IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA 
(NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT IN PRETORIA)
DATE: 7 NOVEMBER 2014
CASE NO.: A837/14
In the matter between
STATE
vs
ANDRE LAUBSCHER
CASE NO: 1237/11
REVIEW JUDGMENT
COETZEE, J:
[1] The accused pleaded not guilty to charges of theft in the Nelspruit Magistrate Court.
[2] The contract magistrate’s contract expired. He failed to attend to the partly heard matter.
[3] The senior magistrate, Nelspruit, has asked me to make an order setting aside the proceedings in that Court and to issue an order that the matter must start de novo.
[4] In the result I make the following order:
1. The proceedings in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court in the matter of Sate vs A Laubscher, Nelspruit case no: 1237/11 are set aside.
2. The matter must start de novo

N J COETZEE
JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT 
I AGREE:
F G PRELLER
JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT