High Court of South Africa South Gauteng, Johannesburg

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Judgment date
June 2025
9 June 2025
9 June 2025
9 June 2025
Police held liable for unlawful arrest and detention of plaintiff resulting in 60 days of imprisonment.
Criminal Procedure – Unlawful arrest and detention – Damages for 60 days of unlawful detention – Police liability.
6 June 2025
Court awarded R500,000 for unlawful arrest and 60-day detention breaching constitutional rights.
Constitutional law – unlawful arrest and detention – personal liberty – damages award for arbitrary detention.
6 June 2025
6 June 2025
The court dismissed claims of wrongful police conduct citing insufficient evidence from the plaintiff.
Civil procedure – Damages for wrongful arrest – Confiscation of funds by police – Examination of burden of proof and credibility of evidence.
6 June 2025
6 June 2025
5 June 2025
5 June 2025
Court rules RAF fully liable for damages to plaintiff injured in motor accident, awarding R1.45 million for lost earnings.
Road Accident Fund liability – assessment of damages for loss of earnings and medical costs post-vehicle accident – impact of pre-morbid employment history on quantum calculations.
5 June 2025
Court finds Respondent in wilful contempt of parenting plan, imposes suspended imprisonment.
Family law – parenting plan – contempt of court – wilful and mala fide non-compliance with court order – sanctions for breach.
5 June 2025
4 June 2025
Bail application appeal dismissed due to failure to demonstrate exceptional circumstances and presence of strong evidence against appellant.
Criminal procedure – Bail application appeal – Exceptional circumstances under s60(11)(a) of Act 51 of 1977 – Flight risk and public safety concerns.
4 June 2025
4 June 2025
Compensation awarded for future loss of earnings due to accident-induced impairments with 30% contingency deduction.
Civil Procedure – Road Accident Fund claim – Quantum of damages for loss of earnings due to accident injuries.
4 June 2025
4 June 2025
3 June 2025
Ejectment proceedings stayed pending resolution of similar ongoing case in another court due to lis alibi pendens.
Lease agreement – Commercial lease – Ejectment – lis alibi pendens – Same cause of action pending in another court.
3 June 2025
3 June 2025
Court orders continued support payments and a contribution to applicant's legal costs amidst divorce proceedings.
Family Law – Maintenance pendente lite – Spousal and child support determination – Contribution to legal fees in divorce proceedings.
2 June 2025
2 June 2025
2 June 2025
2 June 2025
May 2025
30 May 2025
30 May 2025
30 May 2025
Court upheld the order recognizing customary marriage, dismissing rescission for non-joinder and lack of evidentiary support.
Customary Law - Validation of customary marriage - Procedural fairness - Non-joinder - Rescission of Court Order under Rule 42(1).
30 May 2025
Validity of oral termination of suretyship agreement determined via referral to oral evidence.
Contract law – Amendment and termination – Validity of oral termination of suretyship agreement – Referral to oral evidence for dispute resolution.
30 May 2025
30 May 2025

Condonation - Rule 27(3) of the Uniform Rules of the Court. Late submission - application - leave to appeal judgment of this Court. Lateness - unavailability of the Counsel and an administrative error. Delay is not excessive Thus, reasons proved unreasonable, and application dismissed.

29 May 2025
29 May 2025
29 May 2025
The appeal against the refusal of bail in a Schedule 6 offense was dismissed.
Criminal Procedure – bail application – Schedule 6 offense – exceptional circumstances under section 60(11)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.
28 May 2025
Urgent application for property ownership lacks demonstrated urgency, struck from roll; applicant to pay costs.
Civil procedure – urgent application – evidence required to establish urgency – failure to prove urgency results in striking from roll.
28 May 2025
27 May 2025
27 May 2025
27 May 2025
Court orders immediate therapy for minor amid high-conflict divorce, prioritizing child's best interests over procedural norms.
Family Law – Rule 43(6) application – Variation of interim child residency and therapy order – Best interests of the child – Role of the Family Advocate – Therapeutic intervention in contested high-conflict divorces.
27 May 2025
27 May 2025
Unlawful arrest and detention found without reasonable suspicion; awarded R1.5 million damages for 16 months detention.
Unlawful arrest and detention - Reasonable suspicion not established - Failure to communicate withdrawal of charges - Damages awarded for rights violation.
27 May 2025
27 May 2025
27 May 2025
27 May 2025
Absolution granted due to the plaintiff's failure to prove negligence in a slip-and-fall case at a resort.
Delictual claim – negligence – premises liability – lack of evidence – absolution from the instance.
26 May 2025
RAF found 90% liable in collision case with 10% contributory negligence attributed to the plaintiff.
Road Accident Fund - negligence - contributory negligence - stationary vehicle on freeway - apportionment of liability
26 May 2025
26 May 2025
26 May 2025
26 May 2025
26 May 2025