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D.M.S v C.J.S (2022/016053) [2025] ZAGPJHC 1250 (1 December 2025)
High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Johannesburg)
1 December 2025
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[10] At the commencement of the proceedings, in argument by Counsel for Mrs S, Counsel advised of an amendment to the Notice of Motion, in the following respects:-
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REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA
IN
THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG
DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
CASE
NO: 2022-016053
(1)
REPORTABLE: NO
(2)
OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: NO
(3)
REVISED.
F.
MARCANDONATOS 01 December 2025
In
the matter between:
S:
D
M
Applicant
and
S:
C
J
Respondent
This
judgment was handed down electronically by circulation to the
parties' and/or the parties' representatives by email and by
being
uploaded to Case Lines. The date and time for hand-down is deemed to
be 10h00 on 01 DECEMBER 2025
JUDGMENT
MARCANDONATOS
AJ
:
INTRODUCTION
[1]
The parties herein have been cited by their full names. In the
interests of the parties, I shall follow standard
practice, to refer
to the parties themselves by initials only and I shall
interchangeably refer to Applicant as “
Mrs S
”
and to Respondent as “
Mr S
”.
[2]
This is an
opposed Application for the rescission of a Rule 43 Judgment/Order
granted by Mahosi J on
05
December 2024
,
in terms whereof the following Order was made,
pendente
lite
:-
[1]
2.1.
Mrs S
(
Respondent in the Rule 43 Application
) to
pay maintenance to
Mr S
(
Applicant in the Rule 43
Application
), in the sum of R30 000.00 from
15
December 2024
and thereafter on or before the 1
st
day of each consecutive month;
2.2.
Mrs S
to retain
Mr S
on her medical fund
and cover all reasonable medical expenses not covered by the medical
aid;
2.3.
Mrs S
to pay for the finance instalment, maintenance
plan, repairs and insurance premiums for the BMW 4 series used by
Mr
S
;
2.4.
Anthony Townsend, appointed by the parties, to conduct a
comprehensive psycho-legal
investigation, file a Report and to make
recommendations regarding the minor child’s care and contact;
2.5.
Mrs S
to pay for the costs of the investigation as
contemplated in paragraph 2.4 above;
2.6.
pending the finalisation of the investigation as contemplated in
paragraph
2.4 above:-
2.6.1.
both parties to retain full parental responsibilities and rights
regarding the care,
contact, guardianship and maintenance of the
minor child as contemplated in Section 18(2)(a) of the Children’s
Act, 38 of
2005;
2.6.2.
the primary residence of the minor child to remain with
Mrs S
;
2.6.3.
Anthony Townsend to facilitate supervised contact and after
monitoring the development
and emotional wellbeing of the minor
child, phase out supervised contact and phase in external contact
between the minor child
Mr S
. Should Anthony
Townsend not have the capacity to conduct the aforesaid, the parties
to appoint a suitable qualified professional
to facilitate supervised
contact between the minor child and
Mr S
;
2.6.4.
each party to nominate a parenting co-ordinator and if they cannot
agree, they are to
approach the South African Association of
Mediators (
SAAM
) for the nomination;
2.7.
Mrs S
to contribute to
Mr S’s
future
legal costs in the amount of R150 000.00;
2.8.
costs of the Rule 43 Application are costs in the cause of the
divorce action.
[3]
The Application herein is launched in terms of Rule 42(1)(a) and the
common law.
[4]
Mrs S
also seeks condonation for the late filing of the
Application.
CONTEXTUAL
INFORMATION
[5]
Mrs S
and
Mr S
are married in community
of property and are presently involved in divorce proceedings.
Mrs S
is the Plaintiff in the main divorce action and
Mr S
is the Defendant therein.
[6]
Mr S
brought an Application in terms of Rule 43, which
Application was opposed by
Mrs S
. At the time
that the Rule 43 Application was heard by Mahosi J, whilst
Mr S
was initially represented in the Rule 43 Application, he acted in
person and
Mrs S
was represented by her erstwhile
attorney, Mr Johnathan White, but she herself was not present in
Court when the Application was
heard by Mahosi J on
05 December
2024
.
[7]
Prior to
the institution of the Rule 43 Application,
Mrs
S
and
Mr
S
concluded a written Agreement of Settlement on
12
December 2023
,
headed “
Interim
Settlement in relation to financial aspects of divorce to be
incorporated into a Final Decree of Divorce and is binding
inter
partes with an attorney’s release from liability
”
(
hereinafter
referred to as
“
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
”).
[2]
[8]
In terms of
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
the intention was to settle the financial aspects in relation to the
divorce matter.
[3]
CONDONATION
APPLICATION
[9]
Given that there was no significant opposition to the Condonation
Application, and having considered the explanation by
Mrs S
for the delay, which delay was modest, that there was no prejudice to
Mr S
, the nature and importance of the relief sought,
the interests of justice, the convenience of the Court and the
avoidance of unnecessary
delays in the administration of justice, I
therefore concluded that the granting of the Condonation would be in
the interests of
justice. Condonation was accordingly granted.
MRS
S’s CASE, IN SUMMARY
[10]
At the commencement of the proceedings, in argument by Counsel for
Mrs S
, Counsel advised of an amendment to the Notice of
Motion, in the following respects:-
10.1.
prayer 2, that only paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 of Mahosi J’s
Order dated
05 December 2024
, be rescinded; and
10.2.
prayer 4, be deleted in its entirety.
[11]
Counsel for
Mr S
objected thereto on the basis that the
Rescission of only part of the Order by Mahosi J dated
05
December 2024
, results in the nature of the Application no
longer being an Application for a Rescission but rather an
Application for a Variation.
[12]
Having considered submissions from both Counsel and given that
Mrs
S
is, in terms of the amendment seeking to limit the scope of
the Rescission to only the financial component of Mahosi J’s
Order dated
05 December 2024
, in my view, this does not
amount to a Variation Application as contended for by
Mr S’s
Counsel. The amendment is therefore granted.
[13]
Mrs S
submits,
inter alia
, that:-
13.1.
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
was relevant to the Rule 43 proceedings brought by
Mr
S
;
[4]
13.2.
Mahosi J
was not aware of
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
;
[5]
13.3.
had Mahosi
J been aware of
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
,
the
05
December 2024
Rule 43 Order (
pertaining
to the financial relief sought by
Mr
S
),
would not have been granted;
[6]
13.4.
Mr S
was obliged to disclose
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
to Mahosi J and deliberately did not do so and acted fraudulently;
[7]
13.5.
Mr
S’s
assertion that
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
was not relevant, is disingenuous;
[8]
13.6.
Mrs
S’s
legal
representative did not disclose
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
to Mahosi J on
05
December 2024
as he was obliged to do, however,
Mrs
S
was
not aware that he had not disclosed
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
(
as
stated above, she was not present in Court on the hearing date
),
however, the conduct of
Mrs
S’s
legal representative is not relevant in regard to
Mr
S’s
fraudulent conduct and the consequences thereof for the purposes of
this Application;
[9]
13.7.
Mr S
contradicts himself as, on the one hand, he denies that
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
was concluded,
[10]
yet on the
other hand, he admits the conclusion thereof;
[11]
13.8.
Mr S
did not dispute
[12]
that
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
was given effect to by way of
Mrs
S
making payment to
Mr
S
of two payments of R100 000.00 on
11
December 2023
and
31
October 2024
,
totalling R200 000.00 and
Mrs
S
continuing to be responsible for the bond payments on the property
and
Mr
S
retaining the BMW 4 series and having had the use thereof;
13.9.
Mr S
later admits having signed
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
but alleges that he did so “
under
duress from Mr White…
”
[13]
yet no details whatsoever of the alleged “
duress
”
are given by
Mr
S
and despite that,
Mr
S
was represented by attorneys at the time of the conclusion of
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
and pursuant thereto, he received two payments of R100 000.00
totalling R200 000.00, he retained the BMW 4 series, he
had the
use thereof and he uploaded
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
to CaseLines; and
13.10.
in respect
of
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
,
Mrs S
argued that same was in final settlement of the proprietary issues
and maintenance in respect of the divorce action, confirmed
in
correspondence dated
08
September 2023
[14]
from
Mr
S’s
erstwhile attorney to
Mrs
S’s
then attorney, which correspondence is not disputed by
Mr
S
.
[15]
[14]
Accordingly,
Mrs S
submits that the
05 December
2024
Rule 43 Order falls to be rescinded and set aside and
the consequential relief sought by
Mrs S
in terms of
her Notice of Motion (
as amended
), should be granted in that:-
14.1.
despite
Mr
S
being aware of
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
,
he deliberately did not disclose same to Mahosi J and the Rule 43
Order was thus granted pursuant to a fraud on the part of
Mr
S
;
[16]
14.2.
the
Rescission of the
05
December 2024
Rule 43 Order is sought on the basis of fraud on the part of
Mr
S
and is sought in terms of the common law;
[17]
14.3.
Mrs S
made payments totalling R120 000.00 to
Mr
S
pursuant to the impugned Rule 43 Order dated
05
December 2024
;
14.4.
Mr
S
cannot benefit from his fraud by retaining the payments received by
him pursuant to the impugned
05
December 2024
Rule 43 Order and he must repay the amount of
R120 000.00 to
Mrs
S
(
as well
as any further payments made by
Mrs
S
to
Mr
S
pursuant to the impugned
05
December 2024
Order
).
[18]
MR
S’s CASE, IN SUMMARY
[15]
Mr S
submits,
inter alia
, that:-
15.1.
Mrs S
failed to meet the requirements for a rescission
in terms of Rule 42(1)(a) based on fraudulent misrepresentation;
15.2.
no fraud was committed by
Mr S
and the purported
Interim Settlement Agreement
was not only entered into
under duress, but was subject to the above Honourable Court’s
approval in the divorce action and
not relevant to the Rule 43 Order
sought and granted;
15.3.
accordingly, same would not have materially influenced the Rule 43
Order granted by Mahosi J;
15.4.
Mr S
did not actively conceal the document from Mahosi
J, as same was available in the CaseLines bundle;
15.5.
Mrs S
did not raise
the Interim Settlement
Agreement
in her Affidavits or through her instructed
attorney in the Rule 43 Application;
15.6.
the Interim Settlement Agreement
does not address
various aspects of the Rule 43 Order, which relates to the minor
child and therefore
Mrs S
fails dismally in making out
a proper case that the Rule 43 Order should be rescinded;
15.7.
the conclusion of
the Interim Settlement Agreement
does
not stand in the way of
Mr S’s
right to have
approached the above Honourable Court in respect of maintenance,
pendente lite
, for an Order in terms of Rule 43 and therefore
cannot constitute a fraudulent act by him.
[16]
Mr S
concludes that:-
16.1.
Mrs S
failed to adequately meet the first, second and third requirements
for a successful claim for rescission based on fraudulent conduct,
those being:-
[19]
16.1.1.
the successful litigant,
in casu
,
Mr S
was a
party to the fraud;
16.1.2.
evidence before Mahosi J was in fact incorrect;
16.1.3.
said incorrect evidence was presented fraudulently with the intention
to mislead;
16.1.4.
that it is divergent to such an extent from the true facts that the
Court would, if the true facts had
been placed before it, have given
a judgment other than, which it was induced by the incorrect evidence
to give; and
16.2.
even if either party had expressly addressed
the Interim
Settlement Agreement
, the Rule 43 Order would have not have
materially deviated from what was handed down by Mahosi J.
THE
LAW
[17]
Rule 43
Orders are interim and are not intended to be appealed or frequently
amended.
[20]
A party
seeking a variation in terms of Rule 43(6) must demonstrate that
his/her financial or personal circumstances have
materially changed
in a manner that significantly impacts his/her ability to comply with
the Order.
[18]
Mrs S
in the present matter does not rely on Rule 43(6)
and instead, she seeks to rely on Rule 42(1)(b).
[19]
Mrs S
contends that, in addition to Rule 42(1)(b), she
is entitled to common law relief for the rescission of the judgment,
on the grounds
of fraud.
[20]
It is trite
that for
Mrs
S
to succeed on the ground of fraud, she must allege and prove the
following:-
[21]
20.1.
that the
successful litigant was a party to the fraud;
[22]
20.2.
that it was
wrong, made fraudulently and with the intent to mislead the
Court;
[23]
20.3.
that such
false evidence diverged from the true facts, to such an extent that
the Court, had it been aware, would have given a different
judgment.
[24]
[21]
In the
matter of
J.A.N
v N.C.N
[25]
the Court confirms the test to be applied in Rescission Applications
on the basis of fraud under the
common
law
and
sets same out as follows:-
“
Considering
that the judgment was not taken by default, the test to be applied is
stringent, as elucidated by Moraitis: ‘A
judgment can be
rescinded at the instance of an innocent party if it were induced by
fraud on the part of the successful litigant,
or fraud to which the
successful litigant was party. As the cases show,
it
is only where the fraud – usually in the form of perjured
evidence or concealed documents – can be brought home to
the
successful party that restitutio in integrum is granted and the
judgment is set aside
.
The mere fact that a wrong judgment has been given on the basis of
perjured evidence is not a sufficient basis for setting
aside the
judgment. That is a clear indication that, once a judgment has
been given, it is not lightly set aside, and De
Villiers JA said as
much in Schierhout.
[26]
[own
emphasis]
Apart from fraud the
only other basis recognised in our case law as empowering a court to
set aside its own order is justus error.
In
Childerley
,
[27]
where this was discussed in detail, De Villiers JP said that
“non-fraudulent misrepresentation is not a ground for setting
aside a judgment” and that its only relevance might be to
explain how an alleged error came about. Although a
non-fraudulent
misrepresentation, if material, might provide a ground
for avoiding a contract, it does not provide a ground for rescission
of
a judgment. The scope for error as a ground for vitiating a
contract is narrow and the position is the same in regard to setting
aside a court order. Cases of justus error were said to be
“relatively rare and exceptional
”.
[28]
[22]
It is important to note that the complaint regarding the fraud,
pertains to
Mr S
and
not
to his legal
representatives arguing the matter. Counsel for
Mr S
,
in argument emphasised that
Mr S
had not had attorneys
of record until late in these proceedings and that his and his
instructing attorney’s mandate herein
only arose pursuant to
this matter being enrolled and they were not the attorneys of record
prior thereto.
COURT’S
DETERMINATION
[23]
Mrs S
obtained a transcript of the proceedings before Mahosi J on
05
December 2024
.
[29]
[24]
In the determination of this matter, it is fundamental that this
Court has regard thereto.
[25]
It is evidenced from the transcript of the said proceedings that
Mr
S
, whilst appearing in person, was afforded and had ample
opportunity to present and argue his case.
[26]
In my view, the following summarised extracts from the transcript are
pertinent, namely,
inter alia,
that:-
26.1.
Mr S
,
by virtue of him being an American citizen, was not permitted to
conduct work;
[30]
26.2.
Mr S
is not employed and therefore relies on spousal maintenance;
[31]
26.3.
Mr S
states that the lifestyle that the parties enjoyed, was very
privileged, they were very comfortable and he was the primary
caregiver
to their son, his wife having finished her Bachelor’s
degree at UNISA and holds an Honours degree at GIBS and is very
successful;
[32]
26.4.
Mr S
was the homemaker, having done the school runs, organised play-dates,
did all the doctor’s visits and would take the child
to Karate
and swimming twice a week;
[33]
26.5.
Mr S
states that he approached the Rule 43 Court out of
desperation
;
[34]
(
own
emphasis
)
26.6.
Mr S
submits that he has no funds and
has
no resources and has no money
;
[35]
(
own
emphasis
)
26.7.
Mr
S’s
friends
raised money
,
over R50 000.00, to pay for the Advocate in relation to a bail
application he needed to bring;
[36]
(
own
emphasis
)
26.8.
Mr S
seeks a contribution to his legal costs to deal with the main divorce
action for the future;
[37]
26.9.
Mr S
states that to be taken into consideration in considering his
maintenance claim, is that
Mrs
S
had provided six months’ bank statements and in those six
months bank statements,
she
spent R582 000.00 on luxury items
,
including Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana and Mytheresa and on and
on,
while
Mr
S
was penniless for sixteen months and spent 13 of those months in
Diepsloot as a “
squatter
”
;
[38]
(
own
emphasis
)
26.10.
it has
only been friends who have helped
Mr
S
and he being on a friend’s couch for about a year, which friend
lives in Broadacres but he lets him sleep in the study, on
a long
couch, he
has
not had money to take care of most things in life and when he was
discharged from the house, he left with seven bags, seven
suitcases
of clothing, he does not own a fork, plate, chair, table, sheet, bed
and owns nothing for himself
.
[39]
(
own
emphasis
)
[27]
In my view, it is therefore apparent from the aforesaid extracts of
the transcript, that
Mr S
,
inter alia
, portrayed
himself to the Court, as a homemaker, reliant solely on
Mrs S
having an extravagant lifestyle and
Mrs S
spending
extravagant funds on herself to his exclusion, whilst he was in
effect left penniless having to rely on friends for accommodation
and
financial help.
[28]
It is also evident from the transcript, that albeit that
Mr S
contends that a copy of
the Interim Settlement Agreement
was uploaded by him onto CaseLines, that:-
28.1.
same was not uploaded in terms of the Rule 43 Application or within
that section, before Mahosi J,
but instead uploaded in a random
section, headed “
miscellaneous 2
”, at CL006-113;
and
28.2.
Mahosi J was not aware thereof.
[29]
Whilst
Mr S
, on the one hand, denies that
the
Interim Settlement Agreement
was concluded, on the other
hand, he received and accepted two payments of R100 000.00 on
11
December 2023
and on
31 October 2024
, totalling
R200 000.00 and
Mrs S
continuing to be responsible
for the bond payments on the property and
Mr S
retaining the BMW 4 series and having the use thereof.
[30]
Whilst it is common cause that
the Interim Settlement Agreement
did not preclude
Mr S
from seeking maintenance,
pendente lite
, it is, however, in my view, highly relevant
that
Mr S
had received, in terms thereof, two payments
of R100 000.00 on
11 December 2023
and
31
October 2024
, totalling R200 000.00 and it being
significant that the second payment he received on
31 October
2024
in the sum of R100 000.00, was received a month
prior
to Mahosi J’s Order, on
05 December 2024
.
[31]
It is trite
that in terms of Rule 43 Applications and as enunciated by Murphy J
in
Du
Preez v Du Preez
[40]
:
“
(16)…
a
misstatement of one aspect of relevant information invariably will
colour other aspects with the possible (or likely) result that
fairness will not be done. Consequently, I would assume, there
is a duty on applicants in Rule 43 applications seeking equitable
redress to act with the utmost good faith (uberrimei fidei) and to
disclose fully all material information regarding their financial
affairs. Any false disclosure or material non-disclosure would
mean that he or she is not before the court with “clean
hands”
and on that ground alone the court will be justified in refusing
relief
.”
[own
emphasis]
[32]
Furthermore,
in
C.M.A
v L.A
[41]
Liebenberg AJ reiterated that there is an obligation on an Applicant
in Rule 43 Applications to act with the utmost of good faith
and make
full and frank disclosure of his/her finances. The penalty of
non-disclosure may be as high as the refusal of the
Application.
In paragraph 25 of the said Judgment the following is said:
“
(25)
Whilst every application for maintenance pendente lite must be
decided on its own facts, certain basic principles
have been
distilled in the authorities.
(25.1) There is
a duty on an applicant who seeks equitable redress to act with the
utmost good faith, and to disclose fully
all material financial
information. Any false disclosure or material non-disclosure
may justify refusal of the relief sought
.”
[33]
Mr S
had an obligation to act in the utmost good faith
and to make a full and frank disclosure of his finances, including
receipt by
him of the two payments totalling R200 000.00, as
aforesaid, the one payment of R100 000.00 having been received
by him
one month prior to the Mahosi J Rule 43 Order, yet he failed
to do so and thus portrayed a skew picture of his financial reality
in failing to disclose fully all material financial information,
irrespective that it was not dealt with in any of the Affidavits.
The receipt of the funds totalling R200 000.00 was within
his knowledge, this was not disputed. His failure to therefore
have
informed the Court thereof in the Rule 43 Application and/or in
argument, indicates and creates the impression that he concealed
material information and documentation (
i.e. the receipt of an
amount of R200 000.00 and
the Interim Settlement
Agreement
), he was a party thereto and he thereby misled the
Court with wrong evidence pursuant thereto.
[34]
Without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing, I am of the
opinion, that had the true facts, as referred to
in paragraph 33
above, been placed before Mahosi J, she may have given a Judgment
other than which was induced by the evidence
provided by
Mr S
and may, if it were brought to her attention that
Mr S
had not fully disclosed his financial information as alluded to
hereinabove in this Judgment and given the material non-disclosure,
it may have resulted and/or justified Mahosi J in refusing him the
relief, specifically the financial relief as sought by him,
and as
granted, in the Rule 43 Application.
[35]
To my mind, the enforceability of
the Interim Settlement
Agreement
is irrelevant. What is relevant is that
Mr
S
received the sum of R200 000.00 and other payments,
yet did not disclose same.
[36]
It is my opinion and I am therefore persuaded by the argument on
behalf of
Mrs S
, that a case has been made out for
the relief sought by her and as reflected in the Order hereunder.
RELIEF
SOUGHT BY MRS S THAT MR S BE DIRECTED TO REPAY MRS S AS PER PRAYER 2
OF THE NOTICE OF MOTION
[37]
Flowing from my decision to rescind the financial component of Mahosi
J’s Rule 43 Order dated
05 December 2024
, and as
contained in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 7 thereof, and further following
the reasoning in the matter of
J.A.N v N.C.N
, as dealt
with
supra
,
Mr S
is to repay to
Mrs S
,
in full, within 30 (
thirty
) days of the date of the granting
of the Order herein, all amounts paid by
Mrs S
to
Mr
S
pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 7 of Mahosi J’s
Order, including any payments made up to and including the date of
the
Order herein.
COSTS
[38]
Each of the parties has sought costs against the other on a scale as
between attorney and client (
Scale C
).
[39]
It is trite that a Court has a discretion in respect of costs, which
should be exercised judicially, upon a consideration
of all the facts
as to an appropriate Order relating to costs.
[40]
Arising from my reasoning and findings, as detailed above in this
Judgment, I am of the view that it would be appropriate
for
Mr
S
to be liable for
Mrs S’s
costs, as
sought by her.
THE
ORDER:
[1]
After having heard Counsel for Applicant and Respondent and having
considered the documents filed on Record, the Court
directs that the
following Order is made:-
1.1. the late
filing of Applicant’s Application and the Applicant’s
Amendment to the Notice of Motion, is condoned
and granted;
1.2. paragraphs 1,
2, 3, and 7, of the Rule 43 Order of the Honourable Mahosi J, dated
05 December 2024
, are rescinded;
1.3. Respondent is
directed to repay to Applicant within 30 (thirty) days of the date of
this Order, all amounts paid by
Mrs S
to
Mr S
pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 7 of the Order of Mahosi J dated
05 December 2024
, including any amounts paid up to and
including the date of the Order herein;
1.4. Respondent to
pay Applicant’s attorney and client costs, including the costs
of Counsel, on Scale C.
F. MARCANDONATOS
Acting Judge of the
High Court
Gauteng Division,
Johannesburg
Heard
:
11 August 2025
Judgment
:
01 December 2025
Appearances
For
Applicant
:
Advocate L. Hollander
Instructed
by
:
Nowitz Attorneys
For
Respondent
Advocate D. J. Coetzee
Instructed
by
:
Christo Mulder Attorneys Inc
[1]
FA:
annexure “FA1”, CL008-29 to CL008-31
[2]
FA:
annexure “FA5”, CL008-61 to CL008-67
[3]
FA:
annexure “FA5”, CL008-61
[4]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 13.1, CL008-212
[5]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 13.2, CL008-212
[6]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 13.3, CL008-213
[7]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 13.4, CL008-213
[8]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 12, CL008-212
[9]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 13.5, CL008-213
[10]
AA:
par 19.1, CL008-142, par 19.2, CL008-143; par 20, CL008-143; par 21,
CL008-143, par 32, CL008-150; par 33, CL008-151
[11]
AA:
par 19.1, CL008-142, par 25 second par, CL008-145; par 35,
CL008-152; par 40, CL008-154; par 41, CL008-154 to CL008-155; par
48, CL008-157
[12]
FA:
par 18, 18.1 to 18.5, CL008-12 to CL008-13 and annexures “FA6.1”
and “FA6.2”, CL008-68 to CL008-69;
AA: par 21,
CL008-143; FA: par 25, CL008-15, AA: par 25, CL008-145, par 29,
fourth par, CL008-148 to CL008-149; par 33, second
par, CL008-151
[13]
AA: paras 45 and 47, CL008-156
[14]
FA: annexure “FA4.1”, CL008-59 to CL008-60
[15]
FA: par 15, CL008-8; AA: paras 19.1 and 19.2, CL008-142 to CL008-143
[16]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 4.1, CL008-205
[17]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 4.2, CL008-206
[18]
Applicant’s
HOA: par 14, CL008-213
[19]
Respondent’s
HOA: par8.1.1, CL099-83
[20]
S v S
(2019) ZACC 22
, par 33
[21]
Childerley Estate Stores v Standard Bank of SA Limited 1924 (OPD)
163 at 169
[22]
Fraai Uitzicht 1798 Farm (Pty) Limited 2017 v McCullough (unreported
SCA: case no: 118/2019 dated 05 June 2020) at 16
[23]
Fraai Uitzicht 1798 Farm (Pty) Limited 2017 v McCullough (unreported
SCA: case no: 118/2019 dated 05 June 2020) at 16
[24]
Robinson v Kingswell 1915 (AD) 277 at 285; Swart v Wessels 1924
(OPD) 187 at 189 to 190; Smit v Van Tonder
1957 (1) SA 421
(T) at
426H; Groenewald v Gracia Eiendomms Beperk 1985(3) SA 168 (T) at
971E; Rowe v Rowe
(1997) ZASCA 54
1997(4) SA 160 (SCA) at 1661;
Fraai
supra
[25]
(2283/2021) [2022] ZAECMKHC 14 (17 May 2020) at par 26
[26]
Moraitis Investments (Pty) Limited & Others v Montic Dairy (Pty)
Limited & Others
[2017] ZASCA 54
2017 (5) SCA 508, Schierhout v
Union Government 1927 AD 94
[27]
see footnote 20 supra
[28]
see footnote 25 supra
[29]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-76 to CL008-121
[30]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-89
[31]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-90
[32]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-91
[33]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-92
[34]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-94
[35]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-95
[36]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-95
[37]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-97
[38]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-106
[39]
FA:
annexure “FA8”, CL008-117 to CL008-118
[40]
(16043/2008)
[2008] ZAGPHC 334
(24 October 2008)
[41]
[2023] ZAGPJHC 364 (24 April 2023) at 25
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