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Cited for the importance of the words used in interpretation.
Cited for discussion of contracts of adhesion in the context of interpretation.
Authorities concerning interpretation are collected and summarised in this case, which sets out the modern approach to interpretation of documents.
Cited as an example of restriction of language to avoid absurdity in interpretation.
Cited for the principle that there is little or no difference between interpretation of contracts, statutes, and other documents.
Cited for the emerging trend in statutory construction.
Cited as an example of extension of language in interpretation.
Cited for the conventional actuarial methods used in valuing defined benefit pension funds.
Cited for the conventional actuarial methods used in valuing defined benefit pension funds.
Cited for the concept that litis contestatio freezes the plaintiff's rights as at close of pleadings.
On appeal with leave from Swain J, the Supreme Court of Appeal (Farlam, Van Heerden, Cachalia, Leach and Wallis JJA) heard the matter on 23 February 2012 and…
Cited for the criticism that referring to the intention of the legislature when interpreting legislation is unrealistic and misleading.
Cited for the principle that a construction of a statute that produces absurdity is not a sensible interpretation.
Court applies the proper approach to the interpretation of statutory provisions.
Applied for the test on contractual interpretation, requiring consideration of language, context, purpose and circumstances attendant upon the document's…
The court extensively applies this case's explanation of the concept of litis contestatio and the effect of amendments or informal alterations on the close of…
Applied for the approach to interpretation of documents, particularly statutory interpretation.
The court applies the authoritative principles of contractual interpretation articulated in this case to interpret clause 4.1 of the acknowledgment of debt…
cited as a path-finding judgment supporting interpretational analysis
Cited for the principle of interpreting contracts so as to give them a commercially sensible meaning.
Cited for the interpretive principle that a court must prefer a sensible meaning to one that leads to insensible or unbusinesslike results.
The court applies the principles of contractual interpretation set out in Endumeni, requiring consideration of language, context, purpose and background when…
Applied to establish the principles governing interpretation of legislation, requiring that interpretation be given to words having regard to the context, the…
Cited in support of the unitary approach to statutory interpretation.
Applied as authority for the well-settled approach to statutory interpretation.
Applied for the test that when interpreting legislation, one must consider the language used, the context, the apparent purpose, and the material known to…
The judgment applies the interpretive principle that a document should be construed sensibly and not have an unbusinesslike result in construing the waste…
Applied for the principle that interpretation must have regard to the language, context and purposes of the relevant statutory provisions.
Cited for the principle of statutory interpretation that language, context and apparent purpose must be considered.
Cited as authority for the principles governing the interpretation of legal instruments and statutes.
Cited for the rules on the interpretation of statutes.
Cited as authority for the starting point that interpreting any document requires consideration of the language used in light of ordinary grammar and syntax,…
Followed as binding authority for the principle that any interpretive exercise, including the interpretation of an agreement, requires the language of the text…
Applied for the general principles of interpretation of contractual documents, emphasizing ordinary grammatical meaning, context, purpose, and objective…
Applied the established principles of interpretation that the process of interpretation is a unitary and objective exercise regarding the text, context and…
Cited for the principle that statutory interpretation requires a reasonable, contextual and purposive approach, having regard to language, context and purpose.
Court applies the principle from Endumeni that the basic principles applicable to statutory interpretation also apply to the interpretation of a document,…
Cited for the principle that the apparent purpose of the provision and context in which it occurs are important guides to correct interpretation, and that an…
Applied to set out the authoritative approach to the interpretation of written documents, requiring an objective, unitary exercise that takes into account…
The court applied the principles of statutory interpretation as articulated in this case, holding that interpretation must consider the language used, the…
Cited for the settled principles of contract interpretation, specifically para 18.
Cited for the proper approach to purposive interpretation, requiring attribution of meaning by reading a provision in context of the document as a whole.
Applied for the proper approach to statutory interpretation, emphasizing simultaneous consideration of language, context, and purpose.
Leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court was sought from this Supreme Court of Appeal decision, which had held that municipalities could associate with any…
Cited as recent confirmation of the Endumeni approach to interpretation in the Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court referred to Endumeni para 18 as an authority frequently cited with approval on statutory interpretation.
Cited for the principle that a court must adopt the plain meaning of statutory words unless it would lead to a glaring absurdity.
Court applied the principles of interpretation set out in this judgment regarding contextual interpretation of documents and the circumstances in which they…
The court applies the guidance on interpretation of contractual documents using the unitary exercise of text, context and purpose to interpret clause 22 of the…
Cited for the principle that interpretation is the process of attributing meaning to words in a document, having regard to context, language, purpose, and…
Applied to restate the proper approach to interpretation of documents, requiring regard to language, context, purpose, and circumstances in an objective manner.
Cited to support the contextual and purposive reading that harmonises s10(1) of the EEA with Chapter VIII of the LRA.
The court applies the established approach to statutory interpretation set out in this SCA judgment when interpreting section 22(2)(d)(i) of the Eastern Cape…
The court applied the Endumeni approach to statutory interpretation, namely that consideration must be given to the language used in light of ordinary…
The court applies the Endumeni principle on interpretation, that interpretation is the process of attributing meaning to words used in a document having regard…
The court applied the authoritative approach to interpreting written instruments as set out in Endumeni, namely that interpretation is an objective process…
The SCA held that interpretation must consider text, context, and purpose read together; the court applies this interpretive approach to s 106(1)(h).
Cited for the principle that the text, context and purpose of legislation must be considered in a unitary interpretive exercise.
Cited for the principle that statutory interpretation is an objective unitary process considering language, context, and purpose.
Cited for the established unitary approach to statutory interpretation that requires consideration of language, context and purpose.
The court follows the settled approach to statutory interpretation as a unitary exercise considering text, context and purpose as articulated in Endumeni.
Court applied the principle that employees' freedom of association is not infringed by compulsory participation in specified funds if they may join other funds…
Court applies the approach to contractual interpretation enunciated by Wallis JA regarding the process of attributing meaning to words in a document having…
Cited as authority for the established principle of statutory interpretation that context confers specific meaning to the words used in legislation.
Cited to support the principle that provisions must be interpreted in light of the regulations as a whole and in their proper context.
Applied for established canons of statutory interpretation.
The court applies the Endumeni principle of statutory interpretation, that the point of departure is the language of the provision itself, read in context and…
Court applied the approach to interpretation of contracts outlined in this case, emphasizing objective interpretation of language in context.