Professional Update
A
monthly newsletter for KZN Attorneys from the Kwazulu-Natal Law Society

10 July 2009

This professional service draws attention to current and important items of news
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InfoUpdate 14 of 2009
Recent Judgments

Electronic copies of this information may be obtained from our librarians at help@lawlibrary.co.za or click on the underlined hyperlink where relevant

Western Cape High Court (previously Cape Provincial Division) - http://www.saflii.org.za/za/cases/ZAWCHC/ ; Court rolls at http://www.saflii.org/blog/?page_id=134

26 June 2009
A530/08 [2009] ZAWCHC 102
Steyn v Alexandra Security (Pty) Ltd and Another

26 June 2009
4194/2006 [2009] ZAWCHC 101
F v Minister of Safety and Security and Another

24 June 2009
20952/08 [2009] ZAWCHC 100
Intercape Ferreira Mainliner (Pty) Ltd and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others

19 June 2009
5361/2008 [2009] ZAWCHC 99
Regskommissaris van die Christelike Evangelie Sendingkerk van Suid-Afrika v Daniels

Roberts pays Times R1m - 22 June
Controversial author Ronald Suresh Roberts has finally paid the Sunday Times the R1-million he was ordered to hand over by a high court judge, writes Amukelani Chauke in the Sunday Times. This comes after the newspaper issued a warrant of execution against Roberts for missing his payment deadline. Roberts had sued the Sunday Times for a total of R400 000 for damages over an article, "The unlikeable Mr Roberts", published in 2004. Roberts lost the case, with Cape High Court Judge Leslie Weinkove describing him in his January 2007 judgment as haughty, arrogant, vindictive, venomous and paranoid. Judge Weinkove awarded costs to the newspaper. -
Journalism website

Judge tells Brown to surrender his keys - 2 July
A judge has again pulled the plug on ex-Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown's taste for the high life. For the past six months, fraud-accused Brown and his girlfriend, Annelize van den Bergh, have been living the high life in a plush Atlantic Beach Golf Estate mansion and driving a black Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG valued at R1.3-million. But a vehicle finance company has obtained a Cape High Court order allowing it to repossess the vehicle over unpaid instalments of R53 497. The vehicle and house are registered in the name of Brett Jolly Consulting. -
IOL website
Keyphrase :
Fidentia Case

Court orders Bok coach to pay - 4 July
Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers, former Bok player Wayne Julies and two partners have been ordered by the Cape High Court to pay R300 000 in rent arrears for a gym they have been leasing in Paarl since March. -
IOL website

Serial rapist is a danger to society : lawyer - 6 July
Convicted serial rapist Tsediso Letsoenya was a dangerous criminal and a danger to society, it was contended in the Cape High Court on Monday. Prosecutor Christenus van der Vijver told that court he had "absolutely no doubt about this". Van der Vijver presented argument to Judge Abe Motala and two assessors as to an appropriate sentence to be imposed on Letsoenya on Friday. -
IOL website

Convicted serial rapist takes the stand - 6 July
Convicted serial rapist Tsediso Letsoenya, a former able seaman in the navy, was "touched" by the tears of victims who testified in his Cape High Court trial on multiple rape charges. Letsoenya, 38, was called to the witness stand on Monday by his defence counsel Nehemia Bellem to testify in mitigation of sentence. -
IOL website

Serial rapist gets five life sentences - 10 July
Serial rapist Tsediso Letsoenya was on Friday given five life sentences and an additional 243 years in jail for charges that included rape, attempted rape, indecent assault and aggravated robbery. -
IOL website

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