ADVANCED CONTRACT LAW: READINGS
1. MISTAKE IN THE LAW OF CONTRACT
 Sonap Petroleum (Pty) Ltd v Pappadogianis 1992 (3) SA 234 (A)
 Brink v Humphries & Jewell 2005 (2) SA 419 (SCA)
 Constantia Insurance Co Ltd v Compusource 2005 (4) SA 345 (SCA)
 Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd v Du Toit 2011 (4) SA 72 (SCA)
 Hutchison “Traps for the unwary: When careless errors are excusable” in G Glover (ed)
Essays in Honour of AJ Kerr (2006) pp 39-58
2. GOOD FAITH, EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY IN THE LAW OF CONTRACT
 Dale Hutchison “Good Faith in the South African Law of Contract” in R Brownsword, NJ
Hurd & G Howells Good Faith in Contract: Concept and Context (1999) 213 – 242
 Judge Fritz Brand “The role of good faith, equity and fairness in the SA law of contract: the
influence of the common law and the Constitution” 2009 Stellenbosch Law Review 50
 Sasfin (Pty) Ltd v Beukes 1989 (1) SA 1 (A)
 Barkhuizen v Napier 2007 (5) SA 323 (CC)
 Bredenkamp v Standard Bank of SA Ltd 2010 (4) SA 468 (SCA)
 Everfresh Market Virginia (Pty) Ltd v Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd 2012 (1) SA 256 (CC)
 Silent Pond Investments CC v Woolworths (Pty) Ltd 2011 (6) SA 343 (D)
 Botha v Rich NO and Others [2014] ZASCA 11
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3. NON-VARIATION CLAUSES IN CONTRACTS
 D Hutchison “Non-variation clauses in contract: any escape from the Shifren straitjacket?”
2001 SALJ 720
 SA Sentrale Ko-op Graanmaatskappy Bpk v Shifren 1964 (4) SA 760 (A)
 Van As v Du Preez 1981 (3) SA 760 (T)
 Brisley v Drotsky 2002 (4) SA 1 (SCA)
 Nyandeni Local Municipality v Hlazo 2010 (4) SA 261 (ECM)
 GF v SH and others 2011 (3) SA 25 (GNP)
 Steyn and another v Karee Kloof Melkery (Pty) Ltd and another [2011] ZAGPJHC 228
4. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
Hardship in general:
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(*)Tallon, D “Hardship” in Hartkamp et al (eds) Towards a European Civil Code (2004) The Hague:
Kluwer.
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(*)Zweigert, K & Kötz, H An Introduction to Comparative Law (Translated Weir, T) (1998) Oxford:
Clarendon (pp 516 – 536).
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Lorenz, W “Contract modification as a result of change of circumstances” in Beatson & Friedmann
(eds) Good Faith and Fault in Contract law (1995) OUP.
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Janzen, A “Unforeseen circumstances and the balance of contract: a comparison of the approach to
hardship in the UNIDROIT principles and the German law of obligations” (2006) 22 Journal of
Contract Law 156.
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(*)Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts (2004) (Article 6.2.1 – 6.2.3).
Hardship in SA:
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(*)Christie, R The Law of Contract in South Africa (2006) Cape Town: Butterworths (pp 472 – 475).
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Van Huyssteen, L & Van der Merwe, S “Good faith in contract: proper behaviour amidst changing
circumstances” (1990) Stell LR 244.
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(*)Hutchison, A “What’s so wrong with Williams v Evans? An examination of the concept of the
supposition in futuro” (2008) 125 SALJ 441.
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(*)Hutchison, A “The doctrine of frustration: a solution to the problem of changed circumstances in
South African contract law?” (2010) 127 SALJ 84.
Selected cases on supervening impossibility:
Peters, Flamman and Co v Kokstad Municipality 1919 AD 427
Hersman v Shapiro 1926 TPD 367
Kok v Osborne 1993 (4) SA 788 (SECLD)
Transnet Ltd t/a National Ports Authority v Owner of MV Snow Crystal 2008 (4) SA 1190 (SCA)
Selected cases on suppositions:
Dickinson Motors (Pty) Ltd v Oberholzer 1952 (1) SA 443 (A)
(*)Williams v Evans 1978 (1) SA 1170 (C)
Sonarep (SA) (Pty) Ltd v Motorcraft (Pty) Ltd 1981 (1) SA 889 (N)
Hare’s Brickfields Ltd v Cape Town City Council 1985 (1) SA 769 (C)
(*)Van Reenen Steel (Pty) Ltd v Smith NO 2002 (4) SA 264 (SCA)
5. LIABILITY FOR BREAKING OFF CONTRACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS
E A Farnsworth ‘Precontractual liability and Preliminary Agreements: Fair Dealing and Failed Negotiations’
(1987) 87 Columbia Law Review 217
M Furmston & GJ Tolhurst Contract Formation (2010) chapters 12 and 13
Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts (2004) Article 2.1.15
Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd [2008] 1 WLR 1752 (HL)
Fonderie Officine Meccaniche Tacconi Spa v Heinrich Wagner Sinto Maschinenfabrik GmbH www.unilex.info
A Hutchison “Agreements to agree: can there ever be an enforceable duty to negotiate in good faith?” (2011)
128 SALJ 273
A Hutchison “Liability for breaking off contractual negotiations?” (2012) 129 SALJ 104
Murray v McLean NO 1970 (1) SA 133 (R)
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Everfresh Market Virginia v Shoprite Checkers 2012 (1) SA 256 (CC)
Southernport Developments v Transnet 2005 (2) SA 202 (SCA)
SAFCOL v York Timbers Ltd 2005 (3) SA 323 (SCA)
CGEE Alsthom v GKN Sankey 1987 (1) SA 81 (A)
6. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Articles 48 to 61 of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008
Regulation 44 of the Consumer Protection Act Regulations
T Naude “The consumer’s right to fair, reasonable and just terms under the new Consumer Protection Act in
comparative perspective” (2009) 126 SALJ 505-536
R Sharrock “Judicial control of unfair contract terms: The implications of the Consumer Protection Act” 2010
Mercantile Law Journal 295
T Naude “Enforcement procedures in respect of the consumer’s right to fair, reasonable and just terms under
the new CPA in comparative perspective” (2010) 127 SALJ 515-547
T Naude “Unfair contract terms legislation: the implications of why we need it for its formulation and
application” (2006) 17 Stellenbosch Law Review 361-385
7. PRE-EMPTION AGREEMENTS
T Naude “Which transactions trigger a right of first refusal or preferential right to contract?” (2006) 123 SALJ
461-496
Dithaba Platinum (Pty) Ltd v Erconovaal Ltd 1985 (4) SA 615 (T)
Soteriou v Retco Poyntons (Pty) Ltd 1985 (4) SA 615 (T)
Sher v Allen 1929 OPD 137
T Naude “Pre-emption agreements and the myth of the ‘trigger event’ as any manifestation of the desire to
sell: a response to Deeksha Bhana” (2011) 74 THRHR 87
T Naude “The rights and remedies of the holder of a right of first refusal or preferential right to contract”
(2004) 121 SALJ 636-658
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8. RELIANCE DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT; CAN A PLAINTIFF
MEASURE ITS DAMAGES ACCORDING TO NEGATIVE RATHER THAN POSITIVE
INTEREST?
*Lubbe ‘The assessment of loss upon cancellation for breach of contract’ (1984) 101 SALJ 616
*Hutchison ‘Back to basics: Reliance damages for breach of contract revisited’ (2004) 121 SALJ 51
Fuller & Perdue ‘The reliance interest in contract damages:1’ 1936 Yale Law Journal 52-96
*Probert v Baker 1983 (3) SA 229 (D)
(on appeal: 1985 (3) SA 429 (A))
Svorinic v Biggs 1985 (2) SA 573 (W)
Hamer v Wall 1993 (1) SA 235 (T)
Tweedie v Park Travel Agency (Pty) Ltd 1998 (4) SA 802 (W)
*Mainline Carriers (Pty) Ltd v Jaad Investments CC 1998 (2) SA 468 (C)
Masters v Thain t/a Inhaca Safaris 2000 (1) SA 467 (W)
9. CESSION IN SECURITATEM DEBITI: SECURITY CESSIONS
Nienaber “Cession” LAWSA vol 2 part 2 (2ed) pp 46-55
Van der Merwe et al Contract: General Principles (4ed, 2012) pp 424-435
Dale Hutchison “Cession in securitatem debiti” (internal memorandum)
Susan Scott The Law of Cession (2ed) pp 231-252
Gerhard Lubbe “Sessie in securitatem debiti en die komponente van die skuldeisersbelang” (1989) 52 THRHR 485- 501
National Bank of SA v Cohen’s Trustee 1911 AD 235
Marais v Ruskin NO 1985 (4) SA 659 (A)
Bank of Lisbon and SA v The Master 1987 (1) SA 276 (A)
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*Picardi Hotels Ltd v Thekweni Properties (Pty) Ltd 2009 (1) SA 493 (SCA)
Homes for South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Rand Building Contractors (Pty) Ltd 2004 (6) SA 273
(W)
Grobler v Oosthuizen 2009 (5) SA 500 (SCA)
Retmil Financial Services v Sanlam Life Insurance Co Ltd [2013] 3 All SA 337 (WCC)
Cession of future rights
Van der Merwe et al Contract: General Principles (3ed) pp 468-472
Nienaber “Cession” LAWSA vol 2 part 2 (2ed) pp 14-18
Susan Scott The Law of Cession (2ed) pp 166-187
Gerhard Lubbe “Die oordrag van toekomstige regte” (1980) 43 THR-HR 117- 139
Susan Scott “Cession of future rights: First National Bank of SA Ltd v Lynn” (1996) 59
THR-HR 689-694
*Muller NO v Trust Bank of Africa Ltd 1981 (2) SA 117 (N)
*First National Bank of SA Ltd v Lynn NO 1996 (2) SA 339 (A)
*Smit v Carniasaad 1998 (4) SA 877 (A)
Headleigh Private Hospital (Pty) Ltd t/a Rand Clinic v Soller & Manning Attorneys 2001 (4)
SA 360 (W)