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Unfair terms in contracts

At common law the general approach to the enforcement of contracts is encapsulated in the principle ‘pacta sunt servanda’ ie all contracts entered into voluntarily and freely are valid and enforceable even though the contract (or a term in the contract) is unfair or...

Abuse of juristic personality

Members of close corporations are well advised to take note of the judgment in Airport Cold Storage (Pty) Ltd v Ebrahim and Others 2008 (2) SA 303 (C). On the facts, the Court had no difficulty in issuing an order declaring the members of the close...

Eviction of squatters

In City of Johannesburg v Rand Properties (Pty) Ltd 2007 (1) SA 78 (W), the High Court refused to grant the City of Johannesburg an order to evict squatters from an unsafe building in the inner city, pending the implementation of a comprehensive and...

Seizure of travel allowance

In Van der Merwe and Another v Taylor NNO and Others 2008 (1) SA 1 (CC), a South African traveller was arrested at Cape Town International Airport after customs officials found an amount of 130,000 Euros and US$ 21,249 in his hand luggage, far exceeding the...