Unpaid commission: High Court rejects FSP’s set-off defence
The insurance marketer was an independent contractor – no mutual indebtedness existed between him and TWK Agri.
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SARS can seize the property of third parties on the premises identified in a warrant
The suspicion that the third party’s vehicle contained material relevant to the taxpayer under investigation was sufficient for it to be searched, SCA finds.
Health department pushes the case for ‘affordable’ NHI
Meanwhile, Solidarity suffers a setback in its efforts to halt the government’s preparations for implementing the system.
Acknowledgment of debt, even indirectly, halts prescription
The High Court confirms that an acknowledgment of debt, even if not directly made to the creditor, interrupts the time limit for legal action.
Acrimonious divorce: wife seeks order for husband to be locked up for not paying private school fees
Her refusal to agree to move the children to a public school has resulted in the children not attending school at all.
High Court rejects insurer’s ‘narrow interpretation’ of construction guarantee
If Hollard’s ‘contradictory’ interpretation were correct, it could never be held liable to make payment, says judge.
Financial Intelligence Centre must hand over reports on EOH, KPMG, Steinhoff, and Tongaat Hulett
The Equality Court makes an order in an application brought by six natural and juristic persons whose bank accounts were closed by Absa and FNB.
FSCA’s investigation into Tongaat Hulett accused not unlawful
The Full Bench of the High Court finds that the Authority’s investigating panel did not treat Michael Deighton unfairly.
Insurer correctly repudiated claim for allegedly written-off car – High Court
The policyholder did not disclose two previous ‘minor’ incidents involving a different vehicle and a different insurer.
‘Courts should not simply rubberstamp punitive costs orders against defaulting consumers’
Judge says the courts have a duty to assess whether contracts do not offend against constitutional principles, as well as the NCA and the CPA.
