Du Plessis and Others v De Klerk and Another

Case Number:
CCT8/95
Citations:
[1996] ZACC 10
Citations:
1996 (3) SA 850 (CC)
Citations:
1996 (5) BCLR 658 (CC)
Judge:
Kentridge AJ Majority judgment
Judge:
Mahomed DP separate judgment
Judge:
Ackermann J separate judgment
Judge:
Kriegler J dissenting judgment
Judge:
Madala J separate judgment
Judge:
Mokgoro J separate judgment
Judge:
Sachs J separate judgment
Hearing Date:
7 November 1995
Judgment Date:
15 May 1996
Case History:
Appeal from a decison of the High Court in De Klerk and Another v Du Plessis and Others 1995 (2) SA 40 (T) ; 1994 (6) BCLR 124 (T), and adjudication of a referral to the Constitutional Court by the High Court in the same matter, appeal dismissed.
Synopsis:
Law of defamation. Retrospective application of Constitution and application of Ch 3 to legal relationships between private parties. Interpretation of s 35(3) Maj: Kentridge AJ (concurring: Chaskalson P, Langa J, O'Regan J) Separate concurrences by Mahomed DP (concurring Langa J, O'Regan J), Ackermann J, Madala J, Mokgoro J, Sachs J Dissent: Kriegler J (concurring Didcott J).
Judgment:
Full judgment

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