negotiorum gestio
Literal translation
administration of another's business
Legal meaning
Negotiorum gestio is a legal doctrine in South African law where an individual is entrusted with the management and administration of another person’s affairs. It applies when someone misuses their position or authority to conduct the affairs of others for personal gain, often involving transactions or agreements.
Examples
- The court ordered that the trustee of the deceased’s estate be appointed as the administrator and executor of the will to manage the deceased's business.
Cases citing this term
- 🇿🇦 MEC: Free State Department of Police, Roads & Transport v Goldfields Logistics (Pty) LimitedSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2025-10-16· 540/2023
whether 'debt', as defined in the Act, includes a claim for negotiorum gestio against an organ of State – whether notice of institution of legal proceedings in terms of section
- 🇿🇦 The Sheriff of Cape Town v The MT Argun, Her Owners and All Persons Interested in Her and Others; The Sheriff of Cape Town and Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Co (Pty) Limited v The MT Argun, Her Owners and All Persons Interested in Her and The Government of the Russian FederationSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2001-06-01· 166/2000 and 309/2000
REPORTABLE CASE NO: 166/2000 NAME OF SHIP: MT ARGUN In the matter
- 🇿🇼 Standard Press (Pvt) Ltd v Crispen MakedengeHigh Court (Harare)
- 🇿🇼 C J Petrow & Company (Pty) Ltd v Afaras Mtausi Gwaradzimba NO (In his capacity as the duly authorised Administrator of SMM Holdings (Pvt) Ltd)High Court (Harare)· HC 13496-12
- 🇿🇦 Oudekraal Estates (Pty) Limited v The City of Cape TownSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2004-05-28· 41/2003
AND SOUTHWOOD AJA Date Heard: 2004-02-17 Date Delivered: 2004-05-28 Summary: Administrative decision – whether validly taken – consequences of invalidity. ________________________________________ JUDGMENT ________________________________________ HOWIE P and NUGENT JA [1] This
- 🇿🇼 BDO Zimbabwe Chartered Accountants v Robin Vela and The Auditor General of Zimbabwe v Robin VelaSupreme Court
- 🇿🇼 Elias Marufu, Munashe Solomon Mutanga, Philip Runganga & Penias Ncube (Representing 984 other Shabanie and Mashaba Mines non-managerial employees of SMM Holdings (Private) Limited Under Reconstruction) v Afaras Mtausi Gwaradzimba (N.O) (In his capacity as the Administrator of SMM Holdings (Private) Limited Under Reconstruction)High Court (Harare)· HC 4648/15
- 🇿🇦 Melvyn Weiner NO v Jim Gerard Paul BroekhuysenSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2002-05-31· 173/2001
Nienaber, Howie and Cameron JJA Appeal heard: 16 May 2002 Judgment: 31 May 2002 Administration orders – Magistrates' Courts Act 32 of 1944, s 74 – Interpretation of – Administrator's entitlement
- 🇿🇦 Member of the Executive Council for Health, Eastern Cape and Another v Kirland Investments (Pty) Ltd t/a Eye & Lazer InstituteConstitutional Court of South Africa· 2014-03-25· CCT 77/13
the administrative action and— (i) remitting the matter for reconsideration by the administrator, with or without directions; or (ii) in exceptional cases— (aa) substituting or varying the administrative action
- 🇿🇦 Vukani Gaming Free State (Pty) Ltd v Pillay & OthersSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2021-10-06· 577/2020
time for hand-down is deemed to be 9h45 on 6 October 2021. Summary: Administrative law – Review of administrative decision taken by the Free State Gambling, Liquor & Tourism Authority
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