S v Melk

JurisdictionSouth Africa
Citation1988 (4) SA 561 (A)

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20 practice notes
  • Amalgamated Beverage Industries Natal (Pty) Ltd v Durban City Council
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...dolus is required) depends of course entirely on the measure of foresight or care I that the statute in question requires (S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A) at 576D-G). Having regard to the considerations mentioned in Arenstein's case at 366F - I and in several later judgments of this Court refe......
  • Minister of Law and Order and Another v Argus Printing and Publishing Co Ltd and Another
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...Front v State President (ECD, case No 1074/86, unreported); Ndabeni v Minister of Law and Order 1984 (3) SA 500 (D); S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A); Benning v Union Government (Minister of Finance) 1914 AD 180; Union Government v Rosenberg (Pty) Ltd 1946 AD 120; Administrateur, Transvaal v E ......
  • Savoi and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...applied S v Makwanyane and Another 1995 (3) SA 391 (CC) (1995 (2) SACR 1; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; [1995] ZACC 3): referred to C S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A) ([1987] ZASCA 148): discussed S v Mhlungu and Others 1995 (3) SA 867 (CC) (1995 (2) SACR 277; 1995 (7) BCLR 793; [1995] ZACC 4): referred t......
  • Savoi and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...97): applied S v Makwanyane and Another 1995 (2) SACR 1 (CC) (1995 (3) SA 391; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; [1995] ZACC 3): referred to S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A) ([1987] ZASCA 148): discussed H S v Mhlungu and Others 1995 (2) SACR 277 (CC) (1995 (3) SA 867; 1995 (7) BCLR 793; [1995] ZACC 4): refer......
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20 cases
  • Amalgamated Beverage Industries Natal (Pty) Ltd v Durban City Council
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...dolus is required) depends of course entirely on the measure of foresight or care I that the statute in question requires (S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A) at 576D-G). Having regard to the considerations mentioned in Arenstein's case at 366F - I and in several later judgments of this Court refe......
  • Minister of Law and Order and Another v Argus Printing and Publishing Co Ltd and Another
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...Front v State President (ECD, case No 1074/86, unreported); Ndabeni v Minister of Law and Order 1984 (3) SA 500 (D); S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A); Benning v Union Government (Minister of Finance) 1914 AD 180; Union Government v Rosenberg (Pty) Ltd 1946 AD 120; Administrateur, Transvaal v E ......
  • Savoi and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...applied S v Makwanyane and Another 1995 (3) SA 391 (CC) (1995 (2) SACR 1; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; [1995] ZACC 3): referred to C S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A) ([1987] ZASCA 148): discussed S v Mhlungu and Others 1995 (3) SA 867 (CC) (1995 (2) SACR 277; 1995 (7) BCLR 793; [1995] ZACC 4): referred t......
  • Savoi and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...97): applied S v Makwanyane and Another 1995 (2) SACR 1 (CC) (1995 (3) SA 391; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; [1995] ZACC 3): referred to S v Melk 1988 (4) SA 561 (A) ([1987] ZASCA 148): discussed H S v Mhlungu and Others 1995 (2) SACR 277 (CC) (1995 (3) SA 867; 1995 (7) BCLR 793; [1995] ZACC 4): refer......
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1 books & journal articles
  • The double life of unlawfulness: Fact and law
    • South Africa
    • Juta South African Criminal Law Journal No. , May 2019
    • 24 May 2019
    ...position of the actor at the17R v Mbombela 1933 AD 269; S v Van As 1976 (2) SA 921 (A); S v Ngubane 1985 (3) SA677 (A); S v Melk (NCO) 1988 (4) SA 561 (A).18Trollip JA in S v Ngomane 1979 (3) SA 859 (A) at 863F-H stated: ‘I think that the reason-able man in the appellant’s situation, before......