This blog is co-authored by Danita Mungaroo, a candidate attorney.
In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal decided that a contracting party who repudiated the contract can rely on the terms of an agreement after cancellation of the agreement.
The respondent, an international provider of information technology services concluded agreements with the appellants in
The court refused to uphold cancellation of an agreement of sale for a members’ interest in a close corporation because only a total of R160 000 out of a purchase price of R4 million (96%) was outstanding and three of the appellants had been paid in full.
In addition, restitution of the amount already paid
Two 2017 US cases illustrate the importance of a notice cancelling a policy complying strictly with the requirements of the policy and the law.
In Las Vegas Inc v Oregon Mutual Insurance Co, the notice of cancellation became effective on a stated future date if the policyholder did not pay the premium by a