S v Mndi (RCC60/2023) [2023] ZAWCRD 27 (9 November 2023)

S v Mndi (RCC60/2023) [2023] ZAWCRD 27 (9 November 2023)

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Whether an alleged informal plea agreement caused the applicant’s guilty plea; court found no provable agreement.
Criminal procedure – Plea bargaining – Distinction between statutory s 105A plea agreements and informal plea discussions; review proceedings – disputes of fact in affidavits and application of Plascon-Evans rule; whether an alleged informal promise by prosecutor not to seek custody rendered guilty plea unfair.
Intervening negotiations severed causation between an attorney's advice and spoliation; attorney not personally liable for costs.
* Spoliation – unlawful deprivation of possession – restoration of status quo and withdrawal of opposition. * Lien/retention – subcontractor’s right to retain premises for unpaid work. * Attorney conduct – whether advice to client causing spoliation creates personal liability for costs de bonis propriis. * Causation – intervening events and correspondence breaking causal link between legal advice and subsequent unlawful act. * Costs – discretionary award where primary relief became moot; successful party entitled to costs for period of opposition.
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