Court calendar changes

November 20, 2007 | Posted in: News – Civil Litigation

Michael Gwala and Morongoe Namane

The rules regulating the proceedings of the Transvaal Provincial Division, the Witwatersrand Local Division of the High Court of South Africa and the Venda High Court Division have been amended.

The calendar for the civil and criminal business in these divisions is now as follows:

YEAR

TERM

CIVIL AND CRIMINAL

VACATION

CLOSED PERIODS

2009

1

02/02 - 03/04

04/04 -12/04

 

 

2

13/04 - 19/06

20/06 - 26/07

 

 

3

27/07 - 25/09

26/09 - 04/10

 

 

4

05/10 - 11/12

12/12 - 31/01

19/12/2009 -03/01/2010

 

 

 

 

 

2010

1

01/02 - 02/04

03/04 -11/04

 

 

2

12/04 -18/06

19/06 - 25/07

 

 

3

26/07 - 24/09

25/09 - 03/10

 

 

4

04/10 - 10/12

11/12 - 30/01

18/12/2010 – 02/01/2011

 

 

 

 

 

2011

1

31/01 - 01/04

02/04 - 10/04

 

 

2

11/04 -17/06

18/06 - 24/07

 

 

3

25/07 - 23/09

24/09 - 02/10

 

 

4

03/10 - 09/12

10/12 - 29/01

24/12/2011 – 08/01/2012

The relevant notice provides that “the Judge President shall determine prior to the commencement of recess how many and which judges are to be on duty in the said divisions during recess. A civil or criminal business shall not be heard or placed on the roll during the closed periods unless the judge on duty is of the opinion that the business is urgent.”