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AI summary
The High Court in Johannesburg dealt with an exception in a dispute arising from an alleged cyber-fraud. The court said the plaintiff had pleaded enough facts for claims based on the payment of R6,235,391.61 and the later forensic investigation costs of R345,977.50, and dismissed the exception.
This may be relevant to litigation involving pleadings about agency, misrepresentation, and causation in a cyber-fraud context.
Evidence from source
This is an exception brought by the first and second defendants ("the excipients") against the plaintiff's particulars of claim in terms of Uniform Rule 23(1) on the basis that it fails to disclose a complete cause of action and/or is bad i
Supports: plain_summary sentence 1
The plaintiff claims damages of R345,977.50, being the costs incurred in engaging Rayton's services.
Supports: plain_summary sentence 2