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IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG

WEDNESDAY 04TH 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

 

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

 

FULL COURT APPEAL: CIVIL

 

11F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE FISHER J

 

AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DIPPENAAR J

 

AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE RAUBENHEIMER AJ

A2024-106880

 

COMMERCIAL COURT

 

11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J

2022/620

 

GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS

 

6E  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MABESELE J

 

6A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TWALA J

 

11D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ADAMS J

 

6B  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE YACOOB J

 

2D  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J

 

1A  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WILSON J

 

6F  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOSI J

 

GA  BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ALLY AJ

 

8C  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: WEDNESDAY, 28 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART B: ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

 

 

 

 

 

1.

2015/1722

SEABROOK CHANTALLE LEA VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Plaintiff: Adv E Serfontein Quantum (general damages)

Pre-trial conference: 02 March 2023

Minutes filed: 20 March 2023 Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days (if argued); 2 – 3 days (if evidence led)

22/03/2023

24/07/2023

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.

2019/41196

IFESANY KOLAWOLE AGBOOLA VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Plaintiff: Adv N Adam Defendant: Ms S Ameersingh Quantum (loss of earnings)

Pre-trial conference: 21 June 2023 Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days (if evidence led); 1 hour (if argued)

03/03/2023

24/07/2023

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

 

3.

2019/29802

SIBEKO OUPA SIMON VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Plaintiff: Adv F Saint Defendant: Ms N Mhlongo

Quantum (general damages; future medical expenses; past and future loss of earnings)

Pre-trial conference: 05 May 2023

Minutes filed: 05 May 2023

Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days Interpreter to be used

12/05/2023

24/07/2023

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

 

4.

2015/02335

NDAMASE YANGA YOLOKAZI VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Plaintiff: Ms M D Sibiya Merits and quantum (loss of earnings)

Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days

15/05/2023

10/05/2023

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

 

5.

2019/9007

NOKUZOLA MEISE CAINE VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Plaintiff: Adv L Mashilane Defendant: Ms B M More Merits and quantum

Pre-trial conference: 29 May 2023

Estimated duration; 2 – 3 days Interpreter to be used

27/06/2023

24/07/2023

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

6.

2022/16717

MHLANGA PRESSURE VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Plaintiff: Adv N Makopo Defendant: Ms N Moyo

Merits and quantum (loss of support) Pre-trial conference: 24 April 2023 Estimated duration: 1 day

Interpreter to be used

26/04/2023

01/08/2023

YACOOB J

Secretary: Ms M Moropa

Email: MMoropa@judiciary.org.za

 

7.

2020/15348

HARRIPERSHAD NISHMA PREMDAW VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

07/05/2023

31/08/2023

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.

8.

2022/3404

MAPHASA THEMBEKILE VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

05/05/2023

23/05/2023

Matter appeared on the trial roll of 08 May 2025 and was dealt

with

9

2016/39294

PATO SIYANDA v PRASA

Plaintiff: Adv F Matika Defendant: Mr B O’Connor

Quantum (loss of earnings; general damages; future medical expenses) Interpreter to be used

Estimated duration: 3 – 4 days

 

 

MAISELA AJ

Secretary: Ms N Nkumane Email: NNkumane@judiciary.org.za

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.