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The High Court dealt with an opposed application by Farzaad Dawood to rescind a default judgment granted in favour of ABSA Bank Limited. The court found that ABSA had not complied with paragraph 13.21 of the Practice Manual and held that the default judgment was erroneously granted. The order for default judgment and the warrant for the return of goods were set aside, and costs were awarded on a party and party basis on Scale C.
This may be relevant to civil litigation and debt recovery matters involving rescission applications and Practice Manual compliance.
Evidence from source
The order for default judgment that was granted on 27 June 2025 against the applicant under case number 2022-014523 is rescinded and set aside in terms of Uniform Rule 42(1)(a).
Supports: plain summary: order made