inter alia

Literal translation

between other things or items.

Legal meaning

A phrase from South African law where ‘inter alia’ refers to a selection and/or modification of other provisions or matters without altering the legislative intent or purpose of the law, as in (for example):

Examples

• The definition of ‘inter alia’ is used to clarify specific elements within a broader context without changing the overall meaning.

• 🇿🇼 Nyika Investments v Zimasco Holdings and Zimasco Consolidated Enterprises Limited
  Other Courts
• 🇿🇦 Industry Bar (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town-General Appeals Committee
  Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
• 🇿🇼 Susan Jason Muradzikwa v Greatermans Stores (1979) (Pvt) Ltd
  High Court (Harare)
• 🇿🇦 The State v Wouter Basson
  Constitutional Court of South Africa· 2004-03-10· CCT 30/03

  CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA Case CCT 30/03 THE STATE Applicant versus

• 🇿🇦 Case, Patrick and Case, Inga v The Minister of Safety and Security and Others; Curtis, Stephen Roy v The Minister of Safety and Security and Others
  Constitutional Court of South Africa· 1996-05-09· CCT 20/95 and CCT 21/95

  Act, which defined matter "harmful to public morals" as material dealing improperly with, inter alia: "[S]exual intercourse, prostitution, promiscuity, white-slavery, licentiousness, lust, passionate love scenes, homosexuality, sexual assault

• 🇿🇦 Adidas AG & another v Pepkor Retail Limited
• 🇿🇦 J.S.H v M.S.H and Others
  Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
• 🇿🇦 Richter v Absa Bank Limited
  Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2015-06-01· 20181/2014

  THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL OF SOUTH AFRICA JUDGMENT Case no: 20181/2014

• 🇿🇦 Mlungisi Wellington Booi v Amathole District Municipality and Others
  Constitutional Court of South Africa· 2021-10-19· CCT 119/20

  CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA Case CCT 119/20 In the matter between

• 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Power Company (Private) Limited v Intratrek Zimbabwe (Private) Limited
  Supreme Court

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