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High Court of South Africa Western Cape, Cape Town

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Judgment date
August 2025
High Court declined to grant declaratory relief interpreting zoning by-laws on short-term letting, finding the application abstract and overbroad.
Administrative law – Zoning by-law interpretation – Declaratory relief – Discretion of court – Separation of powers – Justiciability – Standing – Community Schemes Ombud Service Act – Refusal of overbroad, abstract, and premature application for declaratory order.
20 August 2025
Challenge to validity of will executed by thumbprint dismissed for failing to rebut presumption of regularity under the Wills Act.
Wills and estates – Validity of will executed by thumbprint – Requirements for execution by mark under section 2(1)(a) of Wills Act 7 of 1953 – Presumption of validity of will regular ex facie – Onus on applicant to prove invalidity – Credibility of conflicting witness evidence in contesting execution of will.
15 August 2025