Used car dealer loses appeal over sale of defective vehicle
The High Court upholds a National Consumer Tribunal ruling that the dealer must refund the purchase price and pay a fine for breaching the Consumer Protection Act.
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High Court dismisses bid to halt race and gender targets
Designated employers must begin aligning their workplace demographics with the Employment Equity Act’s numerical targets from 1 September.
Banxso will contest provisional liquidation order
Judge says there is a prima facie case that the trading platform does not operate within the confines of the law.
SARB moves to liquidate community bank
Ditsobotla is in worse financial shape than previously thought, and the resolution process is unlikely to turn things around.
High Court allows OMART to search underwriting manager’s premises
Old Mutual Alternate Risk Transfer wants to access data held by SA Guarantee Specialists after discovering that offshore guarantees were issued without authorisation.
Court slaps Ithala for ignoring warnings, upholds repayment administrator’s authority
The High Court says the state-owned financier must comply with deposit controls while awaiting the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling.
ConCourt clarifies scope of section 30P of the PFA proceedings
The Adjudicator breached audi alteram partem by making adverse findings about a Fund’s investigation without giving it a substantive opportunity to respond.
Funds must fully verify dependency before allocating a death benefit
The Constitutional Court finds that a fund relied on unverified, one-sided information and failed to establish the extent of factual dependency.
Ithala warns court ruling could shut bank before liquidation appeal
The repayment administrator and the Prudential Authority appealed a High Court ruling that allowed Ithala to continue operating while liquidation proceedings are pending.
Pothole crash leads to R26.6m compensation award
As a result of the accident, the plaintiff is a paraplegic and will require extensive ongoing medical treatment.
Tribunal affirms Ombud’s stance on credit life cover complaint
After the High Court remitted the matter, a new Tribunal panel deemed the challenge ‘frivolous and vexatious’.
FSCA can serve penalty notices electronically on foreign respondents
As a result of the declarator, the High Court ordered the Tribunal to revisit its decision regarding the R50m fine imposed on Viceroy Research.
Subrogation ruling ‘has far-reaching consequences’ for insurers
The ruling requires insurers to plead subrogation and join as parties in civil actions, departing from long-standing practice that allows insurers to step into their insured’s shoes without separate citation.
Customary vs civil marriage: court rules they cannot co-exist
Judge dismisses claim both marriages are valid, sending dispute back for further evidence on the customary marriage’s existence.
Letsoalo fights to keep RAF job as court weighs suspension battle
The suspended RAF CEO claims the board misled Parliament and the Minister of Transport as he seeks to overturn his suspension and block the search for his replacement.
FSCA probes CoCre8 entities amid liquidation and fraud allegations
The High Court has authorised a commission of inquiry into the affairs of CoCre8 Gold.
No shortcut to dismissing foreign nationals without work visas
A valid work permit may be absent, but fair labour procedures must still be followed.
