The High Court in Johannesburg considered an application to make an arbitrator’s jurisdiction award an order of court. The judgment records that related proceedings about the arbitration agreement and a petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal were still pending, and the application was postponed sine die.
This appears to concern arbitration proceedings and related court challenges under the Consumer Protection Act.
Evidence from source
On 18 July 2022, Azhar Bham, sitting as an arbitrator, made an award dismissing certain challenges to his jurisdiction raised by the respondents
Supports: Summary sentence 1: the judgment concerns an application linked to an arbitrator’s jurisdiction award.
The respondents now petition the Supreme Court of Appeal against the decision of the full court. That petition is yet to be determined.
Supports: Summary sentence 2: related proceedings and a petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal were still pending.
1. The application is postponed sine die .
Supports: Summary sentence 2: the application was postponed sine die.