Law of Contract

Wafai and Others v SA Casual Dining Concepts (Pty) Ltd and Another (7609/2023) [2023] ZAWCHC 333 (6 December 2023)

Contract law through the cases: If a party misrepresents the content of a contract to the extent that there is no meeting of the minds between the parties, resulting in a fundamental mistake, then there is no valid contract.

South African Forestry Co Ltd v York Timbers Ltd 2005 (3) SA 323 (SCA)

This case highlights a fundamental principle of contract law: the obligations of the parties are defined by the terms of the contract itself, as interpreted according to established legal principles. The court's role is not to impose its own notions

Nash v Golden Dumps (Pty) Ltd [1985] ZASCA 6

Contract law through the cases: When a contract contains distinct and separable obligations, a party's acceptance of the repudiation of one obligation does not necessarily affect their rights under another obligation within the same contract.