grounds are that: On 15 May 2025, Francis J did not
postpone the review
application, as it was not before the Court;
there was non-compliance with Rule 53, preventing Waterloo from
filing heads of argument;
Ziningi failed to remove the cause of
Waterloo’s objection and improperly insisted that the review
was set down; Ziningi
had neither leave from the registrar nor the
Court to enrol the matter; and the improper inclusion of the review
prejudices Waterloo
by delaying enforcement and impacting its
financial stability, whereas Ziningi would suffer no prejudice from
pursuing the review
in the ordinary course.
[25]
Ziningi contends that the use of “
etc
.” in Francis
J’s order of 15 May 2025 encompassed the review application. It
argues that the review was properly enrolled
by virtue of that order
and, alternatively, that its consolidation application would have had
the effect of enrolling both matters.
Ziningi maintains that its
notice of set down was filed only out of caution.
[26]
I am unable to agree with Ziningi’s submissions. As at 15 May
2025, the review was
not ripe for hearing: no answering affidavit had
been filed and litis contestatio had not been reached. At that stage,
Ziningi’s
proper course was to compel Waterloo to file its
answering affidavit, rather than unilaterally enrolling the matter.
Such conduct
is at odds with the established practice of this
division, particularly Practice Direction 44(2), which mandates
compliance with
Practice Note 39 before a date may be secured from
the registrar for the opposed motion roll.
[27]
Ziningi’s unilateral enrolment of the review in June 2025,
before pleadings had closed
and without compliance with the practice
directions, is irregular. Allowing parties to proceed in this manner
would disrupt the
orderly functioning of the Court.
[28]
The review was therefore neither before Francis J nor properly
enrolled for hearing with
the enforcement application. No
consolidation order had been granted. What is properly before this
Court is the enforcement application.
Waterloo’s Rule 30
application is accordingly granted, and the review application is
struck from the roll with costs.
THE
RELIEF SOUGHT BY ZININGI
[29]
In argument, Ziningi indicated that it seeks an order dismissing the
enforcement application,
alternatively, that the Court review and set
aside the adjudicator’s award, alternatively, if the Court is
of the view that
the review is not properly before it, that the
matters be consolidated and then postponed for hearing with the
review application.
[30]
Given my finding that the review application is struck from the roll,
the review is not
before me for adjudication. The only matters then
before me, for determination is the consolidation and
postponement of the
enforcement application, failing which the Court
can adjudicate the enforcement application, and if only granted, the
stay application
must then be considered.
CONSOLIDATION
AND POSTPONEMENT OF THE ENFORCEMENT APPLICATION
[31]
In the review, Ziningi
seeks an order consolidating the enforcement application with the
review proceedings and postponing the former
sine
die
to
be heard together with the latter. Ziningi relied on the unreported
judgment of Opperman J in
Van
den Berg
[4]
,
which summarises the law applicable to consolidation applications. It
contends that it would be convenient and in the interests
of justice
for the matters to be consolidated and heard together.
[32]
The enforcement application is a discrete proceeding, seeking to give
effect to an existing
order that has not been suspended. Its
determination does not depend upon, nor is it contingent upon, the
outcome of the review.
The issues in the enforcement application are
narrow, procedural, and largely factual, whereas the review involves
an assessment
of the legality and reasonableness of the impugned
award.
[33]
The test for
consolidation, as set out in Rule 11 of the Uniform Rules of Court
[5]
and the applicable case law, is whether the matters are so closely
connected in fact or law that it is convenient to dispose of
them
together. Convenience, in this context, is a judicial convenience —
not the convenience of one party — and must
be weighed against
the potential for delay, prejudice, or procedural complexity.
[34]
In
City
[6]
,
the SCA held as follows regarding the test to be applied in
consolidation applications:
“
The [Rule 11]
procedure is aimed at facilitating the convenience and expeditious
disposal of litigation. The word ‘convenient’
within the
context of the sub-rule conveys not only the notion of facility of
ease or expedience, but also the notion of appropriateness
and
fairness. It is not the convenience of any one of the parties or of
the court, but the convenience of all concerned that must
be taken
into consideration
.”
[35]
Consolidation here would serve only to defer the enforcement of an
existing order pending
the review, thereby frustrating the rights of
the successful party in the enforcement application. It would also
unnecessarily
prolong the resolution of a matter capable of prompt
determination on its own papers.
[36]
A
sine die
postponement would have the practical effect of
granting, by procedural manoeuvre, a de facto stay of execution which
I do deal
with later in this judgment.
[37]
The interests of justice favour the prompt and separate determination
of the enforcement
application. The two matters raise different legal
issues, rely on different evidentiary material, and stand at
different procedural
stages. To conflate them would not advance
efficiency; rather, it would import the delays inherent in the review
into a matter
that is otherwise ripe for hearing.
[38]
In these circumstances, the application for consolidation and the
sine die postponement
is dismissed, with costs. I turn, then, to the
merits of the enforcement application.
ENFORCEMENT
OF THE ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD
[39]
Waterloo argues that
neither a pending review nor a referral to arbitration suspends
compliance with an adjudicator’s award.
It is trite that
adjudication awards are binding and enforceable on the “pay
now, argue later” principle, pending any
arbitration or
review.
[7]
Ziningi concedes the
general correctness of this proposition but submits that the
adjudicator lacked jurisdiction, rendering his
award unenforceable.
It relies on
Framatome
[8]
in
support:
“
It
is trite that, if upon application for enforcement of an adjudication
decision, it is found that the adjudicator did not have
the requisite
jurisdiction, his decision will not be binding or enforceable.”
[9]
[40]
Ziningi’s case is that the adjudication was conducted under a
contract that did not
exist. It contends that the adjudicator derived
jurisdiction from a non-existent contract and that the award is
therefore invalid
and unenforceable.
[41]
Waterloo disputes this, arguing that none of Ziningi’s defences
displaces the general
principle of enforceability.
[42]
Ziningi’s main defence is that the wrong contract was placed
before the adjudicator
— namely, the JBCC N/S Subcontract —
whereas the letter of appointment referred to the JBCC Minor Works
Contract. It
says the use of the wrong agreement led to incorrect
findings on completion dates, snag lists, and other contractual
milestones,
and that the entire adjudication was thus
jurisdictionally flawed.
[43]
It further alleges that the claim before the adjudicator had
prescribed, and that Waterloo,
by instituting separate High Court
proceedings in August 2020 for payment of R346 495.58, waived its
right to adjudication. These
factors, says Ziningi, meant the
adjudicator exceeded his jurisdiction.
[44]
Ziningi maintains it has an “unassailable” case to set
aside the award. That
may or may not be so, but that is a matter for
the review court.
[45]
Whilst it is so that Ziningi is of the view that the disputes were
referred to arbitration,
that still does not relieve a party from the
obligation to give prompt effect to the adjudication award until the
award is revised
in arbitration.
THE
LEGAL POSITION WITH REGARDS TO ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS
[46]
Adjudication exists to ensure continuity of construction work and
prevent cash-flow disruption
to contractors or subcontractors,
thereby avoiding delays and commercial harm.
[47]
In
Framatome
,
the Supreme Court of Appeal reaffirmed that adjudicators’
decisions are binding and enforceable unless and until set aside,
and
that the process is intended to be a speedy, interim
dispute-resolution mechanism. Mathopo JA held:
“
[
23]
If the interpretation contended for by Eskom is correct, it will
substantially undermine the effectiveness of the scheme of
adjudication. It is plain that the purpose of adjudication was to
introduce a speedy mechanism for settling disputes in construction
contracts on a provisional interim basis and requiring the decisions
of adjudicators to be enforced pending the final determination
of
disputes by arbitration. As far as the procedure is concerned,
adjudicators are given a fairly free hand. They are required
to act
impartially and permitted to take the initiative in ascertaining the
facts and the law. Sight should not be lost of the
fact that
adjudication is merely an intervening, provisional stage in the
dispute resolution process. Parties still have a right
of recourse to
litigation and arbitration. Only a tribunal may revise an
adjudicator’s decision. As that decision has not
been revised,
it remains binding and enforceable…
”
[48]
The court considered Eskom’s contention that the adjudicator
had exceeded his jurisdiction
and that the proper contractual
procedure had not been observed. It held that, even on this basis,
Eskom was not entitled to disregard
the adjudicator’s award.
The adjudicator had formulated the dispute with a clear understanding
and appreciation of what the
parties had contemplated. It is well
established that, where it is found in enforcement proceedings that
an adjudicator lacked
the necessary jurisdiction, such a decision
will not be binding or enforceable. As Mathopo JA stated:
“
A determination
of whether or not Framatome’s quotation was valid under the
Contract, and whether the process for the deemed
acceptance of that
quotation was correctly followed, entails an analysis of the facts.
This is a matter which the arbitrator will
determine in due course.
That said, it is evident that the decision of the adjudicator is
binding and enforceable
.”
[49]
Moreover in paragraph [29] the SCA held as follows:
’
In
the final analysis, the question to be asked is whether the
adjudicator’s determination is binding on the parties. The
answer to that question turns on whether the adjudicator confined
himself to a determination of the issues that were put before
him by
the parties. If he did so, then the parties are bound by his
determination, notwithstanding that he may have fallen into
an
error
.…
The
adjudicator formulated the dispute as it was referred to him. At no
stage did he depart from the real dispute between the parties.
He
decided the dispute in accordance with that what the parties had
contemplated and appreciated.”
[50]
The SCA held that even if
procedural or jurisdictional challenges are raised, they must be
pursued in arbitration or review —
parties are not entitled to
ignore an award in the meantime.
[10]
[51]
Turning to the present matter, the question is therefore whether the
adjudicator confined
himself to determining the issues submitted by
the parties. If he did, his decision is binding, even if he erred.
[52]
Here, both parties conducted the adjudication on the basis of the
JBCC N/S Subcontract
Agreement, concluded in 2016, and the related
subcontract data. The adjudicator addressed the contractual identity
issue and the
contradictions in the letter of appointment. The
parties themselves conferred jurisdiction on the adjudicator to act
under that
contract. Having participated fully on that basis, Ziningi
cannot now claim he acted outside his jurisdiction.
[53]
As for prescription and waiver, these are merits-based defences that
fall within the adjudicator’s
mandate to decide. Even if
wrongly decided or overlooked, they do not vitiate jurisdiction.
[54]
It is not this Court’s task to review the award but rather to
decide whether it is
binding, pending such review.
[55]
Ziningi has chosen not to comply with the award and instead to resist
enforcement. Yet
nothing prevents it from pursuing arbitration or
review after payment.
[56]
Therefore, there is no merit in the opposition and the enforcement
application must be granted.
APPLICATION
FOR STAY OF EXECUTION OF ORDER
[57]
Ziningi seeks an order, in the event that the enforcement application
is granted, the execution
be stayed pending the outcome of the review
application.
[58]
Rule 45A of the Uniform Rules empowers the Court to suspend execution
where justice so
requires. The principles are well established: (i) a
stay will be granted where real and substantial justice requires it,
or injustice
would otherwise result; (ii) the test is akin to that
for interim interdicts; (iii) the applicant must show a well-grounded
apprehension
of irreparable harm from execution; (iv) irreparable
harm generally exists where the causa for execution may later be
removed.
[59]
As
stated in
Stoffberg
N.O
.
[11]
,
this rule is a restatement of the Courts' common law discretionary
power to regulate its own process. The guiding principle is
that
execution will be suspended where real and substantial justice
requires it.
[60]
The Court’s
discretion to order a stay is also grounded in its inherent
jurisdiction, as recognised in
Van
Rensburg NO
[12]
:
“
[51]
Apart from the provisions of Uniform rule 45A a court has inherent
jurisdiction, in appropriate circumstances, to order a stay
of
execution or to suspend an order. It might, for example, stay a sale
in execution or suspend an ejectment order. Such discretion
must be
exercised judicially. As a general rule, a court will only do so
where injustice will otherwise ensue.”
[61]
Ziningi’s only claimed prejudice is the financial burden of
compliance and a risk
of non-recovery if the award is overturned.
However, it has provided no evidence of Waterloo’s financial
incapacity to refund
the payment if required.
[62]
If Ziningi wished to advance this argument seriously, it could
have adduced audited
financial statements, expert affidavits, or
other objective proof of Waterloo’s alleged inability to repay.
Had it done so,
it might well have indicated that irreparable harm
exists where the causa for execution — namely, the award —
may be
reviewed and set aside. Without such evidence, the argument is
speculative and insufficient to justify a stay of the execution of
the order.
CONCLUSION
[63]
In summary, Ziningi’s attempt to strike out Waterloo’s
replying affidavit under
Rule 30 fails, as Rule 18 has no application
to affidavits in motion proceedings, and any initial deficiencies
were remedied in
subsequent affidavits, with Waterloo to pay the
costs thereof.
[64]
Conversely, the Waterloo’s Rule 30 application succeeds, as
Ziningi’s unilateral
set down of the review application before
litis contestatio
and in contravention of the practice
directives was irregular. The review was therefore not properly
before the Court and is struck
from the roll, with Ziningi to pay the
costs thereof.
[65]
The application for consolidation of the enforcement application with
the review application
and a postponement thereof
sine die
, is
refused, with Ziningi to pay the costs thereof.
[66]
On the merits of the enforcement application, the adjudicator’s
award remains binding
and enforceable pending any competent review or
arbitration, and Ziningi’s jurisdictional and merits-based
objections do
not justify non-compliance.
[67]
The request for a stay of execution is refused for want of
evidentiary foundation that
real and substantial justice requires it,
or injustice would otherwise result. The overall outcome is that the
enforcement application
succeeds, Ziningi is directed to comply with
the adjudicator’s award, and must bear the costs of the
application.
COSTS
[68]
Having regard to the complexity of the matter, the importance of the
issues in dispute,
the volume of work undertaken by the legal
representatives, and the nature of the relief sought, it is
appropriate that the costs,
where awarded, shall be on the High Court
scale C.
ORDER
1.
The respondent’s Rule 30 application is dismissed, with
applicant to pay the costs occasioned thereby on the High Court scale
C.
2.
The applicant’s Rule 30 application is granted and the
review
application is struck from the roll, with costs on the High Court
scale C.
3.
The application for consolidation of the enforcement application
and
the review application together with a request for a postponement
thereof
sine die
, is dismissed, with respondent to pay the
costs thereof, on the High Court scale C.
4.
The adjudicator’s award dated 11 March 2024 is made an
order of
court.
5.
The respondent is directed to comply with the said award within
14
(fourteen) days of the date of this order.
6.
The respondent’s application to stay enforcement of the
award
is dismissed.
7.
The respondent is ordered to pay the costs of this application,
on
the High Court scale C.
E
JONKER
Acting
Judge of the High Court
Appearances
:
Applicant’s
counsel:
Adv P Tredoux
Respondent’s
counsel: Adv J Tredoux
[1]
Plascon-Evans Paints
(TVL) Ltd. v Van Riebeeck Paints (Pty) Ltd.
(53/84)
[1984] ZASCA 51
;
[2]
Hl
ophe
v Freedom Under Law In re: Freedom Under Law v Hlophe; Moseneke and
Others v Hlophe In re: Hlophe v Judicial Services Commission
and
Others
(2021/43482)
[2021] ZAGPJHC 743; [2022] 1 All SA 721 (GJ);
2022 (2) SA 523 (GJ)
[3]
Swissborough Diamond
Mines (Pty) Ltd v Government of the Republic of South Africa
1999
(2) SA 279
(T) at 323G–324C
[4]
Van Den Berg N.O and
Others v Suidwes Landbou (Pty) Ltd and Others; The Land and
Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa
and Another v Van Den
Berg and Others; Suidwes Landbou (Pty) Ltd v Steyn Attorneys and
Others (1240/2020; 1955/2016; 765/2019)
[2021] ZAFSHC 53
(10 March
2021)
[5]
Erasmus
Superior Court Practice, Volume 2, at
D1-133.
[6]
City of Tshwane v
Blair Atholl Homeowners Association
2019
(3) SA 398
(SCA) at para 50
[7]
Framatome
v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
2022
(2) SA 395
(SCA) at para 22.
[8]
Supra.
[9]
Supra
Page 405, para 25,
[10]
Framatome,
p
ara
23.
[11]
Stoffberg N.O and
Another v Capital Harvest (Pty) Ltd (2130/2021)
[2021] ZAWCHC 37
[12]
Van
Rensburg
NO v Naidoo NO
(155/09);
Naidoo
NO v Van Rensburg NO (
455/09)
[2010] ZASCA 68
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