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The Western Cape High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal in Smit v Roux. The judgment records that the earlier joinder order of 31 July 2026 required steps to be taken by 14 August 2026, and that the later order on 14 August 2026 was described as procedural and interlocutory.
It may be relevant to parties interested in joinder, urgency, and leave to appeal in High Court proceedings.
Evidence from source
Application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Supports: The outcome of the leave to appeal application.
Ralarala J’s order of 31 July 2026 expressly imposed a strict judicial deadline, directing that the necessary steps to join SFP be taken by no later than Friday, 14 August 2026.
Supports: The stated deadline and date.
the compliance order granted on 14 August 2026 was purely interlocutory and procedural in nature; it determined no substantive rights and merely ensured the proper composition of the parties before the main application could be heard.
Supports: The description of the later order as procedural and interlocutory.