High Court of South Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

The KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The main seat of the division is at Pietermaritzburg, while a subordinate local seat at Durban has concurrent jurisdiction over the coastal region of the province.

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Judgment date
October 2010
Respondent failed to prove an oral long-term lease; eviction granted with one month to vacate.
Eviction – Alleged oral lease for 3+3 years – Credibility and probability assessment; burden of proof on party asserting contract; commercial practice of reducing leases to writing significant; subsequent conduct and correspondence as evidence of intentions and rights; eviction granted with one month to vacate and costs awarded.
29 October 2010
Reported
Debt-review notice under the NCA (s86) bars creditor litigation under s88(3) unless statutory termination occurs; rescission granted.
National Credit Act – s 86 debt review process – s 86(4)(b)(i) notice – s 86(10) termination – s 88(3) bar on enforcement; statutory scheme limits creditors’ common-law enforcement rights; rescission of default judgment where bona fide defence established; condonation for late rescission application.
12 October 2010