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IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA

(1)     REPORTABLE: NO

(2)     OF INTEREST TO OTHERS JUDGES: NO

(3)     REVISED

 

Case No: 19269/2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

                                                                                                                                        

In the matter between:

 

STANDARD BANK NOMINEES (TRANSVAAL) (PTY) LTD                 1^st APPLICANT

SHAP ARON NOMINEES (PTY) LTD                                                         2^nd APPLICANT

BNS NOMINEES (PTY) LTD                                                                        3^rd APPLICANT

WILLIAM JAMES SEBASTIAN BAILEY                                                  4^th APPLICANT

LISA DUTHIE                                                                                                  5^th APPLICANT

TRUSTEES OF THE GARCIA REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST            6^th APPLICANT

MARTINE MIGNON GUISE                                                                         7^th APPLICANT

TANIA HAMILTON                                                                                       8^th APPLICANT

TRUSTEES OF THE JAPONICA TRUST                                                   9^th APPLICANT

MARY JANE HOPE ROBERTSON                                                             10^th APPLICANT

DAVID JOHN SMYTH                                                                                   11^th APPLICANT

PATRICK CHARLES SMYTH                                                                      12^th APPLICANT

ANGLORAND SECURITIES LIMITED                                                      13^th APPLICANT

ELJAY INVESTMENTS INC                                                                         14^th APPLICANT

HENTIQ 1843 (PTY) LTD                                                                               15^th APPLICANT

DEBORAH JANE PALMER                                                                           16^th APPLICANT

RAVEN CREST PROPERTY HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD                              17^th APPLICANT

GERARD JOHN CHAPPEL                                                                            18^th APPLICANT

HELOISE LEONA MENNE                                                                            19^th APPLICANT

ROGER PETER MUNDEL                                                                             20^th APPLICANT

MATTHEW LEE STEADMAN                                                                       21^st APPLICANT

ALLAN ERIC THOMPSON                                                                             22^nd APPLICANT

NICHOLAS ZEHNDER                                                                                    23^rd APPLICANT

STEPHEN RICHARD BUCKLE                                                                     24^th APPLICANT

GARY DAVID CAHN t/a POPS INVESTMENTS                                        25^th APPLICANT

ELIZABETH CATHERINA CHANDLER                                                     26^th APPLICANT

MURRAY FRANCIS CHANDLER                                                                 27^th APPLICANT

MOHAMED SHIRAZ GANI                                                                            28^th APPLICANT

THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING                                                   29^th APPLICANT

OF THE GARY CAHN FAMILY TRUST

DOUGLAS GILFILLAN                                                                                  30^th APPLICANT

MAFUMISA INVESTMENT CLUB                                                               31^st APPLICANT

THE EXECUTOR ESTATE LATE                                                                 32^nd APPLICANT

ADOLF MARCEL VAN DER STRIECKT

IVO CARLO ZAMBETTI                                                                                33^rd APPLICANT

 

and

 

INVESTEC BANK LIMITED                                                                         1^st RESPONDENT

RANDGOLD & EXPLORATION COMPANY LIMITED                          2^nd RESPONDENT

 

JUDGMENT

(APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL)

 

 

BASSON, J

 

[1]            After duly considering the comprehensive submissions filed on behalf of the parties in the application for leave to appeal, I am of the view that applicants have reasonable prospects of success on appeal.

[2]            In light of the above, the following order is granted:

i)               Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal is granted;

ii)              The costs of this application will be costs in the appeal.

 

JUDGE A C BASSON

JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT

 

Delivered:  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 hand-down is deemed to be 2 February 2022.

 

Case number                                   : 19269/2011

 

Matter heard on                               : Decided on the papers

 

Appearances

 

For the Applicant                              : Adv C Loxton SC

                                                              Adv P Farlam SC

                                                              Adv A Price

Instructed by                                     : Korbers Attorneys

 

For the 1^st Respondent                   : Adv J Blou SC

Instructed by                                   : Werksmans Attorneys

 

Date of the judgment                      : 2 February 2022

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