Wonder Dube v Keith Matseka

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has a reasonable explanation for the delay in filing heads of argument.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Failure to file within 15 days; letter sent to former lawyer's IECMS account."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has reasonable prospects of success on appeal.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The merits of the underlying land dispute and jurisdictional arguments."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Magistrates Court had jurisdiction to hear the eviction matter.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no (obiter)","related_facts":"The value of the land and the nature of the dispute (boundaries)."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Land Survey Act is applicable to the dispute.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no (obiter)","related_facts":"The use of a map and the nature of the encroachment claim."}

Background