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The executor of a deceased estate sued the applicant under a life policy and was granted default judgment.
The court rescinded the judgment because the summons was served on the incorrect legal entity at an address that was neither its head office nor registered office as required. Summons was served at a branch of FirstRand…
In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) confirmed the position that our common law does not permit the transmission to a deceased estate of a claim for general damages or non-patrimonial loss occasioned by bodily injury if the claimant dies before the close of pleadings (litis contestatio)is reached. However…
In the judgment of Aslam v President: Health Professions Council and Others (3 April 2023), the court decided to permanently set aside disciplinary proceedings and to prevent The Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) from taking any further disciplinary measures relating to a complaint of unprofessional…
