South Africa: Rules and Practice Notes of Superior Courts

HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA, GAUTENG DIVISION PRETORIA

OFFICE OF THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE MNGQIBISA-THUSI J

Pretoria High Court Building, c/o Madiba & Paul Kruger Streets, Room 3.9 3^RD floor

Secretary: R Selepe

RSelepe@judiciary.org.za

012 492 6731

13 January 2023

Dear Legal Practitioners

Directives for Unopposed Motions 17 & 19 January 2023

1.            All matters will be heard in open court (4D).

2.            Court will commence at 10h00 am. Introductions shall take place in court.

3.            Counsel are to please upload their orders in word format on caselines and bring along one hard copy to hand up in court.

4.            Attorneys must please ensure the correctness of the proposed draft order and the name of the Judge appears at the top, date of hearing and the details of the counsel appears at the bottom of the order.

5.            Kindly ensure that all relevant documents are uploaded to Caselines i.e. proposed draft order, and proof of set-down 2 days before the date of hearing.

6.            A practice note, stating the nature of the application and the date on which the application is on the roll, should be filed on caselines by the latest two full court day before the day of the hearing date. Counsel must have regard to the Judge President’s directive.

7.            In the event that the Judge grants an amended draft order, same must be uploaded immediately under a separate section on caselines named “Amended draft order” in word format.

8.            Removals should be communicated by email to RSelepe@judiciary.org.za.

NP Mngqibisa-Thusi

JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT