Len Dekker Attorneys Incorporated v Financial Intelligence Centre (A48/2025) [2026] ZAGPPHC 221 (25 March 2026)

70 Reportability
Administrative Law

Brief Summary

Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Applicant seeking review of decision made by the Financial Intelligence Centre — Allegations of procedural unfairness and lack of proper reasoning in the decision-making process — Court finding that the decision was procedurally flawed and lacked adequate justification — Decision set aside and remitted for reconsideration.

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA
Case Number: A48/2025
(1) REPORTABLE: YES
(2) OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: YES
(3) REVISED: YES
2026-03-25
DATE
In the matter between:
LEN DEKKER ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED
and
THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Applicant
Respondent
Amicus Curiae
This judgment was prepared and authored by the Judge whose name is reflected and
is handed down electronically by circulation to the Parties/their legal representatives
by email and by uploading it to the electronic file of this matter on CaseLines. The
date for handing down is deemed to be 25 March 2026.
JUDGMENT
THE COURT (POTTERILL J ET VAN DER SCHYFF J)