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The sources of civil procedure in South Africa are to be found in the Magistrates' Courts Act [2] and Rules, [3] the Superior Courts Act (which repealed and replaced the Supreme Court Act), the Uniform Rules of Court, [4] jurisprudence, court practice rules and other legislation.
There are a large number and variety of statutes in South Africa—including Acts, ordinances, proclamations, by-laws, rules and regulations. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] As of 1993, statute law is to be found on all three levels of government ( national , provincial and local ), and as such affects every governmental sphere, and although generally referred to ...
The Superior Courts Act, 2013 restructured the High Courts into divisions of a single High Court of South Africa, and also provided for the creation of divisions for Limpopo and Mpumalanga, which had previously fallen under the jurisdiction of the Gauteng High Court at Pretoria.
Gundwana v Steko Development CC and Others is an important case in South African property law and civil procedure.The Constitutional Court held unanimously that Registrars of the High Court are not constitutionally competent to authorise sales in execution of mortgaged homes when granting a default judgment.
In the High Court of South Africa, Standard Bank had issued a summons against Saunderson, asking for a judgement on debt owing and ancillary orders declaring the mortgaged property to be executable. Saunderson failed to defend. The bank sought a default judgment under the Uniform Rules of Court, which provides that:
The Judiciary Agency overview Formed 1909 Constitution - 1909 ; 116 years ago (1909) 1996 Constitution - 1996 ; 29 years ago (1996) Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Headquarters 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand Agency executive Mandisa Maya, Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa Key documents Chapter 8 of the Constitution Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994 Website judiciary ...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, held public hearings earlier this month in the case South Africa brought against Israel at the end of 2023.
The Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that restructured the court system.It reorganised the various High Courts into a single High Court of South Africa, with a division situated in each province, including two new divisions to serve Limpopo and Mpumalanga.