Judgment: John Walker and Others v Schabort Potgieter Attorneys and Others. SCA.

20 October 2025

Dear Member

Attached a judgment handed down in the SCA on Friday.

The Court found that the appellant had a duty to provide a full and proper accounting to the second to fifth respondents as the joint liquidators of the sixth respondent in terms of Section 32(1) (b) of the Insolvency Act.

The appeal was dismissed with costs.

Kindly sent to us by Haroon Laher of Fasken Inc.

Take care,

René Bekker
Chief Operating Officer

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