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AS ALLOCATED

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG

MONDAY 02^ND JUNE 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 REID J

9D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WARREN AJ

9F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE E DREYER AJ

8F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE A D’OLIVEIRA AJ

8E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE BRICKHILL AJ

INSOLVENCY COURT

8D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE D FINE AJ

UNOPPOSED MOTION

GC BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUGDE MUDAU J

GD BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DLAMINI J

GE BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE C READ AJ

URGENT APPLICATIONS

9A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE D SMIT AJ

9B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE S THOBANE AJ

SPECIAL MOTION

8C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE FISHER J

2023-016094 2019/21148

11A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE E DU PLESSIS J

2019/21148 2023-016094

INCOME TAX COURT

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE BAM J

(IT46495; IT46040)

FAMILY COURT

11B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WANLESS J

11C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE FRANCK AJ

SPECIAL INTERLOCUTORY COURT

GB BEFORE THE HONOURABLEJUDGE MANOIM J

RAF DEFAULT JUDGMENT COURT

8A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MFENYANA J

8B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE COMBRINK AJ

CRIMINAL APPEALS

2D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOMED J

AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE KARAM AJ A100/2024 A09/2025 bA07/2025

FULL COURT APPEAL: CRIMINAL

4B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MDALANA-MAYISELA J

AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MALINDI J

AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DOSIO J

A56/2022

COMMERCIAL COURT

11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J

2022/620

GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS

6F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MABESELE J

6A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TWALA J

6B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE YACOOB J

6C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J

1A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WILSON J

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOSI J

GA BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ALLY AJ

2B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAISELA AJ

2C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NAIR 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: MONDAY, 26 MAY 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.

6. 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
1.	2022/8845	DAVID JABULANI BA VS	08/11/2023	10/11/2023	MABSESELE J
		MINISTER OF POLICE AND			Secretary: Ms S Bunting
		OTHER			Email: SBunting@judiciary.org.za
		Plaintiff: Adv van Wyk
		Defendant: Mr R Pooe
		Arrest, detention, malicious
		prosecution
		Merits and quantum (general
		damages)
		Pre-trial conference; 28 September
		2023
		Minutes filed: 06 October 2023
		Estimated duration: 3 – 4 days
		Interpreter to be used

2020/30795

LEHANA LEHLOHONOLO REUBEN VS SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Plaintiff: Adv A T Raselebana Defendant: Adv M H Mokale

This is an action for the claim of damages wherein the plaintiff claims an amount arising from the independent contract that had been entered into between the plaintiff and defendant recurring from 2006. Such independent contract(s) were subject to renewal by the defendant on an annual basis.

The amount claimed is the average sum of what the plaintiff would have been entitled to, had the agreement not be unlawfully terminated by the defendant.

The defendant defends the matter on the basis that the contract had come to an end due to effluxion of time. And further insist that the contract was from April 2019 – 30 June 2019

The defendant further disputes the amount claimed by the plaintiff, in support of that averments, the defendant avers that the continued renewal of an independent contract cannot give rise to an expectation.

Pre-trial conference: 11 October

2023

10/11/2023

13/11/2023

TWALA J

Secretary: Ms L Sithole

Email: LoSithole@judiciary.org.za

Estimated duration: 2 – 3 days

2019/16987

MFC (A DIVISION OF NEDBANK LIMITED)

10/11/2023

13/11/2023

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.

2021/27309

IMPERIAL TRUCK RENTAL DIVISION OF IMPERIAL LOGISTICS S A VS DELTOID COMMERCE PROPRIETARY LIMITED AND 2 OTHERS

Plaintiff: Adv M Silver

Defendant: defendant’s attorney withdrew on 03 March 2025

This is an action founded in contract, namely a written rental agreement in respect of motor vehicles concluded with the defendant and a deed of suretyship signed by the second and third defendants. The claim is for arrears and breach of the agreement.

Pre-trial conference: 28 August 2023; 12 May 2025 (defendants did not attend)

Minutes filed: 08 November 2023 Estimated duration: 1 hour

08/11/2023

13/11/2023

ALLY AJ

Secretary: Mr J Letsoalo

Email: JLetsoalo@judiciary.org.za

2020/14103

ALTON PAUL VS RONALD BOBROFF AND PARTNERS INCOPORATED

Plaintiff: Mr L Marks Defendant: Adv M Patel Action based on professional

negligence – parties agreed that only the issue of prescription and lis pendens be determined with the remaining issues to be postponed sine die.

Pre-trial conference: 14 August 2023

Minutes registered: 19 October 2023

Estimated duration: 2 – 3 days

19/10/2023

09/11/2023

CRUTCHFIELD J

Secretary: Mr M Molele

Email: MoMolele@judiciary.org.za

2019/28641

SOUTH AFRICA COUNCIL FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION VS MARELLA OREILLY AND OTHER

Plaintiff: Adv X Mofokeng

1st Defendant: Adv S Hangone 2nd Defendant: Adv M Memane Enrichment claim – the plaintiff’s

claim is based on the contention that the first and second defendants concluded an employment contract in circumstances where they were not entitled to do so. From the conclusion of that contract, the salary of the first defendant was increased without the authority of the council of the plaintiff

Special plea on Prescription

Pre-trial conference: 08 March 2022

Minutes filed: 09 May 2023 Estimated duration: 3 days

24/08/2023

09/11/2023

WILSON J

Secretary: Mr T Chauke Email: TiChauke1@judiciary.org.za

2020/19936

SASFIN BANK LIMITED VS PULE WEBSTER RAMHITSHANA

Plaintiff: Adv N Lombard Defendant: Adv Mabaso Contractual

Pre-trial conference: 16 September 2023; 29 September 2023

Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days

09/10/2023

09/11/2023

YACOOB J

Secretary: Ms M Moropa

Email: MMoropa@judiciary.org.za

2021/58493

BENJAMIN MARK GALLACHER VS JABULANI NEW LIFE MINISTRIES AND 2 OTHERS

Plaintiff: Adv S Makutu Matter is settled – settlement

agreement and draft order to be presented to Court

Estimated duration: 10 minutes

16/10/2023

09/11/2023

CRUTCHFIELD J

Secretary: Mr M Molele

Email: MoMolele@judiciary.org.za

2021/9820

EPHERAIME KHAILE VS NKELE LUCIA KHAILE

Plaintiff: Adv V Mackenzie Defendant: Adv I Ossin

Divorce (forfeiture against defendant for certain assets; forfeiture against plaintiff for certain assets; maintenance; liabilities associates with motor vehicle; division of joint estate)

Pre-trial conference: 23 May 2024

Minutes filed: 01 July 2024 Estimated duration: 3 days

**Matter is to be heard from Wednesday, 04 July 2025 as there are Jewish Holidays on 02 June 2025

and 03 June 2025**

12/09/2023

27/09/2024

ADAMS J

Secretary: Ms G Dlamini

Email: GDlamini@judiciary.org.za

10.	2021/42868	DRIP STUDIOS (PTY) LTD VS THE IV BAR AND 20 OTHERS Plaintiff and Third Parties: Adv J Viljoen Defendant: Adv C Acker Plaintiffs’ claims arise from various franchise agreements, the merx of which is alleged to be unlawful/illegal Pre-trial conference: 15 November 2022; 13 October 2023 Minutes filed: 29 November 2022; 02 November 2023 Estimated duration: 5 days	03/11/2023	12/12/2023	NAIR AJ Secretary: Mr K Ramoroka Email: KwRamoroka@judiciary.org.za
11.	2015/03928	NEUHOFF LUSINDA OBO CAYLIN SMITH VS FLORA CENTRE INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD	29/02/2023	11/09/2024	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 removed from the trial roll. A note on the electronic file from the registrar indicates the trial date as 10 November 2025

PART B: ROAD ACCIDENT FUND


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.