Case Law[2022] ZAGPJHC 490South Africa
ABSA Home Loans Guarantee Company (RF) (PTY) Ltd and Another v ERF 1404 Dainfern CC and Others (41403/2019) [2022] ZAGPJHC 490 (28 July 2022)
High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Johannesburg)
28 July 2022
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judgment in which the plaintiffs, Absa Home Loans Guarantee Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd and Absa Bank Limited (the plaintiffs), seek summary judgment against the defendants for payment of the full outstanding amount due under a written mortgage loan agreement (the loan agreement), together with interest and costs and an order declaring certain immovable property specially executable.
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## ABSA Home Loans Guarantee Company (RF) (PTY) Ltd and Another v ERF 1404 Dainfern CC and Others (41403/2019) [2022] ZAGPJHC 490 (28 July 2022)
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THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG LOCAL
DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
CASE
NO
:
41403/2019
REPORTABLE:
NO
OF INTEREST TO OTHER
JUDGES:
NO
REVISED:
N
28 July 2022
In the matter between:
ABSA HOME LOANS
GUARANTEE COMPANY (RF)
PROPRIETARY
LIMITED (
Reg No. 2003/029628/07)
First
Applicant / Plaintiff
ABSA
BANK LIMITED
(Reg No.
1986/004794/06)
Second Applicant / Plaintiff
And
ERF
1404 DAINFERN CC
(Reg No
.
1998/57004/23)
First Respondent / Defendant
JUST
PRICE CC
(Reg No. 2005/026528/23)
Second Respondent / Defendant
JACQUES
RENE FOBIAN
Third Respondent / Defendant
Coram:
Nichols AJ
Delivered:
28 July 2022 – This judgment was
handed down electronically by circulation to the parties'
representatives
via
email, by being uploaded to the
CaseLines
system of the GLD and by release to SAFLII. The date and time for
hand-down is deemed to be 14H00 on 28 July 2022.
JUDGMENT
NICHOLS AJ,
Introduction
[1]
This is an opposed application for summary judgment in which the
plaintiffs, Absa Home Loans Guarantee
Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd and Absa
Bank Limited (the plaintiffs), seek summary judgment against the
defendants for payment of the
full outstanding amount due under a
written mortgage loan agreement (the loan agreement), together with
interest and costs and
an order declaring certain immovable property
specially executable.
[2]
The first defendant, ERF 1404 Dainfern CC (Dainfern CC), is the
principal debtor, which concluded
the loan agreement with the second
plaintiff (the bank) on 30 June 2017. The second and third
defendants, Just Price CC and Jacques
Rene Fobian (Fobian), are cited
in their capacities as sureties and co-principal debtors for a
limited amount pursuant to written
deed of suretyships executed on 30
June 2017.
[3]
As further security for the loan agreement, Dainfern CC concluded a
written indemnity agreement
in which it indemnified the first
plaintiff against any claim by the bank under a Guarantee given by
the first plaintiff to the
bank in respect of all amounts then and
subsequently due by Dainfern CC to the bank in terms of the loan
agreement.
[4]
The money advanced pursuant to the loan agreement was used to
purchase an immovable property situated
in Dainfern Residential
Estate. A mortgage bond and indemnity bond were registered over the
immovable property in favour of the
first plaintiff.
[5]
The plaintiffs seek payment of the sum of R7 599 016.25,
from Dainfern CC and the limited
sum of R7.1 million from the second
defendant and Fobian respectively.
[6]
The second defendant has not opposed the application for the summary
judgment. Dainfern CC and
Fobian (the defendants) set out their
defences in the plea and amended plea delivered on 20 February 2020
and 22 February 2021
respectively. These defences are encapsulated in
the defendants’ affidavit opposing summary judgment that was
delivered on
18 May 2020.
[7]
The plaintiffs’ in turn delivered a supplementary affidavit in
support of the summary judgment
application on 4 March 2021, to
ensure that the summary judgment proceedings were in harmony with the
pleadings and to address
the defences raised in the amended plea
which was delivered subsequent to the launch of the summary judgment
application.
Issues for
determination
[8]
The issues for determination are:
(a)
Whether the plaintiffs are entitled to submit a supplementary
affidavit consequent upon the amendment of the
defendants’ plea
and whether an adverse finding in this regard is fatal to the summary
judgment application.
(b)
The constitutionality of the National Credit Act
[1]
(NCA) for its failure to differentiate between trading and
non-trading juristic persons with a single member / shareholder such
as Dainfern CC; and its constitutionality insofar as the NCA
distinguishes between natural persons and non-trading property
holding
CCs, with a sole member, when granting protection against
reckless credit.
(c) The
further ancillary issues that arise upon a finding that the NCA is
applicable. These are whether the bank
granted credit to the
defendants recklessly by valuing the immovable property for more than
its actual value; and whether Fobian
was misled and induced to
conclude the loan agreement on behalf of Dainfern CC by this
incorrect inflated valuation.
(d)
Whether the immovable property may be declared specially executable.
Admission of the
plaintiffs’ supplementary affidavit
[9]
The application for summary judgment is pursuant to rule 32, which
entitles a plaintiff to seek
summary judgment once the defendants
have delivered a plea. The affidavit filed by the plaintiffs in
support of the summary judgment
must,
inter
alia,
explain
briefly, why the defence as pleaded does not raise any issue for
trial.
[2]
[10] By
the time the matter was argued, the defendants delivered an amended
plea and counterclaim to align with
the defences raised for the first
time in their affidavit opposing summary judgment. The plaintiffs
delivered a supplementary affidavit
in support of the summary
judgment to harmonise the pleadings with the summary judgment
application and to address the additional
defences raised in the
amended plea in accordance with rule 32(2)(b).
[11] Mr
De Beer, who appeared on behalf of the defendants, argued that the
plaintiffs are precluded from delivering
a supplementary founding
affidavit to adduce further evidence to address the additional
defences raised by the defendants’
amended plea. This, he
contended, was an unfortunate consequence of the lacuna in rule 32,
which did not provide for the situation
where a defendant would amend
its plea subsequent to the institution of the summary judgment
proceedings.
[12]
As authority for this proposition, Mr De Beer relied on the decision
of
Belrex
95 CC v Barday
[3]
,
in
which the court found that a plaintiff was obliged to institute a
fresh summary judgment application to address the amended plea.
He
submitted that the plaintiffs should not, however be afforded an
opportunity to institute a fresh summary judgment application
and the
matter should instead be referred to trial.
[13] Mr
Scholtz, who appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs, pointed out that
the defendants’ erstwhile counsel
did not oppose the delivery
of the plaintiffs supplementary founding affidavit or the condonation
sought for the late filing of
this affidavit. This was recorded in
the defendants’ practice note delivered on 15 April 2021.
[14] Mr
Scholtz’s complaint is supported by the fact the defendants’
opposition to the plaintiffs’
supplementary affidavit was not
raised in the procedurally correct manner. It is not raised under
rule 30 but was argued as part
of the opposition to the summary
judgment application. In view of my finding on this issue, I do not
intend to make a finding on
the procedural manner in which the
defendants raised this issue but shall comment on it later in this
judgment.
[15]
Fisher J had occasion to consider this issue recently in the matter
of
City
Square Trading 522 (Pty) Limited v Gunzenhauser Attorneys (Pty) Ltd
and Another
[4]
.
The
court confirmed that rule 32 did not make provision for the situation
that arose when a defendant amended its plea after summary
judgment
proceedings had been instituted. However, the court found that this
was not necessary as rule 28(8), which is a rule of
general
application, makes adequate provision for a plaintiff to adjust the
founding affidavit in the application for summary judgment,
without
leave, provided the adjustment is consequential upon the amendment of
the plea.
[5]
[16]
Fisher J held that:
‘
rule
32(4) should not be read to deprive the plaintiff of its rights under
rule 28(8) but rather as a prohibition against introducing
factual
matter which is of the nature of a reply or rejoinder to the
defendant’s case and which is not consequential on the
amendment of the plea.’
[6]
[17] In
the circumstances, it is common cause that the plaintiffs’
supplementary affidavit in support of
summary judgment seeks only to
address the additional defence raised by the amended plea and
counterclaim. It is consequential
on the amended plea and
counterclaim and explains why the additional defence and cause of
action pleaded does not raise any triable
issues. It cannot be
construed as a reply or rejoinder to the defendants’
opposition.
[18] I
accordingly align myself with the dictum of Fisher J in
City
Square Trading
and find that the plaintiffs are entitled to rely
on the supplementary affidavit that was delivered in support of
summary judgment.
The constitutionality
of the NCA
[19]
The crux of the defendants entire defence is that the amount of the
loan agreement granted to Dainfern CC
was far in excess of the actual
value of the immovable property. Fobian contends that this amounted
to reckless credit by the bank
and coupled with the factual
circumstances of this matter the NCA should apply and the defendants
should be afforded its protections.
[20] It
is common cause that the purpose of the loan agreement was to
purchase the immovable property. The principal
business of Dainfern
CC is listed as owning immovable property. Fobian contends that
Dainfern CC is non-trading and it was only
used as a vehicle to
purchase and hold the immovable property. It was always intended that
the immovable property would be leased
out and income derived from
such rental should have been sufficient to cover all expenses
associated with the immovable property
including the instalment
payments due to the plaintiffs. Fobian further contends that the
plaintiffs were aware that Dainfern CC
is non-trading and is simply a
vehicle for holding the immovable property.
[21] Mr
Chetty has taken occupation of the immovable property since April
2019 following on from an auction where
Mr Chetty offered to purchase
the immovable property for R5million in November 2018. Fobian
contends that this auction was conducted
after it had been widely and
properly marketed and advertised for a reasonable period.
Notwithstanding, the maximum amount offered
at the auction for the
immovable property was the R5 million by Mr Chetty, which was
conditionally accepted by Fobian on behalf
of Dainfern CC.
[22]
Fobian would like to finalise the conditional sale concluded with Mr
Chetty and submits that the plaintiffs
are only entitled to payment
of R5 million as the total amount outstanding under the loan
agreement because this amount is reflective
of the fair market value
of the property at the time of the auction.
[23]
Accordingly, the plaintiffs should be estopped from denying him the
protection and relief afforded by the
NCA. He argues that the factual
position of Dainfern CC with him as its sole member is no different
to that of a natural person
granted a loan to purchase an immovable
property and his exclusion from the protections afforded by the NCA
is irrational. To deny
him the protections afforded by the NCA,
simply because he elected to use a non-trading CC to hold immovable
property purchased
is unfair, irrational and unconstitutional in the
factual circumstances of this matter.
[24] He
contends that the failure of the NCA to distinguish a non-trading CC
with one member is unconstitutional
and irrational and it is
unconstitutional to exclude these juristic persons from the ambit of
the NCA. Further, the factual circumstances
of this matter render the
distinction between a natural person and the sole member of a CC,
used solely as a vehicle for holding
immovable property, irrational.
[25] He
further contends that even if the NCA is not found to be applicable,
the misrepresentations by the bank’s
representatives regarding
the inflated value of the immovable property is sufficient ground for
the loan agreement to be cancelled
and restoration tendered.
[26]
The provisions of the NCA, which address reckless credit, do not
apply to juristic persons, regardless of
turnover or asset value.
[7]
The provisions of the NCA do not apply to:
(a)
Large credit agreements concluded with juristic persons whose asset
value or annual turnover is below R1 million
at the time the
agreement is concluded.
[8]
(b)
Large credit agreements include mortgage agreements,
[9]
which are defined in the NCA as credit agreements that are secured by
the registration of a mortgage bond by the registrar of deeds
over
immovable property.
[27]
The defendants concede that the NCA does not apply to Dainfern CC as
a juristic person, which concluded a
mortgage agreement. However, in
order to situate and advance the defence regarding reckless credit,
Fobian seeks to declare the
NCA unconstitutional in so far as it
fails to declare that a juristic entity with a single member must be
regarded as a natural
person.
[28]
As a starting point, it is apposite to repeat the caution of the
Constitutional Court in
Fraser
v ABSA Bank Limited
[10]
that an issue does not become a constitutional matter merely because
an applicant calls it one. This is particularly so when the
issue has
already been addressed by our courts and is uncontroversial.
[29]
The constitutionality of the NCA in so far that it states that the
NCA is not applicable to juristic persons
(ss4(1)(a) and 4(1)(b)),
has already been determined by our courts in
Standard
Bank of South Africa Ltd v Hunkydory Investments 194 (Pty) Ltd and
Another (No1).
[11]
Similarly, to this matter, the defendants in
Hunkydory
Investments (No1)
contended
that the company was simply a non-trading property holding company
that held the immovable property in question as an
estate planning
measure. The sole shareholder of the company argued that it was
unfair that he and the company were not afforded
the same protection
under the NCA as a natural person, simply because the credit
agreement was concluded with a juristic person.
[30] In
dismissing the argument that the defendants’ right to equality
was violated by the NCA, the court
held that:
‘
There
can be no doubt that there is a rational connection between the
differentiation created by the relevant provisions of section
4 of
the National Credit Act and the legitimate governmental purpose
behind its enactment. I have not been persuaded,
on a
balance of probabilities, by the Defendants, who bear the onus in
this regard, that any differentiation on discrimination,
even if it
exists, is unfair. I have not been persuaded that the First
Defendant’s exclusion from the protection of the relevant
sections of the Act, have any negative effect on it.’
[12]
[31] In
support of the argument that the defendants are entitled to the
protections afforded by the NCA,
Mr
De Beer contended that the facts of this matter were distinguishable
from
Hunkydory
Investments (No1)
.
He contended that insufficient emphasis was placed on the fact that
the number of ‘controlling minds’ is a factor
that should
be considered under the NCA. This was especially so when viewed in
the context of the definition of Trusts as only
constituting a
juristic person if it had three or more trustees.
[32]
He further argued that the distinction between a Trust with two or
less trustees, which enjoys the protection
of the NCA, and a
non-trading CC which does not enjoy the protection of the NCA, is
irrational and unfair. He further contended
that the unique
circumstances of this matter, relating to the alleged overvaluation
of the property would subvert the purpose of
the NCA if the
defendants were excluded from its protection.
[33]
He argued that the defendants’ right to equal protection before
the law would be infringed if the distinction
between them and a
Trust with less than three trustees was maintained in the particular
circumstances of this case. It was clear,
so he argued that such
discrimination had a negative impact on the defendants because they
lost the difference between the actual
value of the immovable
property and value imputed to the immovable property by the bank.
[34]
It is settled authority that a party may not rely on a constitutional
complaint that is not pleaded.
[13]
Constitutional challenges to and attacks on statutes must be
explicit, with due notice to all affected.
[14]
This is achieved through rule 16A. The purpose of rule 16A is to draw
the attention of persons who may have a legitimate interest
in the
matter or who may be affected by the matter, of the particularity of
the constitutional challenge so they may take steps
to protect their
interests.
[15]
[35]
The defendants did not raise their constitutional challenge in
accordance with the relevant provisions of
the rules, nor did they
seek to identify any constitutional rights, save for the alleged
infringement of the right to equality,
which have been infringed
and/or violated.
[36]
Notwithstanding the procedural irregularities with the manner in
which this constitutional challenge was
raised, I am unpersuaded by
the arguments advanced to distinguish the facts of this matter from
those of
Hunkydory Investments (No1).
In addition to the fact
that Mr De Beer’s contentions were largely raised for the first
time in the defendants’ heads
of argument and do not appear in
the affidavit opposing summary judgment or the amended plea and
counterclaim, they ignore the
glaring similarity of the factual
matrix.
[37] In
Hunkydory Investments (No1),
the company had one shareholder
who argued that the company was non-trading and intended to only hold
the immovable property. Therefore,
there was only one controlling
mind. The right to equality was argued and found lacking and the
defendants likewise failed to comply
with the relevant provisions for
raising a constitutional challenge.
[38]
When, likewise called upon to determine the constitutionality of the
exclusions of juristic persons from
the protection afforded by the
NCA in
Standard
Bank of South Africa Ltd v Hunkydory Investments 188 (Pty) Ltd and
Others (No2),
[16]
Rogers J held that the finding of the court in
Hunkdory
Investments (No1)
was
definitive of this constitutional challenge and was unaffected by the
factual distinctions that were raised.
[39]
It is trite that the constitutional validity of legislation is an
objective matter unaffected by a particular
litigant’s
circumstances.
[17]
Given that,
this particular challenge to the NCA has already been determined and
further that the defendants’ entire argument
is premised on the
particular factual circumstances of this matter, I have no hesitation
in finding that the constitutional challenge
to the NCA, as presented
is bad in law.
[40]
Accordingly, the NCA does not apply to the loan agreement and is not
applicable to the second defendant and
Fobian’s suretyship
agreements either, since these are pursuant to a credit agreement to
which the NCA does not apply.
[18]
Reckless credit
[41]
Although my finding that the NCA is not applicable is dispositive of
the ancillary issues regarding reckless
credit, I agree with Mr
Scholtz that the provisions of the loan agreement and in particular
clause 11.1 preclude a defence on this
basis. It provides that any
valuation of the immovable property by the bank is for it to
determine the value of the security of
the loan agreement and is not
intended to represent a present or future value of the property.
[42]
This issue was settled in
Absa
Bank Limited v Kganakga
[19]
where the court held that the NCA is intended to regulate credit
agreements but not other interactions such as offers to purchase
or
sale agreements because it is not concerned with other commercial
engagements between persons or entities. Satchwell J found
that:
‘
The
difference between the value of that which [the defendant] bought at
the time that she bought it and the value which it had
to and for her
versus the value of that same merx to other persons is not a risk for
purposes of the granting of credit. If she
had bought shares in Anglo
American in 2007 with monies loaned from the bank could she now
complain that the bank did not ascertain
that those shares would
decline in value out of all recognition? The answer is, of course,
no…
If
the credit provider was to examine and assess every hope of profit in
every acquisition of property (immovable or otherwise),
funding of
studies (fine arts versus medicine) and so on, the credit providers
would be intruding into areas which the Legislature
can never have
envisaged.’
[20]
[43]
Fobian similarly complains that the immovable property has
depreciated in value and contends that such decline
in value should
be borne by the plaintiffs. Therefore, even if the NCA were
applicable, a defence based on reckless credit would
not succeed. It
is misplaced and unsustainable.
Rule 46A
[44] I
turn now to consider the defendants’ submission that the
immovable property may not be declared specially
executable because
it is currently occupied by Mr Chetty and his family. The defendants
concede that none of the defendants occupy
the immovable property but
contend that Mr Chetty and his family should not be unfairly
displaced.
[45]
Our courts are required to interpret rule 46A purposively against the
backdrop of the right to access to
housing.
[21]
However, it has also been acknowledged by our courts that s26(1) of
the Constitution is not engaged or compromised in every case
where
execution is levied against immovable property.
[22]
The SCA has reiterated that rule 46A is intended to protect indigent
debtors who are in danger of losing their homes and to give
effect to
s26 of the Constitution.
[23]
[46]
The defendants have expressly conceded that the immovable property is
not occupied by any of the defendants.
The current occupier has
ostensibly paid a conditional purchase price of R5million to the
defendants for the immovable property,
which may be described as
situate in an affluent residential estate.
[47]
The rights of occupiers of property are regulated and protected by
the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from
and Unlawful Occupation of
Land Act (the PIE Act).
[24]
The defendants have not traversed the considerations that the
Constitutional Court regarded as significant to an assessment whether
execution against immovable property would constitute an unjustified
violation of an occupier’s right to access to housing.
[25]
[48] In
the circumstances, I am of the view that Mr Chetty, as the occupier
of the immovable property, has sufficient
legislative protection
under the PIE Act and the circumstances of this application do not
engage the provisions of rule 46A.
Authority of plaintiff
[49] In
so far as it may be necessary to address the argument raised by the
defendants that the application is
a nullity because the authority of
the deponent to the affidavits has expired, such argument is
rejected. The defendants expressly
admit the deponent’s
authority in the affidavit opposing summary judgment. Leave has not
been sought to withdraw this admission
and this argument was raised
for the first time at the hearing of this application.
Non-compliance with
the rules
[50]
The purpose of procedural rules of court has always been, and remains
the efficient administration of justice.
[26]
It is trite that the court does not exist for the rules but the rules
for court. However, inasmuch as a court is afforded a discretion
to
condone non-compliance with the procedural rules of court, such
condonation is not merely for the asking and must at a minimum
be
sought by the litigant who has failed to comply with the rule/s in
question.
[51]
The nature and extent of the defendants’ egregious disregard
for compliance with the procedural rules
of court has compelled me to
note the nature of these transgressions and my opprobrium of such
conduct. These relate to the procedure,
or lack thereof, used to
challenge the plaintiffs’ supplementary affidavit; the
assertion of a constitutional challenge;
the withdrawal (or failure
to) of admissions that have been set out in pleadings and practice
notes; and the submission of arguments
in heads of argument and
during oral argument when these are not foreshadowed in the
pleadings.
[52]
Save for my ultimate findings in this matter, the combined effect of
these multiple transgressions would
have been prejudicial to the
plaintiffs and would have interfered with the expeditious and
inexpensive finalization of this matter.
That is a purpose rule 32 is
intended to achieve in circumstances where defendants do not have a
bona fide defence and have not
disclosed any triable issues.
Costs and order
[53]
For the reasons provided, I am satisfied that the defences raised by
the defendants are without merit and
disclose no bone fide defence or
triable issues. The plaintiffs are entitled to judgment as claimed
and punitive costs on the scale
provided for in the loan agreement.
[54] In
the result, I make the following order:
(a)
Summary judgment is granted against the
first, second and third defendants, jointly and severally, the one
paying the others to
be absolved for:
(i)
Payment of the sum of R7,599,016.25 (seven
million, five hundred and ninety-nine thousand and sixteen rand, and
twenty five cents),
together with interest at the rate of 10.40% per
annum from 22 January 2019 to date of final payment, both dates
inclusive;
(ii)
the liability of the second and third
defendants shall be respectively limited to the amount of R7.1
million (seven million, one
hundred thousand rand) in respect of the
capital sum referred to in paragraph 54(a)(i) above;
(b)
The immovable property, namely:
Erf [....] Dainfern,
Extension [....] Township; Registration Division J.R. Province of
Gauteng, Measuring 913 square metres, Held
by Deed of Transfer Number
T [....], Subject to the Conditions therein contained and more
especially subject to the conditions
in favour of the Dainfern
Residential Estate Homeowners Association NPC
is
declared specially executable for the said sums.
(c)
The first, second and third defendants are
ordered to pay the plaintiffs’ costs of suit on the scale as
between attorney and
client, jointly and severally, the one paying
the others to be absolved.
T
NICHOLS
ACTING
JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT
GAUTENG
LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
Appearances:
Date
Heard:
13 August 2021
Counsel for plaintiffs
/applicants:
Adv R Scholtz
Attorney for plaintiffs
/applicants:
Lowndes Dlamini Attorneys
Sandton
Ref:
A Wright/MAT25660
Email:
alex@lowndes.co.za
Counsel for defendants /
respondents: Adv J De Beer
Attorney for defendants /
respondents: Dawie De Beer
Attorneys
Pretoria
Ref:
Mr De Beer/CM/DM040
Email:
dawie@ddebbeer.co.za
[1]
The
National Credit Act 34 of 2005
.
[2]
Uniform
Rule 32(2)(b).
[3]
Belrex
95 CC v Barday
2021
(3) SA 178 (WCC).
[4]
City
Square Trading 522 (Pty) Limited v Gunzenhauser Attorneys (Pty) Ltd
and Another
[2022]
ZAGPJHC 71 (18 February 2022).
[5]
City
Square Trading
ibid
at paras 16 to 18.
[6]
City
Square Trading
fn
4 above at para 29.
[7]
Section
6
of the NCA.
[8]
Section
4(1)(b)
of the NCA.
[9]
Section
9(4)
of the NCA.
[10]
Fraser
v ABSA Bank Limited
[2006] ZACC 24
;
2007
(3) SA 484
CC para 40.
[11]
Standard
Bank of South Africa Ltd v Hunkydory Investments 194 (Pty) Ltd and
Another (No 1)
2010
(1) SA 627 (C).
[12]
Hunkydory
Investments (No1)
fn
11 above para 25.
[13]
Phillips
and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions
[2005] ZACC 15
;
2006
(1) SA 505
(CC) para 39.
[14]
Phillips
ibid
at para 43.
[15]
Phillips
fn
13 above at para 40.
[16]
Standard
Bank of South Africa Ltd v Hunkydory Investments 188 (Pty) ltd and
Others (No2)
(15427/08)
[2009] ZAWCHC 81
;
2010 (1) SA 634
(WCC);
[2009] 4 ALL SA 488
(WCC)
(1 June 2009).
[17]
De
Reuck v Director of Public Prosecutions, Witwatersrand Local
Division, and Other
[2003] ZACC 19
;
2004
(1) SA 406
(CC) para 85.
[18]
Section
4(2)(c)
and
S 8(5)
of the NCA.
[19]
Absa
Bank Limited v Kganakga
[2016]
ZAGPJHC 59 (18 March 2016).
[20]
Kganakga
ibid
at paras 71 and 75.
[21]
Petrus
Johannes Bestbier and Others v Nedbank Limited
(150/2021)
[2022] ZASCA 88
(13 June 2022) para 8.
[22]
Mkhize
v Umvoti Municipality and Others
[2011]
ZASCA 184
; 2012 (1) SA (SCA);
[2011] 4 ALL SA 460
(SCA) para 10.
[23]
Petrus
Johannes Bestbier
fn
21 above at para 17.
[24]
Prevention
of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of
1998.
[25]
Jaftha
v Schoeman and Others
[2004] ZACC 25
;
2005
(2) SA 140
(CC) paras 56 to 60.
[26]
Motloung
and Another v The Sheriff, Pretoria East and Others
[2020]
ZASCA 25
(26 MARCH 2020) Para 27.
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