Monthly Archives: July 2015

Land Access Movement of South Africa and Others v Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Others

Posted on by
Reply
Case No. Lower Court Judgments Hearing Date
CCT 40/15 Application for direct access 20 Aug. 2015

By Duncan Wild on 11 July 2015

This is is an application for direct access to the Constitutional Court claiming that Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures failed to comply with their constitutional obligation to facilitate public involvement before passing the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act 15 of 2004 (“the Amendment Act“).  The applicants are therefore seeking an order that the Amendment be declared invalid.

The Amendment Act primarily re-opens the opportunity to lodge land claims until 30 June 2019. It also introduces offences related to lodging false claims, and makes changes to the to the composition of, and appointment of judges to, the Land Claims Court, amongst other things.

Toyota SA Motors (Pty) Limited v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others

Posted on by
Reply
Case No. Lower Court Judgments Hearing Date
CCT 228/14 Labour Court, 9 Jul. 2014 18 Aug. 2015

By Duncan Wild on 5 July 2015

The issues for determination in this case have been defined by the Court in directions issued on 18 February 2015, as follows:

  1. whether an order for reinstatement of an employee is competent in circumstances where such employee resigned prior to the grant of such order;
  2. whether the dismissal of a review application by the Labour Court, on the basis that the record of the arbitration proceedings is incomplete, is a denial of the applicant’s right to just administrative justice;
  3. who bears the onus or obligation to produce a proper and complete record of proceedings in anticipation of the adjudication of review proceedings; and
  4. what the consequences in review proceedings are when the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) or the parties to the dispute are unable to produce a proper and complete record of the proceedings.

Documents:

Mathale v Linda and Another

Posted on by
Reply
Case No. Lower Court Judgments Hearing Date
CCT 22/15 Gauteng Division, 2 Oct. 2014 13 Aug. 2015

By Duncan Wild on 5 July 2015

The issue for determination in this case is whether an order in terms of section 78 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 32 of 1944 (allowing the execution and enforcement of an order of a Magistrate’s Court compelling eviction pending an appeal against that order), particularly where the main order is an order of eviction, is appealable, and if whether the enforcement of the eviction in this case should be set aside.

Mighty Solutions CC t/a Orlando Service Station v Engen Petroleum Limited and Another

Posted on by
Reply
Case No. Lower Court Judgments Hearing Date
CCT 211/14 Gauteng Local Division, 28 Mar. 2014 11 Aug. 2015

By Duncan Wild on 4 July 2015

The matter involves a determination of whether the holder of a petroleum products licence can be evicted from the property at which it holds the licence.  Continue reading →

Applicants for Constitutional Court Vacancy

Posted on by
Reply

On 9 July 2015, the Judicial Service Commission will interview candidates to fill the vacancy on the Constitutional Court left when Justice Skweyiya retired in February 2014.

The candidates are:

  1. Judge Nonkosi Mhlantla, whose application can be viewed here.
  2. Judge Dhayanithie Pillay, whose application can be viewed here.
  3. Judge Leona Theron, whose application can be viewed here.
  4. Judge Zukisa Tshiqi, whose application can be viewed here.

A brief overview of the candidates is provided below. Continue reading →