JUDGMENTS / ORDERS
Parties |
Citation |
Source |
Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Ltd v Bam Nuttall Ltd | [2013] EWHC 1983 (TCC) | Case Mine | Court Refuses to Enforce Adjudicator’s Decision due to Breach of Natural Justice |
| Ajay Sooklal v Thales South Africa (Pty) Ltd | (866/2017) [2018] ZASCA 130 (27 September 2018) |
SAFLII | Case in Point – January 2020 |
| AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC and Another v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others; Minister of Police v AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC and Others |
(CCT 278/19; CCT 279/19) [2021] ZACC 3; 2021 (4) BCLR 349 (CC); 2021 (3) SA 246 (CC) (4 February 2021) |
SAFLII | Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 |
| Ashu and Another v Body Corporate of London Place and Others | SC 1957 SC 72; 1957 SLT 153 | Law Library | The Matter of Swambo’s Half-share |
| Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth | [2022] EWHC 597 (TCC) (12 April 2022) |
vLex | Court Refuses to Enforce Adjudicator’s Decision due to Breach of Natural Justice |
| Barrs v British Wool Marketing Board | (11463/2023) [2024] ZAWCHC 52 (27 February 2024) |
vLex | Court Refuses to Enforce Adjudicator’s Decision due to Breach of Natural Justice |
| Beadica 231 CC and Others v Trustees of the Oregon Trust and Others | 2020 (5) SA 247 (CC) | Con Court Collections | The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Decisions by the Courts |
| Bernert v Absa Bank | 2011 (3) SA 92 (CC) | Con Court Collections | Recusal of an Adjudicator or Arbitrator |
| Brompton Court Body Corporate v Khumala | (398/2017) [2018] ZASCA 27; 2018 (3) SA 347 (SCA) (23 March 2018) |
SAFLII | Courts are generally hesitant to interfere in the enforcement of arbitration awards in the absence of a review application in accordance with s33 of the Arbitration Act. An arbitration award does not create a new debt. A claim to make the arbitration award an order of court does not constitute a debt and therefore is not subject to the 3 year prescriptive period in terms of the Prescription Act. |
| BTR Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Metal & Allied Workers Union | 1992 (3) SA 673 (A) | SAFLII | Recusal of an Adjudicator or Arbitrator |
| Business Zone 1010 CC t/a Emmarentia Convenience Centre v Engen Petroleum Limited and Others | (CCT09/16) [2017] ZACC 2; 2017 (6) BCLR 773 (CC); 2017 JDR 0259 (CC) (9 February 2017) |
Con Court Collections | Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 |
| Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 (Appeal No. CA-2022-001778) Case No. H42YJ543 |
Judiciary.UK | Hope is a Waking Dream! |
| Close-Up Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others v The Arbitrator, Judge Phillip Boruchowitz and Another | 2023 (4) SA 30 (SCA) | SAFLII | – Does an Arbitrator have the Discretionary Power to Decide a Dispute which has Not been Pleaded? – Hope is a Waking Dream! |
| Competition Commission of South Africa v Arcerlormittal South Africa Ltd and Others | (680/12) [2013] ZASCA 84; [2013] 3 All SA 234 (SCA); 2013 (5) SA 538 (SCA); [2013] 1 CPLR 1 (SCA) (31 May 2013) |
SAFLII | Litigation privilege. |
| Competition Commission of South Africa v Hard Hat Equipment (Pty) Ltd | Case #: CR066Aug21/SA175Feb24 | Competition Trubunal | Price fixing. |
| Crompton Street Motors CC t/a Wallers Garage Service Station v Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Ltd t/a All Fuels |
(CCT 19/20) [2021] ZACC 24; 2021 (11) BCLR 1203 (CC); 2022 (1) SA 317 (CC) (3 September 2021) |
SAFLII | – Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 – Sidestepping and Arbitration Agreement |
| Desai NO v Desai NNO and Others | (718/93) [1995] ZASCA 113; 1996 (1) SA 141 (SCA); (22 September 1995) |
SAFLII | Prescription |
| Dexgroup (Pty) Ltd v Trustco Group International (Pty) Ltd and Others | (687/12) [2013] ZASCA 120; 2013 (6) SA 520 (SCA); [2014] 1 All SA 375 (SCA) (20 September 2013) |
SAFLII | Unless the arbitration agreement provides otherwise, the arbitrator is not obliged to follow strict rules of evidence provided that the process is fair. |
| Ekurhuleni West College v Stanley Harold Segal and Another | (1287/2018) ZASCA 32 (2 April 2020) |
SAFLII | – Adjudicators must Pay Careful Attention when Drafting Their Determinations – A Need for Uniform Adjudication Rules – From the Editor’s Pen – December 2023 |
| Electricity Supply Commission v Stewarts and Lloyds of SA (Pty) Ltd | (182/79) [1981] ZASCA 35 (27 March 1981) |
Law Library | Prescription |
| Engen Petroleum Limited v The Business Zone 1010 CC t/a Emmarentia Convenience Centre | (20513/2014) [2015] ZASCA 176 (27 November 2015) |
SAFLII | Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 |
| Ethekwini Municipality v Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti – CMC Di Ravenna Societa Cooperativa | (Case No. 181/2022) [2023] ZASCA 95 (12 June 2023) |
SAFLII | – Adjudicators must Pay Careful Attention when Drafting Their Determinations – The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Decisions by the Courts |
| Ex Parte: Goosen and Others | 2020 (1) SA 569 (GJ) | SAFLII | Recusal of an Adjudicator or Arbitrator |
| Farmer (Surveyor of Taxes) v Cotton’s Trustee | 1915 AC 922 | Case Mine | Exercising Discretion under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act: A Summary of the Relevant Considerations and Guiding Principles |
| Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust | [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 (Appeal No. CA-2022-001778) Case No. H42YJ543 |
Case Mine | Hope is a Waking Dream! |
| Harbour Terrace Body Corporate v Minister of Public Works and Others | (2556/2016) [2016] ZAWCHC 87; [2016] 3 All SA 766 (WCC) (8 July 2016) |
SAFLII | The Matter of Swambo’s Half-share |
| Kılıç İnşaat İthalat İhracat Sanayive ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v Turkmenistan | ICSID Case No. ARB/10/1 (2 July 2023) |
Jus Mundi | Claimant’s failure to comply with the requirement for recourse by it to the courts of Turkmenistan before instituting the arbitration proceedings. |
| LA and Another v Body Corporate of London Place and Others | (11463/2023) [2024] ZAWCHC 92 (27 March 2024) |
SAFLII | The Matter of Swambo’s Half-share |
| Lehana’s Pass Investments CC v Africa Campus Trading 300 (Pty) Ltd and Others | (16138/2021) [2022] ZAGPJHC 912 (17 November 2022) |
SAFLII | Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 |
| Lugedlane Developments (Pty) Ltd and Another v Mjejane Parent Game Reserve Homeowners Association and Others |
(017197/2022) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1681 (10 April 2024) |
Law Library | Does an Arbitrator have the Discretionary Power to Decide a Dispute which has Not been Pleaded? |
| Makate v Vodacom (Pty) Ltd | (CCT52/15) [2016] ZACC 13; 2016 (6) BCLR 709 (CC); 2016 (4) SA 121 (CC) (26 April 2016) |
SAFLII | Prescription |
| Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa (Pty) Ltd v Murray and Roberts Ltd and Another | (1011/2019) [2020] ZASCA 110; 2021 (5) SA 532 (SCA) (29 September 2020) |
SAFLII | Access to information required to assess and enforce contractual entitlements – right to or disclosure of this information. |
| Mfoza Service Station (Pty) Ltd v Engen Petroleum Ltd and Another | (CCT 167/21) [2023] ZACC 3; 2023 (4) BCLR 397 (CC); 2023 (6) SA 29 (CC) (1 February 2023) |
SAFLII | Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 |
| MSC Depots (Pty) Ltd v WK Construction (Pty) Ltd and Another | (157/10) [2011] ZASCA 115; (8 June 2011) |
SAFLII | Allegations of repudiation must be backed up. |
| Murray & Roberts Ltd v Alstom S&E Africa (Pty) Ltd | (2104/18) [2019] ZAGPJHC 300; [2019] 4 All SA 495 (GJ); 2020 (1) SA 204 (GJ) (2 September 2019) |
SAFLII | The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Decisions by the Courts |
| Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund v Endumeni Municipality | (920/210) [2012] ZASCA 13; [2012] 2 All SA 262 (SCA); 2012 (4) SA 493 (SCA) (16 March 2012) |
SAFLII | From the Editor’s Pen – January 2020 |
| North East Finance (Pty) Ltd v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd | (492/2012) [2013] ZASCA 76 (29 May 2013) |
Law Library | Pipped at the Post |
| Off-Beat Holiday Club and Another v Sanbonani Holiday Spa Shareblock Limited and Others Africa Ltd | (CCT106/16) [2017] ZACC 15; 2017 (7) BCLR 916 (CC); 2017 (5) SA 9 (CC) (23 May 2017) |
SAFLII | Prescription |
| Palabora Copper (Pty) Ltd v Motlokwa Transport and Construction (Pty) Ltd | (298/2017) [2018] ZASCA 23; [2018] s ALL SA 660 (SCA); 2018 (5) SA 462 (SCA) (22 March 2018) |
SAFLII | Only if it can be proved that the arbitrator’s gross irregularity had a distorting effect to the entire conduct of the arbitration proceedings will the court set aside the entire arbitration award. |
| Primus Build Ltd v Pompey Centre Ltd and Another | [2009] EWHC 1487 | Case Mine | Court Refuses to Enforce Adjudicator’s Decision due to Breach of Natural Justice |
| Qualelect Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Belo and Kies Construction (Pty) Ltd | (2021/3529) [2022] ZAGPJHC 430 (22 June 2022) |
SAFLII | The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Decisions by the Courts |
| Rademeyer v Ferreira | (CCT 184/2022) [2024] ZACC 24: 2025 (1) BCLR 73 (CC); 2025 (2) SA 1 (CC) (25 October 2024) |
SAFLII | Remedies of specific performance, cancellation and damages are mutually exclusive. Prescription requires careful consideration in terms of these remedies. |
| Riversdale Mining Limited v Du Plessis and Another | (536/2016) [2017] ZASCA 7: (10 March 2017) |
SAFLII | When parties choose to arbitrate their disputes they generally intend that all their disputes are to be determined by the same tribunal, unless any issues are expressly excluded from the arbitrator’s jurisdiction in clear language. There is therefore a presumption in favour of “one stop arbitration”. |
| Road Accident Fund v Cloete NO and Others | 2010 (6) SA 120 (SCA) | SAFLII | – Arbitrarily Speaking! (December 2023, issue 16) – Readers’ Letters – Exercising Discretion under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act: A Summary of the Relevant Considerations and Guiding Principles |
| South African Human Rights Commission obo South African Jewish Board of Deputies v Masuku and Another |
(CCT 14/19) [2022] ZACC 5; 2022 (4) SA 1 (CC); 2022 (7) BCLR 850 (CC) (16 February 2022) |
SAFLII | Recusal of an Adjudicator or Arbitrator |
| Spring Forest Trading 599 CC v Wilberry (Pty) Ltd t/a Ecowash and Another | (725/13) [2014] ZASCA 178; 2015 (2) SA 118 (SCA) (21 November 2014) |
SAFLII | Lawful cancellation of a written agreement via email. |
| State Information Technology Agency SOC Limited v ELCB Information Services (Pty) Ltd and Another | (995/16) [2017] ZASCA 120 (22 September 2017) |
SAFLII | Parties seeking to resolve disputes by way of arbitration should be mindful that an arbitrator’s role is to strike a balance between competing issues between parties based on the facts and evidence before them. Parties should act with the utmost good faith to ensure that disputes are resolved without delay. Parties dissatisfied with the outcome of proceedings should resist the temptation of challenging the arbitration award on the grounds of alleged gross irregularities, unless there are grounds to do so, especially where parties have not made provision for an appeal. |
| Telcordia Technologies Inc v Telkom SA Ltd | (26/05) [2006] ZASCA 112; [2006] 139 SCA (RSA); 2007 (3) SA 266 (SCA); [2007] 2 All SA 243 (SCA); 2007 (5) BCLR 503 (SCA) (22 November 2006) |
SAFLII | Exercising Discretion under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act: A Summary of the Relevant Considerations and Guiding Principles |
| The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Ltd | [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm) | Judiciary.UK | – Challenging an Arbitration Award on the Grounds of Serious Irregularity – Lessons from the UK – Hope is a Waking Dream! |
| The President of the Republic of South Africa v South African Rugby Football Union |
[1999] ZACC 9; 1999 (4) SA 147 (CC); 1999 (7) BCLR 725 (CC) |
Con Court Collections | Recusal of an Adjudicator or Arbitrator |
| Turnbull-Jackson v Hibiscus Court Municipality and Others | (CCT 104/13) [2014] ZACC 24; 2014 (6) SA 592 (CC); 2014 (11) BCLR 1310 (CC) (11 September 2014) |
SAFLII | Powers of an Arbitrator under Section 12B (4) (a) of the Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 |
| Van Immerzeel & Pohl and Another v Samancor Ltd | (543/98) [2000] ZASCA 79; 2001 (2) SA 90 (SCA); [2001] 2 All SA 235 (A) (30 November 2000) |
SAFLII | Duty to Supervise Properly |
| Van Oord UK Ltd v Dragados UK Ltd | [2021] ScotCS CSIH_50 (5 October 2021) |
BAILII | Court Refuses to Enforce Adjudicator’s Decision due to Breach of Natural Justice |
| Weissensee v Stone-Bird Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others | (2020/1821) [2022] ZAGPJHC 817 [2022] 4 All SA 905 (GJ) (17 October 2022) |
SAFLII | Pipped at the Post |
| Wierda Road West Properties (Pty) Ltd v SizweNtsalubaGobodo Inc | (1156/2016) [2017] ZASCA 170; 2018 (3) SA 95 (SCA) (1 December 2017) |
SAFLII | Case in Point – January 2020 |