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IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG

LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG

WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2025

 

THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARING OF MATTERS IS IN PHYSICAL COURT

 

EVEN THOUGH THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARINGS IS PHYSICAL, JUDGES MAY ELECT TO PROCEED VIRTUALLY

 

LITIGANTS ARE TO CONFIRM THE MANNER IN WHICH THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE

 

IN VIRTUAL HEARINGS, THE LINK WILL BE CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND CIRCULATED TO THE LITIGANTS

 

OPPOSED MOTION

 

9C  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SWANEPOEL J

 

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE VAN ASWEGEN AJ

 

9F  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE P J DU PLESSIS AJ

 

8F  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE LEVITT AJ

 

8E  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE LIVESAGE AJ

 

8D  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE L DU PLESSIS AJ

 

UNOPPOSED MOTION

 

GC  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUGDE MABESELE J

 

GD  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WRIGHT J

 

GE  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NHARMURAVATE AJ

 

SPECIAL MOTION

 

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE FISHER J

 

URGENT APPLICATIONS

 

9A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WILSON J

 

9B  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOMED J

 

INCOME TAX COURT

 

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J

(2024/10)   (IT46497) (IT77006) (IT46485)

 

FAMILY COURT

 

11B  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE E DU PLESSIS J

 

11C  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE H PRETORIUS AJ

 

SPECIAL INTERLOCUTORY COURT

 

GB  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MANOIM J

 

RAF DEFAULT JUDGMENT COURT

 

8A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WEIDEMAN AJ

 

8B  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE VAN DE VENTER AJ

 

FULL COURT APPEAL – CIVIL

 

11F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TWALA J

AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOSI J AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ALLEN AJ A2024-024644  A2024-113960  2022-043793

 

CIVIL TRIALS OF LONG DURATION

 

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J

2015/19708

 

GA  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NTLAMA-MAKHANYA AJ

2021/18281

 

1A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MANAMELA AJ

 

GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS

 

9D  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DIPPENAAR J

 

6C  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DLAMINI J

 

8C  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WANLESS J

 

11A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MFENYANA J

 

11E  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MNYATHELI AJ

 

6B  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MINNAAR AJ

 

6A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MATSEMELA AJ

 

THE CIVIL TRIAL ROLL BEFORE SUTHERLAND DJP.

 

THERE SHALL BE NO PHYSICAL TRIAL ROLL CALL.

 

PARTIES MUST COMPLY STRICTLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAGH 19 OF THE REVISED CONSOLIDATED PRACTICE DIRECTIVE 01 OF 2024 (With

effect from 26 February 2024 and amended on 12 June 2024)

 

Regarding Practice Notes:

 

1.  What is envisaged is a practice note filed shortly before the trial after a last check on whether a trial is necessary at all, and if so, how expeditiously can it be conducted. Axiomatically this assessment can only be made shortly before trial.

 

2.  In several instances, a practice note is filed months before the trial date. This is of no value in declaring the status quo on the eve of trial. When matters are struck off because no recent practice note was filed, parties are understandably disappointed. The recent practice note is critical to the optimal utilisation of court time, and it must therefore be so that it must indeed be recent.

 

3.  Litigants’ attention is drawn to paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5 of Practice Directive 01 of 2024 which came into effect from 26 February 2024 and which were amended on 12 June 2024. The practice note, prepared in accordance with the practice note templates annexed to the Directive must be uploaded not earlier than 7 court days and not later than 5 court days before the hearing set-down. If no practice note is timeously uploaded (or uploaded after the cut-off date), the matter shall automatically be removed from the roll, and the date forfeited. If the practice note is non-compliant with the practice manual or Practice Directive 01 of 2024, the matter shall be automatically removed and similarly the date forfeited. The provision shall be strictly applied.

 

4.  LAST DATE TO SUBMIT PRACTICE NOTES: WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2025

 

JUDGES, ACTING JUDGES AND LITIGANTS ARE REMINDED OF CHAPTER 6.9 OF THE PRACTICE MANUAL DATED OCTOBER 2018 WHICH DEALS WITH THE PROCEDURE TO ENROLL PART-HEARD CIVIL TRIALS

 

NOTE ON CIVIL TRIALS WHERE ON THE DAY IT IS CALLED THE PARTIES ANNOUNCE A DESIRE TO SETTLE

 

1.  Judges and Acting Judges serving in the civil trial court must be circumspect when confronted by parties who seek a stand-down to settle.

2.  Valuable judicial time is squandered whilst waiting on an agreement to be produced, if at all.

3.  The standard procedure is that if a trial is not ready to run at 10h00 on the set down date it should be removed with no costs order. The judge is then available to take the next case.

4.  In a case where the parties do settle in that week, an agreement can be brought to the judge who was presiding for it to be made an order. If settled later, the opportunity to re-enrol it on the settlement roll on one weeks’ notice remains available

5.  The cases awaiting a judge’s attention must not be left to linger and risk being crowded out.

The abuse by parties is particularly prevalent in RAF cases.

 

NUMBER ON ROLL	CASE NO	PARTIES	DATE TRIAL DATE APPLIED FOR	DATE TRIAL DATE GRANTED	ALLOCATION/ORDER GRANTED
PART A: GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS
PART B: ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
1.	2019/38170	SEKONYANA TSHEPISO VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND Plaintiff: Adv A Smit Defendant: Ms Y Ramjee Merits and quantum ((past and future medical expenses; past and future loss of earnings; general damages) Pre-trial conference: 12 May 2023 Minutes filed: 12 May 2023 Estimated duration: 2 days Interpreter to be used	25/05/2023	26/07/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.                                  THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS. MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY

 

2.	2022/18114	MOKOENA KARABELO YA BOKAMOSO VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND Plaintiff: Mr P P Fout Defendant: Mr M Madasela Quantum (loss of earnings) Pre-trial conference: 30 January 2025 Interpreter to be used	24/04/2023	23/05/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.                          THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS. MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY
3.	2022/38476	SYFFERT NEIL HENDDRIK VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	24/04/2023	14/06/2023	No practice note (as set out in paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5 of the Judge President’s Practice Directive 01 of 2024 as amended on 12 June 2024) was uploaded to the electronic file – Matter is struck off from the trial roll.

 

4.	2015/11539	SIMON MULAMBO VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	13/11/2023	15/11/2023	No practice note (as set out in paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5 of the Judge President’s Practice Directive 01 of 2024 as amended on 12 June 2024) was uploaded to the electronic file – Matter is struck off from the trial roll.
5.	2019/728	MDLULI NONHLANHLA OBO S B MDLULI VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND Plaintiff: Mr A Q Pele Pre-trial conference: 09 June 2023 Quantum (future loss of earnings) Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days	11/08/2023	14/09/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.                          THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS. MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY

 

6.	2022/21324	MOFOKENG TABO AUBREY VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND Plaintiff: Adv K Maponya Merits and Quantum (future medical expenses; general damages; loss of earnings) Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days	11/07/2023	26/07/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.                          THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS. MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY
MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE ROLL BY NOTICE
MATTERS NOT ON THE ROLL, COURT FILES ARE NOT WITH ROLL CALLING JUDGE 1.  The civil trial roll is submitted to the Office of the Deputy Judge President by the Registrar approximately nine (09) court days before the trial date and was correct when it reached the Secretary of the Deputy Judge President. 2.  The roll received from the registrar’s office is then posted on the website of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates approximately five (05) court days before the trial date, where litigants may inspect the roll. 3.  The failure of the registrar to include matters on the roll must be taken up with the Registrar by no later than five (05) court days before the trial date. For that purpose, kindly approach the registrar, Ms N Mvumbi (NMvumbi@judiciary.org.za / 010 494 8399) timeously to enquire about the enrolment. 4.  If the registrar approves the enrolment, the matter may be enrolled and dealt with. If the registrar declines the enrolment, the parties may apply for a new trial date in terms of the existing Practice Directives. 5.  Last-minute enquiries will not be accommodated.

 

 

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