In Manamela v Maite, the Johannesburg High Court dealt
with an urgent contempt application which stemmed from legal
proceedings between the parties. It was launched by way of a
spoliation application by the applicant's attorney over a
weekend in the urgent court, which resulted in an order being
granted on 10 June 2023 by Shepstone AJ ("the spoliation
order").
On 15 June 2023, the applicant launched an urgent contempt
application based on the respondent's alleged wilful
non-compliance with the spoliation order, which failed on the
urgent roll for 20 June 2023. The application was eventually
enrolled in the urgent court on 27 June 2023, but the matter was
not heard as the judge found that proper service had not been
effected on the respondent.
