Lesetja Mochaki
Joining a Defendant After Death: Why It Doesn’t Save an Extinguished Claim
The Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria, recently had to decide an issue in the judgment of Maoto N.O v Minister of Police (54912/2014) concerning the transmissibility of a non-patrimonial damages claim to a deceased estate in circumstances where the joinder of a party to the main proceedings post-dated the death of the deceased. […]
August 3, 2026