The Constitutional Court rules that whether someone qualifies as a dependant must be determined as at the date of a retirement fund member’s death, not when the fund decides how to distribute the benefit.
The Supreme Court of Appeal found in favour of SARS despite it ignoring a 45-day timeline for more than a year.
The Constitutional Court finds that a fund relied on unverified, one-sided information and failed to establish the extent of factual dependency.
The group may have to adjust its R3.3bn litigation provision to accommodate the criteria of the regulator’s proposed redress scheme.
The repayment administrator and the Prudential Authority appealed a High Court ruling that allowed Ithala to continue operating while liquidation proceedings are pending.
The Supreme Court of Appeal confirms that a member’s ownership stake alone does not trigger personal liability for a close corporation’s debts.
Supreme Court rejects SARS’s argument that the expert’s opinion was tainted by self-interest because of the fee he would earn.
If a buyer transfers funds after relying on altered invoice instructions, the contractual obligation remains unfulfilled until the seller’s nominated account is actually credited.
At issue is whether a death benefit received by a surviving spouse is protected from the creditors of an insolvent joint estate.
The Supreme Court of Appeal confirms that re-quantifying a tax debt post-rescue commencement doesn’t create a new, preferential liability – cementing SARS’s place as a concurrent creditor under an approved rescue plan.
The outcome of Discovery Health’s appeal before the SCA will affect the outcome of the member’s claim for R1.4 million.
The Constitutional Court declares invalid the section of the South African Citizenship Act that automatically revoked citizenship upon acquisition of another nationality.
The appeal court upholds the High Court’s finding that neither the prosecutorial delay nor Marc van Veen’s brain-tumour diagnosis warrant a permanent stay.
The judgment addresses several aspects of the National Credit Act, including the obligation to register as a credit provider and permissible interest charges.
A little-known legal provision can have major consequences for divorced individuals who do not update their wills.
The Supreme Court of Appeal did not address the substantive issues, finding that a change in circumstances rendered the appeal moot.
Discovery Health’s quest for reimbursement from the RAF for medical expenses incurred by road accident victims has faced multiple legal hurdles, with new RAF directives complicating the situation.
