This blog was co-authored by Adrienne Hendricks, Trainee Associate and Adriaan Lourens, Candidate Attorney.
In April 2025 the High Court dealt with a bank’s claim for payment of R15 million, plus interest and costs, brought against the surety of a company. The company, as principal debtor, had concluded a loan agreement with the bank but
In November 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal reiterated that if a respondent in a liquidation application disputes the indebtedness on bona fide and reasonable grounds, the liquidation application should be refused. Liquidation proceedings are not designed for the enforcement of disputed debts.
In the case of Freshvest Investments (Pty) Ltd v Marabeng (Pty) Ltd
A loan becomes due (claimable) from the moment that it is lent to the borrower, unless the parties specifically agree otherwise.
In a September 2016 judgment the Supreme Court of Appeal held that a loan that was ‘due and payable to the lender within 30 days from the date of delivery of the lender’s written
The Constitutional Court recently considered the meaning of the word ‘debt’ in relation to the Prescription Act and found that the word must be given a meaning that is least intrusive on the constitutional right to access to courts.
In Makate v Vodacom (Pty) Ltd the applicant instituted action against Vodacom to compel them to