{"issue_text":"Whether leave to appeal was necessary for an interlocutory order that was final and definitive in effect","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The court a quo dismissed the condonation application, which precluded consideration of the rescission application"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo properly exercised its discretion in dismissing the application for condonation","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The court considered the delay, explanation, and prospects of success"}
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Background
The appellant, a legal practitioner, sought condonation for late filing of an application to rescind a default judgment. The default judgment arose from defamation proceedings where the appellant's application for leave to appeal was dismissed in default due to improper legal representation arrangements.
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