Financial Services Tribunal ('FST' or 'Tribunal')
Parties: Du Plessis v Accredinet Financial Solutions (Pty) Ltd & Lizel Rourke (Case no: FSP 15/2025)
Date: 21 July 2025
Fast Facts
The Financial Services Tribunal dismissed an application brought by Mr Mphuti Jacob Sehlabane for reconsideration of a Pension Funds Adjudicator decision. Sehlabane claimed an underpayment of R5 750,04 in his withdrawal benefit. However, he failed to produce evidence that contributions were incorrectly calculated. The Tribunal found no basis to ...
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Gauteng High Court (Pretoria)
Parties: Segole v Road Accident Fund
Judgment delivered: 21 July 2025
Keywords: Default judgment, Legal Practice Act, Road Accident Fund Act, Trust Account Advocates, amendment of claim, quantum evidence
Summary
In a recent judgment, the Gauteng High Court refused a default judgment application in a loss ...
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