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CASE LAW / JURISPRUDENCE
Court Title Case citation (MNC) Judgement Date Summary
Director: Mineral Development, Gauteng Region and Another v Save the Vaal Environment and Others (133/98) [1999] ZASCA 9; (12 March 1999); [1999] ZASCA 9 12 Mar 1999 Flynote:  Administrative Review Natural Justice Access to environmental information Public...
Nature's Choice Properties (Alrode) (Pty) Limited v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (487/08) [2009] ZASCA 90; (11 September 2009); [2009] ZASCA 90 11 Sep 2009 Flynote:  EL Injunctions and interdicts Pollution and waste management offences Healthy...
Company Secretary of Arcelormittal South Africa and Another v Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (69/2014) [2014] ZASCA 184; (26 November 2014); [2014] ZASCA 184 26 Nov 2014 Flynote:  EL Environmental damages Sustainable development Healthy environment Constitutional...
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...
Propshaft Master (Pty) Ltd and Others v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Others (33788/17) [2017] ZAGPJHC 270; (20 September 2017); [2017] ZAGPJHC 270 20 Sep 2017 Flynote:  EL Writ of Mandamus Remediation Environmental damages Healthy environment Natural...
High Court of South Africa Western Cape University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others v Minister of Justice And Correctional Services and Others (16703/14)[2015] ZAWCHC 99 (08/07/2015) [2015] ZAWCHC 99 08 Jul 2015 Flynote:  CL Emolulments Attachment Order Jurisdiction Headnote and Holding:  This case dealt with...
Chief Pule Shadrack VII Bareki NO and Another v Gencor Limited and Others (19895/03) [2005] ZAGPHC 109; (19 October 2005); [2005] ZAGPHC 109 19 Oct 2005 Flynote:  EL Environmental damages Pollution and waste management offences Environmental duties...
Lone Creek River Lodge (Pty) Ltd and Others v Global Forest Products (Pty) Ltd and Others (16994/2005) [2007] ZAGPHC 307; (06 November 2007); [2007] ZAGPHC 307 06 Nov 2007 Flynote:  EL Injunctions and interdicts Pollution and waste management offences Healthy...
High Court of South Africa Kwazulu Natal Durban Upper Highway Air NPC v Enviroserv Waste Management (Pty) Ltd and Others (3692/2017) [2018] ZAKZDHC 37; (31 July 2018); [2018] ZAKZDHC 37 01 Aug 2018 Flynote:  EL Pollution and waste management offences Public interest in environment Healthy...
High Court of South Africa Kwazulu Natal Durban Upper Highway Air NPC v Enviroserve Waste Management (Pty) Ltd and Others (3692/2017) [2018] ZAKZDHC 21; (21 June 2018); [2018] ZAKZDHC 21 21 Jun 2018 Flynote:  EL Injunctions and interdicts Public interest in environment Healthy environment...
Competition Appeal Court South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa v Competition Commission of South Africa [2018] ZACAC 3 22 Jun 2018 Flynote:  CL Statutory Interpretation Jurisdiction THE COMPETITION APPEAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA  ...
Uzani Environmental Advocacy CC v BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd [2019] ZAGPPHC 86 01 Apr 2019 Flynote:  EL Private prosecutions Public interest in environment Locus standi in environmental...
Global Environmental Trust and Others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others [2018] ZAKZPHC 62 20 Nov 2018 Flynote:  EL Injunctions and interdicts Public interest in environment Minerals, oil and gas...