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AI summary
The High Court in Western Cape Division, Cape Town, heard an application by the Road Accident Fund to uplift a bar so that it could file a plea in the main action. The court found that the applicant had not shown good cause for its failure to file a plea and had not demonstrated a bona fide defence, and the application was dismissed with costs.
This appears to concern a procedural dispute about upliftment of bar and the filing of a plea in a Road Accident Fund matter.
Evidence from source
The applicant failed to establish good cause for its failure to file its plea and has not demonstrated a bona fide defence to the plaintiffs (respondent’s) claim.
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The application is dismissed with costs.
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This is an opposed application for the upliftment of bar in terms of rule 27 of uniform Rules Court, brought by the applicant, the defendant in the main action.
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