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Mercantile Law

Jopie Pretorius

Professor in Banking Law

Qualifications:
BIur (Pret) LLB (Natal) LLM (UCT) LLM (London) LLD (RAU)
Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Contact details:
Office: Cas van Vuuren Building 6-80
Phone: 012 429 8461
E-mail: pretojt@unisa.ac.za

Courses taught:
Commercial Law 2B (CLA202W)
Law of Negotiable Instruments (LLM) (MNINLWN)

Fields of specialisation:
Banking Law, Corporate Law, and Law relating to Negotiable Instruments

Tertiary education:
B-Iuris, University of Pretoria
LLB, University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg)
LLM  University of Cape Town
LLM, University of London
LLD, Rand Afrikaans University

Professional qualifications:
Admitted as Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Academic career:
1987 - present: Professor of Banking Law in the Department of Mercantile Law, University of South Africa

National Research Foundation:
Recognised as “a researcher who enjoys considerable international recognition by his peers for the high quality of his recent research outputs” .

Books

  1. Co-author of Caney’s The Law of Suretyship in South Africa 4ed (1992) by CF Forsyth & JT Pretorius; 5ed (2002) by CF Forsyth & JT Pretorius; 6ed (2010) by CF Forsyth & JT Pretorius.
  2. Co-ordinator of the translation of Gerhard Noodt’s The Three Books on Interest-Bearing Loans and Interest (Foenus et Usurae) (2009) by DM Kriel (translator) and DH van Zyl (editor).
  3. Co-author of Malan on Bills of Exchange, Cheques and Promissory Notes in South African Law 2ed (1994) by FR Malan with JT Pretorius & CR de Beer; 3ed (1997) by FR Malan & JT Pretorius; 4ed (2002) by FR Malan & JT Pretorius (assisted by SF du Toit) and 5ed (2009) by FR Malan, JT Pretorius & SF du Toit.
  4. Co-author of Entrepreneurial Law / Ondernemingsreg 2ed (1999) by HS Cilliers, ML Benade, JJ Henning, JJ du Plessis, PA Delport, L de Koker & JT Pretorius; co-author and managing editor of Entrepreneurial Law / Ondernemingsreg 3ed (2003) by ML Benade, JJ Henning, JJ du Plessis, PADelport, L de Koker & JT Pretorius; co-author and managing editor of Entrepreneurial Law / Ondernemingsreg 4ed (2008) by ML Benade, JJ Henning, JJ du Plessis, PA Delport, L de Koker & JT Pretorius; co-author and managing editor of Entrepreneurial Law & New Company Act 2007 Special Edition (2009) by ML Benade, JJ Henning, JJ du Plessis, PA Delport, L de Koker & JT Pretorius.
  5. Co-author of chapter ‘Suretyship and Cautionary Obligations’ in Mixed Legal Systems in Comparative Perspective (2004) Reinhard Zimmermann, Daniel Visser and Kenneth Reid (eds).
  6. General editor and co-author of A Student Case Book on Business Entities (1994) by JT Pretorius (gen ed), PA Delport, Michele Havenga and Maria Vermaas, 2ed (2000) by JT Pretorius (gen ed), PA Delport, Michele Havenga and Maria Vermaas and 3ed (2004) by JT Pretorius (gen ed), PA Delport, Michele Havenga and Maria Vermaas.
  7. Editor of The Companies and Close Corporations Legislation Handbook (1989); Die Maatskappy en Beslote Korporasies Wetgewingshandboek (1989); Companies Act & Close Corporations Act (1991); 2ed (1992); 3ed (1995); 4ed (1997); 5ed (1999); 6ed (2000); 7ed (2002); 8ed (2003); 9ed (2004); 10ed (2006); 11ed (2008); Maatskappywet en Wet op Beslote Korporasies (1991); 2ed (1992); 3ed (1995); 4ed (1997).
  8. Co-author of Close Corporation Service / Beslote Korporasie Diens (Butterworths) by ML Benade, JJ Henning, JJ du Plessis, PA Delport, JT Pretorius & L de Koker (ongoing since 2000).
  9. Co-author of Corporate Law / Korporatiewereg 3ed (2000) by HS Cilliers, ML Benade, JJ Henning, JJ du Plessis, PA Delport, L de Koker & JT Pretorius.
  10. Co-author of Gibson Mercantile and Company Law 7ed (1997) by CJ Visser (gen ed), JT Pretorius, Robert Sharrock & Charl Miscke; 8ed (2003) by CJ Visser (gen ed), JT Pretorius, Robert Sharrock & MI van Jaarsveld.
  11. General editor and co-author of Hahlo’s South African Company Law through the Cases 5ed (1991) by JT Pretorius (gen ed), PA Delport, Michele Havenga and Maria Vermaas and 6ed (1999) by JT Pretorius (gen ed), PA Delport, Michele Havenga and Maria Vermaas.
  12. Author of the chapter on ‘Surety’ in Engineering and Construction Law 2ed  (1995) by Philip Loots.
  13. Co-author of FR Malan, AN Oelofse & JT Pretorius Proposals for the Reform of the Bills of Exchange Act, 1964 (1988) and co-author of FR Malan & JT Pretorius Reform of the Bills of Exchange Act, 1964 (1993), being a revision of FR Malan, AN Oelofse & JT Pretorius Proposals for the Reform of the Bills of Exchange Act, 1964.
  14. Co-author of HJ Delport & JT Pretorius Introduction to the Close Corporations Act (1989) and HJ Delport & JT Pretorius Inleiding tot die Wet op Beslote Korporasies (1990).
  15. Author of Aanspreeklikheid van Maatskappy-Ouditeure teenoor Derdes op Grond van Wanvoorstelling in die Finansiële State (Trans: The Liability of Company Auditors for Misrepresentation in the Financial Statements) (1986).
  16. Co-author of FR Malan, AN Oelofse, W le R de Vos, JT Pretorius & C Nagel Provisional Sentence on Bills of Exchange, Cheques and Promissory Notes (1986).
  17. Author of the following chapters in Ellison Kahn (gen ed) Contract and Mercantile Law through the Cases II Specific Contracts and Mercantile Law 2 ed (1985) by David Zeffertt, JT Pretorius & Coenraad Visser:Chapter 2: ‘Letting and Hiring of Property’;  Chapter 3: ‘Partnership’; Chapter 4: ‘Negotiable Instruments’ (with Coenraad Visser) and Chapter 6: ‘Suretyship’.

Articles in accredited journals

  1. 'Bearer, order, negotiation, crossings and holdership in due course: Back to the basics' (2013) 76 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 
  2. 'Unlimited Suretyships' (2012) 75 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 185.
  3. Chapter entitled: 'Miscellaneous Contracts' in 2010 Annual Survey of South African Law 1240 (with Judith Katzew). 
  4. ‘Taxpayers beware of the SARS cheque refund’ (2010) 73 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law  (with CJ Nagel). 
  5. ‘The Banker-Customer relationship: Negligence in the payment and collection of cheques’ (2010) 73 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 164 (with CJ Nagel).
  6. Chapter entitled: 'Miscellaneous Contracts' in 2009 Annual Survey of South African Law 1105 (with Pamela Andanda).
  7. Chapter entitled: 'The Law of Negotiable Instruments' in 2009 Annual Survey of South African Law 876.
  8. ‘Post-dated cheques, “irregular” indorsements and holdership in due course’ (2009) 72 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law *** (with CJ Nagel).
  9. ‘Name of Close Corporation on a Cheque’ 2008 De Jure 469 (with CJ Nagel).
  10. Chapter entitled: ‘Miscellaneous Contracts’ in 2007 Annual Survey of South African Law (with Pamela Andanda).
  11. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2007 Annual Survey of South African Law.
  12. ‘Cautionary aspects regarding an attorney’s trust account’ (2007) 70 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 521 (with CJ Nagel).
  13. ‘Holdership in due course, material alterations and the regularity of a bill of exchange’ (2007) 70 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 344 (with CJ Nagel).
  14. ‘Minors as the Payees of Cheques’ (2007) 124 South African Law Journal (with Jacqueline Heaton).
  15. Chapter entitled: ‘Miscellaneous Contracts’ in 2006 Annual Survey of South African Law (with Pamela Andanda).
  16. ‘Credit Transfers in South African Law’ (2006) 69 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 594 (Part I); (2007) 70 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 1 (Part II) (with FR Malan).
  17. ‘A New Mode of Forgery: The Rise of the Cloned or Washed Cheque’ (2006) 18 SA Mercantile Law Journal 196 (with Charnelle van der Bijl).
  18. Chapter entitled: ‘Miscellaneous Contracts’ in 2005 Annual Survey of South African Law (with Pamela Andanda) 270.
  19. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2005 Annual Survey of South African Law 535.
  20. ‘Cheques: Honour, dishonour and re-honour’ (2005) 68 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 527 (with CJ Nagel).
  21. ‘Prejudice and the Surety’ (2005) 17 SA Mercantile Law Journal 381.
  22. ‘Section 72B of the Bills of Exchange Act 1964’ (2005) 17 SA Mercantile Law Journal 56.
  23. Chapter entitled: ‘Miscellaneous Contracts’ in 2004 Annual Survey of South African Law (with SM Luiz) 256.
  24. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2004 Annual Survey of South African Law 566.
  25. ‘The bona fide Purchaser of a Krugerrand’ (2004) 16 SA Mercantile Law Journal 466.
  26. ‘Countermanding Payment of a Cheque’ (2004) 67 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 640 (with CJ Nagel).
  27. Chapter entitled: ‘Miscellaneous Contracts’ in 2003 Annual Survey of South African Law (with SM Luiz).
  28. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2003 Annual Survey of South African Law.
  29. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2002 Annual Survey of South African Law.
  30. ‘New Bank Accounts and the Collecting Bank’ (2002) 14 SA Mercantile Law Journal 501.
  31. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2001 Annual Survey of South African Law.
  32. ‘The Reserve Bank, Banks, and Clearing Houses in South African Law’ (2001) 13 SA Mercantile Law Journal 35, 163 (with FR Malan).
  33. ‘Contemporary Issues in South African Banking Law’ (2001) 64 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 268 (with FR Malan).
  34. ‘Codeline Clearing’ (2001) 13 SA Mercantile Law Journal 260.
  35. 'Suretyships and Indemnity’ (2001) 13 SA Mercantile Law Journal 95.
  36. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 2000 Annual Survey of South African Law 605.
  37. ‘More Guidelines on Negligence and the Collecting Bank’ (2000) 12 SA Mercantile Law Journal 359.
  38. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1999 Annual Survey of South African Law 478.
  39. ‘Lost Cheques’ (1999) 62 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 615.
  40. ‘Elektroniese Tjeks’ (Trans: ‘Electronic Cheques’ (1999) 62 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 592.
  41. ‘Aspects of Bank Certified and Guaranteed Cheques’ (1999) 11 SA Mercantile Law Journal 564.
  42. ‘Warranties and the Collecting Bank’ (1999) 11 SA Mercantile Law Journal 541 (with FR Malan).
  43. ‘Liability of Drawee Bank in respect of Cheques Altered Without Authority’ (1999) 11 SA Mercantile Law Journal 390.
  44. ‘Provisional Sentence and the Collecting Bank’ (1999) 11 SA Mercantile Law Journal 417.
  45. ‘Proposed Amendments to the Bills of Exchange Act 34 of 1964’ (1999) 11 SA Mercantile Law Journal 152 (with N Mofokeng).
  46. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1998 Annual Survey of South African Law 505.
  47. ‘Bank Stamps’ (1998) 10 South African Mercantile Law Journal 347.
  48. ‘Aspects of the Collection of a Cheque Cleared Through an Automated Clearing Bureau’ (1998) 10 South African  Mercantile  Law Journal 326.
  49. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1997 Annual Survey of South African Law 494.
  50. ‘Altered Cheques and the Collecting Bank’ (1997) 9 South African Mercantile Law Journal 365.
  51. ‘Medewerkende Opset en die Invorderingsbank’ (1997) 60 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 153 (with FR Malan) (Trans ‘Contributory Intention and the Collecting Bank’).
  52. ‘Die Kapitaal van ’n Beslote Korporasie en die Beskerming van Skuldeisers’ (1997) 9 South African Mercantile Law Journal 1 (Trans: ‘The Capital of a Close Corporation and the Protection of Creditors’).
  53. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1996 Annual Survey of South African Law 566.
  54. ‘Aanspreeklikheid van Maatskappy-Ouditeure teenoor Derdes op grond van Wanvoorstelling in die Finansiële’ (1996) 8 South African Mercantile Law Journal  311 (Trans: ‘The Liability of Company Auditors’).
  55. ‘Enrichment in Triangular Situations, Interest and the in duplum Rule, and Personal Liability and Company Names’ (1996) 8 South African Mercantile Law Journal  399 (with FR Malan).
  56.  ‘Eskom on Crossed Cheques marked “Not Transferable”’ (1996) 8 South African Mercantile Law Journal  282 (with FR Malan).
  57. ‘Payee as Holder in Due Course’ (1995) 7 South African  Mercantile  Law Journal 250 (with FR Malan).
  58. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1995 Annual Survey of South African Law 424.
  59. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1994 Annual Survey of South African Law 450.
  60. ‘Rectification and Remote Parties’ 1994 Journal of South African Law 595 (with FR Malan).
  61. ‘Money, Bank Accounts and Tracing’ 1994 Journal of South African Law 387 (with FR Malan).
  62. ‘Bank Cheques’ 1994 Journal of South African Law 368 (with FR Malan).
  63. ‘Liability of the Collecting Bank: More Clarity?’ (1994) 6 South African Mercantile Law Journal 218 (with FR Malan).
  64. ‘Questions of Negligence and the Collecting Bank: A Brief History of the Bonitas Trilogy’ (1994) 6 South African Mercantile Law Journal 116 (with FR Malan).
  65. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1993 Annual Survey of South African Law 474.
  66. ‘Holders, Collecting Banks and Payment’ 1993 Journal of South African Law 454 (with FR Malan).
  67. ‘Recent Developments in the Law of Suretyship’ (1993) 5 South African Mercantile Law Journal 181 (with CF Forsyth).
  68. ‘Negligence and the Collecting Bank: Liability at Last?’ (1993) 5 South African Mercantile Law Journal 206 (with FR Malan).
  69. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1992 Annual Survey of South African Law 301.
  70. ‘Countermanding Payment of a Certified Cheque’ (1992) 4 South African Mercantile Law Journal 210.
  71. ‘The Perfect Cheque?’ 1992 Journal of South African Law 77 (with FR Malan).
  72. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1991 Annual Survey of South African Law 263.
  73. ‘Of Suretyships, Avals and Accommodation Parties’ (1991) 3 South African Mercantile Law Journal 260 (with AN Oelofse).
  74. ‘Contributions between Co-sureties’ (1991) 3 South African Mercantile Law Journal 381.
  75. ‘The Collecting Bank Revisited’ (1991) 54 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 705 (with FR Malan).
  76. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1990 Annual Survey of South African Law 316.
  77. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1989 Annual Survey of South African Law 271.
  78. 'The Forgery of a Drawer’s Signature on a Cheque: Proposals for the Reform of the South African Law’ in Essays in Honour of Ellison Kahn by Coenraad Visser (editor) (1989) 271
  79. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1988 Annual Survey of South African Law 310.
  80. ‘Die Formaliteitsvereistes by Borgstelling’ (Trans: ‘The Formalities for a Contract of Suretyship’) (1988) 10 Modern Business Law 122.
  81. ‘Continuing Suretyships’ (1988) 10 Modern Business Law 85.
  82. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1987 Annual Survey of South African Law 300.
  83. ‘Professionele Aanspreeklikheid, die Invordingsbank en Regshervorming’ (Trans: ‘Professional Liability, the Collecting Bank and Legal Reform’) (1987) 9 Modern Business Law 56.
  84. ‘Aanspreeklikheid van Maatskappy-ouditeure’ (Trans: ‘The Liability of Company Auditors’) (1987) 104 South African Law Journal 577.
  85. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1986 Annual Survey of South African Law 384.
  86. ‘Aanspreeklikheid van Rekeningkundige Beamptes teenoor Derdes op grond van Wanvoorstelling in die Finansiële State’ (Trans: ‘The Liability of Accounting Officers for Misrepresentation in the Financial Statements’) (1986) 8 Modern Business Law 142.
  87. ‘Die Rol en Funksie van die Maatskappy-ouditeur by Finansiële Verslagdoening’ (Trans: ‘The Role and Function of the Company Auditor with regards to Financial Disclosure’) (1986) 8 Modern Business Law 82.
  88. ‘Nalatige Wanvoorstelling en Suiwer Vermoënsverlies: Die Regsplig om Skade te Voorkom’ (Trans: ‘Negligent Misrepresentation and Pure Economic Loss: The Duty to Prevent Loss’) (1986) 19 De Jure 57; 243.
  89. Chapter entitled: ‘The Law of Negotiable Instruments’ in 1985 Annual Survey of South African Law 342.
  90. ‘A Transferable ‘Non-Transferable’ Cheque?’ (1984) 101 South African Law Journal 250.
  91. ‘A Running Contribution between Co-sureties?’ (1983) 100 South African Law Journal 387.
  92. ‘Aanspreeklikheid van Maatskappye in die Wisselreg’ (Trans: ‘The Liability of Companies on Negotiable Instruments’) (1983) 100 South African Law Journal 240.
  93. ‘Borgkontrak of Vrywaringskontrak?’ (Trans: ‘Contract of Suretyship or Contract of Indemnity?’) (1982) 45 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 73
  94. ‘Gebrekkige Borgaktes: Inlywing by Wyse van Vergelyking’ (Trans: ‘Defective Contracts of Suretyships: Incorporation by Reference’) (1982) 45 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law  317.
  95. ‘Die Verhouding tussen ’n Bank en sy Kliënt’ (Trans: ‘The Relationship between a Customer and a Bank’) (1982) 45 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 333.
  96. ‘Selfmoord en die Versekeringsreg: ’n Vergelyking tussen die Engelse en die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg’ (Trans: ‘Suicide en the Law of Insurance: A Comparison between the English and the South African Law’) 1981 Journal of South African Law 57.