Prior to the date of hearing of the appeal, the first and third respondents gave notice of objections in terms of Rule 51 of the Supreme Court Rules 2018.After hearing counsel on the objections, this Court requested to be addressed on the merits while parking its decision on the preliminary ...
Prior to the date of hearing of the appeal, the first and third respondents gave notice of objections in terms of Rule 51 of the Supreme Court Rules 2018.
After hearing counsel on the objections, this Court requested to be addressed on the merits while parking its decision on the preliminary objections.
This was done in the interest of expediency to avoid reconvening again depending on the outcome of the preliminary objections.
Accordingly, with the consent of the parties, the court heard the merits of the appeal on the understanding that they will only be related to in the event of the preliminary objections not being upheld.
