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

4 September 2009

This professional service draws attention to current and important items of news
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InfoUpdate 19 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

7 August 2009
A253/2008 [2009] ZAWCHC 139
Vacation Exchanges International (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services

6 August 2009
EC 2/2005 [2009] ZAWCHC 138
Manong & Associates (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Others

4 August 2009
10352/2004 [2009] ZAWCHC 107
Swart v Mutual & Federal Insurance Co Ltd

29 July 2009
14918/2008 [2009] ZAWCHC 106
Mahon v Mahon and Others

21 July 2009
10339/2006 [2009] ZAWCHC 137
M v M

1 July 2009
20827/2008 [2009] ZAWCHC 105
Vendomatic (Pty) Ltd v JT International South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Court rules on compensation for guns - 31 August
The Cape High Court has given Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa 90 days to draw up guidelines for compensation for guns surrendered in terms of firearm control legislation. The order was handed down by Acting Judge President Jeanette Traverso on Monday. - IOL website

Arabella development hangs in the balance - 30 August
The further development of the Arabella golf resort near Hermanus will perpetuate urban sprawl and set a negative precedent, the Hangklip/Kleinmond ratepayers federation argued at the end of five days in the Western Cape High Court. The ratepayers applied to have former environment and development planning MEC Tasneem Essop's decision to allow the second phase reviewed and set aside.  - IOL website

Ferrari dealership row settled? - 31 August
A Cape High Court judgement has left Viglietti as the sole Ferrari dealer in South Africa. The judgement, handed down by Western Cape High Court Judge Allie J last Wednesday, dismissed Rosso Sport Auto's application for leave to appeal Viglietti’s termination of Rosso's retail agreement. Viglietti is the official importer of Ferrari for South Africa. - Wheels24 website

Fidentia boss' case postponed - 2 September
A bid by former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown to have his three fraud cases consolidated was postponed again in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday to November. His lawyers decided to abandon separate high court action to have the charges scrapped.  Instead, the controversial businessman wants an undertaking from the National Prosecuting Authority to set a cut off date for the probes. - Eye Witness News website

Radebe, Ngcuka and the mysterious death of a judge - 4 September
The mystery surrounding the seemingly violent death of acting Cape High Court judge and ANC struggle hero Patrick Ntobeko Maqubela continues to deepen. Maqubela was found dead in bed at his luxury seafront flat on Friday June 7 by fellow acting judge Jake Moloi, two days after police believe he died. Maqubela has taken some damning political secrets with him to the grave. His list of political connections reads like a who's who of ANC luminaries, but Maqubela never publicly revealed the identity of "Mr X", the man he believed betrayed him to the security police. Although she lives in Johannesburg, Maqubela's wife, Thandi, was staying with her husband during the week of his death. On Thursday June 4, the day before police say he died, she is said to have visited Justice Minister Jeff Radebe in Cape Town, allegedly giving him reasons why her husband was unfit to be a judge. - Mail & Guardian website

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