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Admitting affidavit evidence: Action or motion?

by GilesFiles | Apr 23, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, BCEA 1997 (LRL 10), BCEA 77(3) & 77A(e), Central, Costs, Courts, Damages, Declaratory, Disputes: factual, Evidence & onus, GN Moshoana, Government, HC Uniform, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, LC Rules-old, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 197 - transfers, LRA 1995, Minute: pre-trial or arb, Orders, Parties, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

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Textbook evidence considered: Requirements not met

by GilesFiles | Jul 21, 2020 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Evidence & onus, General, Hearsay, Judges, Legal Practice, M Madlanga, Orders, Parties, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

Van der Walt v State Textbook evidence considered and decided that the applicant was ambushed by the late pronouncement on the admissibility of exhibits and rejected the argument that the evidence elicited through...

Conflicting expert evidence: Evaluation discussed

by GilesFiles | Mar 16, 2015 | 2015, Causes and defences, Courts, Evidence & onus, Judges, Legal Practice, SCA judges, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Roman’s Transport v Zihlwele (13/2014) [2015] ZASCA 13 (16 March 2015) per Zondi JA [Cachalia and Shongwe JJA, Fourie and Meyer AJJA concurring] On appeal from: Eastern Cape Local Division, Mthatha (Dawood J sitting as court of...

Expert witness opinions: Some guide lines

by GilesFiles | Mar 4, 2015 | 2015, 2015 and earlier, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Courts, Evidence & onus, Judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, MJD Wallis, SCA judges, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Inc v National Potato Co-operative Ltd (451/12) [2015] ZASCA 2 (4 March 2015) SCA summary: Auditor – relationship with client contractual – duties – whether audit conducted negligently – damages –...

Expert witnesses explained: Qualifying fees

by GilesFiles | Jun 14, 2013 | 2014 and earlier, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Evidence & onus, HC Uniform, Judges, Legal Practice, LRA 144 and 165 rescissions, Rules Codes & Manual, Topics | 0 |

It is appropriate to award qualifying fees when qualified expert witnesses assist the Constitutional Court. Today the Constitutional Court refused to vary a costs order granted in Glenister v President of the Republic of South...

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Admitting affidavit evidence: Action or motion?

Textbook evidence considered: Requirements not met

Conflicting expert evidence: Evaluation discussed

Expert witness opinions: Some guide lines

Expert witnesses explained: Qualifying fees