1. Get a copy of the judgment Stellenbosch University Law Clinic and Others v
Lifestyle Direct Group International (Pty) Ltd and Others 2022 (2) SA 237 (WCC)
and answer the questions below.
1. Indicate what the relief sought by the applicant’s in this matter was. [2]
2.1 Indicate the legal rules/principles that govern the admission of amicus curiae to a
court case. [2]
2.2 Describe what the main considerations of a court are when exercising its discretion to
admit an amicus curiae. [2]
3. With reference to the rule in your answer in 2.1 above assume you are the amicus
attempting to get admitted to the case. The other parties to the matter have refused
consent to admit you. Indicate the procedural step that you would need to take and
describe what the rule requires must be set out in the document you will draft. [6]
4. Indicate what the main contentious issues regarding the certification of the class were
according to the court. [2]
5. The respondents in the application argued that the individual causes of actions of the
members of the class sought to be certified raised unique factual issues that could not be
resolved class-wide and would require individual consideration by a court. Explain why the
court rejected this argument. [3]
6. Briefly describe the reasons forwarded by the court to come to the conclusion that it
would be appropriate to certify the applicants as a class in this instance. [
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