unclean hands Archives

Removing fraud listing: Source of review powers?

by GilesFiles | Oct 1, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Causes and defences, Consumer protection, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Finance, General, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Refused, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutory, Topics | 0 |

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Just and equitable relief: Important distinction

by GilesFiles | Mar 30, 2025 | AB - Law generally, AB1 - Fairness principle or concept, AU - ChatGPT, Insights, Just and equitable relief, Orders | 0 |

Understanding the distinction helps litigants and courts determine the most appropriate remedy based on the nature of the claim and the available legal avenues. Distinguishing between just and equitable relief is important...

Clean hands doctrine: Sectional title transfer

by GilesFiles | Nov 18, 2024 | 2020 onwards, AP - Community schemes, Applications, BC and HOAs, Causes and defences, Community schemes, Contractual breach, Costs against non-party, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence & onus, High Court, High Court judges, Insights, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Roman Dutch law, Sectors, Statutory, Topics | 0 |

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Allowing amendments to pleadings: General principles reaffirmed

by GilesFiles | Dec 8, 2022 | 2020 onwards, Agriculture, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Delict, DN Unterhalter, General, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Manufacturing, Orders, Parties, Pleadings: amending, Private enterprises, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Selected judges, Special pleas, Topics | 0 |

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Night shift cancelled: Unfair reason to dismiss

by GilesFiles | Feb 10, 2022 | 2020 onwards, AF - Internal equity external parity, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Construction industry, Contempt, Costs, Courts, Disallowed, Insights, Interdicts & rules, Job evaluation and grading, Judges, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 08a: 185-197B Dismissal, LRA 1995, Management, Orders, P Coppin, Parties, Private enterprises, Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

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Attorneys’ profession norms: Fees for acting as curator

by GilesFiles | May 21, 2018 | 2018, 2018, Bill of Rights, Courts, Judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, MJD Wallis, PAJA 2000, Parties, Public policy, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Mostert v Nash A significant judgment of the SCA concerning the attorneys’ profession norms regarding remuneration of attorneys when acting as court appointed curators and also discussing the implications of the Contingency Fees...

Punitive costs and unclean hands

by GilesFiles | Jul 6, 2015 | 2015, Costs, Costs punitive, Courts, Edwin Tlhotlhalemaje, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Topics | 0 |

“It however needs to be stated that TAWUSA despite being granted reprieve has not come to Court with clean hands. In fact its approach to this whole matter has been characterised by pure indifference, incompetence and...

Tag: unclean hands

Removing fraud listing: Source of review powers?

Just and equitable relief: Important distinction

Clean hands doctrine: Sectional title transfer

Allowing amendments to pleadings: General principles reaffirmed

Night shift cancelled: Unfair reason to dismiss

Attorneys’ profession norms: Fees for acting as curator

Punitive costs and unclean hands