The parties below are involved in contractual negotiations for the establishment of the first multi million rand cybertech city in South Africa called ‘Cyberpunk’. 

Which ONE of them will NOT have the capacity to contract independently?

In South Africa, the seat of the Supreme Court of Appeal is in Cape Town, although the court may sit elsewhere if it is more convenient or practical to do so by reason of exceptional circumstances.

Joely is the plaintiff in a civil case. The advocate tells her that she doesn't have a good case. Joely decides to continue with her claim and to pay Mr Cassim, the judge hearing her case, an amount of money in order to ensure success. She goes to his chambers, and hands him a suitcase full of American dollar notes. He promises that he will ensure that her claim succeeds.

Mr Cassim delivers judgment against Joely in favour of the defendant.

Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?

Under which ONE of the following situations was a VALID contract concluded?

Amahle, a sixteen-year-old boy, inherited horses worth R90 000 from his late grandfather. Amahle lives in a flat with his parents. He would therefore like to sell the horses and invest the money.

Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?

On one Tuesday during his first semester at the University of South Africa, Mokete attends a commercial law lecture and is instantly smitten by a classmate, Gugu. After the lecture, he eagerly approaches her, introduces himself, and suggests they grab a cup of coffee together the following day. Gugu agrees, and they plan to meet outside the campus coffee shop on Wednesday at 10 a.m. On the day, Mokete waits eagerly, but Gugu never shows up. Feeling let down, Mokete, who is studying law, wonders if there's any legal recourse for Gugu's absence. He later finds out that Gugu had fallen in love with Samuel and had gone out on a date with him instead on the same day.

Which ONE of the options provided below will complete the following sentence CORRECTLY? 

Mokete’s appointment with Gugu was NOT a contract because ________

A person cannot contract with himself or herself unless he or she acts in a different capacity on each side of the contract.

Margarita took a trip to the grocery store. She left her toddler, Shaun, sleeping in the back seat of her car in the parking lot of the store during a summer heat wave. When a passer-by (Sello) walks past the car, he hears Shaun crying and notices that the toddler is sweating profusely and appears to be suffering from heatstroke which could potentially be life-threatening. Sello breaks the window of Margarita’s car to rescue Shaun from the car.

Choose THE JUSTIFICATION GROUND that Sello may rely on to JUSTIFY POTENTIAL INFRINGEMENT of Margarita’s OWNERSHIP?

Ratio decidendi literally means ‘the reason for the decision’.

Which ONE of the options provided below will complete the following sentence CORRECTLY?

Contracts in restraint of trade are ___________.