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CASE LAW / JURISPRUDENCE
Court Title Case citation (MNC) Judgement Date Summary
Fuel Retailers Association of SA (Pty) Ltd v Director General, Environmental Management Mpumalanga and Others (530/05) [2006] ZASCA 154; (22 September 2006); [2006] ZASCA 154 22 Sep 2006 Flynote: Judicial Review Environmental duties Environmental impact and risk assessment Protected...
HTF Developers v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Others (337/06) [2007] ZASCA 37; (28 March 2007); [2007] ZASCA 37 28 Mar 2007 Flynote: EL Judicial Review Role of state in relation to environment Administrative Action Urban...
Antoy Investments (Pty) Ltd v Rand Water and Others (159/2007) [2008] ZASCA 10; (20 March 2008); [2008] ZASCA 10 20 Mar 2008 Flynote: EL Judicial Review Administrative Review Attribution of Costs Headnote and Holding: The...
Botha v Andrade and Others (578/2007) [2008] ZASCA 120; (26 September 2008); [2008] ZASCA 120 26 Sep 2008 Flynote: EL Injunctions and interdicts Frivolous, vexatious, nuisance proceedings Environmental...
Supreme Court of Appeal South Africa Duncan v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Another (2/2009) [2009] ZASCA 168; (01 December 2009); [2009] ZASCA 168 01 Dec 2009 Flynote:  EL Judicial Review Role of state in relation to environment Marine species and fisheries...
SA Soutwerke (Pty) Ltd v Saamwerk Soutwerke (Pty) Ltd and Others (491/10) [2011] ZASCA 109; (01 June 2011); [2011] ZASCA 109 01 Jun 2011 Flynote:  EL Locus standi in environmental litigation Minerals, oil and gas Judicial Review...
Supreme Court of Appeal South Africa Grancy Property Limited and Another v Seena Marena Investment (Pty) Ltd and Others (244/13)[2014] ZASCA 50 (01/04/2014) [2014] ZASCA 50 01 Apr 2014 Flynote:  CL Competency of Appeal Headnote and Holding:  The underlying dispute between the...
Supreme Court of Appeal South Africa Windrush Intercontinental SA and Another v UACC Bergshav Tankers AS (556/2015)[2016] ZASCA 199 (06/12/2016) [2016] ZASCA 199 06 Dec 2016 Flynote:  CL Maritime Lien Arrest of Vessel Piracy Action In Rem Headnote and Holding:  This case...
High Court of South Africa North Gauteng Pretoria Joubert NNO and Others v Maranda Mining Company (Pty) Ltd and Others (55216/09) [2009] ZAGPPHC 136; (05 November 2009); [2009] ZAGPPHC 136 05 Nov 2009 Flynote:  EL Injunctions and interdicts Judicial Review Minerals, oil and gas Headnote and Holding...
Federation for Sustainable Environment and Others v Minister of Water Affairs and Others (35672/12) [2012] ZAGPPHC 128; (10 July 2012); [2012] ZAGPPHC 128 10 Jul 2012 Flynote:  EL Healthy environment Injunctions and interdicts Judicial Review Headnote and Holding...
Golden Falls Trading 125 (Pty) Ltd v MEC of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Others (77836/2010) [2012] ZAGPPHC 361; (23 November 2012); [2012] ZAGPPHC 361 23 Nov 2012 Flynote:  EL Judicial Review Public participation Procedural Fairness Headnote and Holding:  The...
High Court of South Africa North Gauteng Pretoria Quick Drink Co (Pty) Ltd and Another v Medicines Control Council and Others (64056/2014)[2014] ZAGPPHC 904 (11/11/2014) [2014] ZAGPPHC 904 11 Nov 2014 Flynote:  CL Judicial Review Rationality Headnote and Holding:  The applicants sought to interdict...
High Court of South Africa North Gauteng Pretoria Comair Limited v Minister of Public Enterprises and Others (13034/2013)[2015] ZAGPPHC 361 (01/06/2015) [2015] ZAGPPHC 361 01 Jun 2015 Flynote:  CL Judicial Review Headnote and Holding:  South African Airways (SAA) received...
Long Beach Homeowners Association v Great Kei Municipality, Amotole District, Eastern Cape and Others (28064/2014) [2016] ZAGPPHC 610; (26 April 2016); [2016] ZAGPPHC 610 26 Apr 2016 Flynote:  EL Administrative Review Land use Judicial Review Environmental authorisation Headnote...
High Court of South Africa Western Cape Minister of Environmental Affairs v Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa NPC, Minister of Environmental Affairs v Recycling and Kusaga Taka Consulting (Proprietary) Limited (9675/2017, 10123/17)[2017] ZAWCHC 101 (15/09/2017) [2017] ZAWCHC 101 15 Sep 2017 Flynote:  CL Winding Up of A Company Abuse of Legal Personality Locus Standi Headnote and Holding...
South African Predator Breeders Association and Others v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (1900/2007) [2009] ZAFSHC 68; (11 June 2009); [2009] ZAFSHC 68 11 Jun 2009 Flynote:  EL Wildlife (fauna) Judicial Review Headnote and Holding:  This application sought a...
Nanaga Property Trust v Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Others (4689/2014) [2016] ZAECGHC 18; (16 February 2016); [2016] ZAECGHC 18 16 Feb 2016 Flynote:  EL Judicial Review Administrative Review Plants, forests and forestry (flora) Headnote...
Sharwood NO and Others v Transnet Ltd t/a National Ports Authority of South frica and Others (1038/2011) [2012] ZAECPEHC 61; (06 September 2012); [2012] ZAECPEHC 61 06 Sep 2012 Flynote:  EL Judicial Review Declaratory Relief Marine species and fisheries Headnote and Holding...
Trustees for the timebeing of the Biowatch Trust v Registrar Genetic Resources and Others (23005/2002) [2005] ZAGPHC 135; (23 February 2005); [2005] ZAGPHC 135 23 Feb 2005 Flynote:  EL Procedural Fairness Access to environmental information Judicial Review Headnote and...
High Courts Eastern Cape Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa v MEC for Economic Affairs, Environment and Tourism, Eastern Cape Provincial Government and Others (ECJ 046/2005) [2005] ZAECHC 14; (28 April 2005); [2005] ZAECHC 14 28 Apr 2005 Flynote:  EL Attribution of Costs Judicial Review Public interest in environment FORM A FILING...
High Courts Eastern Cape Fuller v Kenton Eco Estate Ltd and Others (814/2008) [2008] ZAECHC 61; (26 May 2008); [2008] ZAECHC 61 26 May 2008 Flynote:  EL Injunctions and interdicts Interim Interdict Judicial Review Administrative Action...
High Court of South Africa North Gauteng Pretoria Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa and Others v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Others (50779/2017) [2018] ZAGPPHC 807; (8 November 2018); [2018] ZAGPPHC 807 08 Nov 2018 Flynote:  EL Judicial Review Protected areas (general) Public interest in environment Procedural...
Drift Supersand (Pty) Limited v Mogale City Local Municipality and Another [2017] ZASCA 118 22 Sep 2017 Flynote:  EL Locus standi in environmental litigation Public interest in environment Judicial...
Constitutional Court of South Africa Fuel Retailers Association of Southern Africa v Director-General: Environmental Management, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Mpumalanga Province and Others [2007] ZACC 13 07 Jun 2007 Flynote:  EL Public interest in environment Environmental damages Judicial Review Environmental...
Mazibuko and Others v City of Johannesburg and Others [2009] ZACC 28 08 Oct 2009 Flynote:  EL Public interest in environment Judicial Review Public Service Constitutional...
Bengwenyama Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Others v Genorah Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others [2010] ZACC 26 30 Nov 2010 Flynote:  EL Public interest in environment Judicial Review Procedural Fairness Free prior...
Escarpment Environment Protection Group and Another v Department of Water Affairs and Others, In Re; Escarpment Environment Protection Group and Another v Department of Water Affairs and Others, In Re; Escarpment Environment Protection Group and Another v [2013] ZAGPPHC 505 20 Nov 2013 Flynote:  EL Judicial Review Locus standi in environmental litigation Public interest in...
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