KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban

KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban
Jurisdiction Coastal districts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Location Durban
Composition method Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission
Authorized by Chp. 8 of the Constitution; Supreme Court Act, 1959
Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court
Judge President
Currently Chiman Patel

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban (formerly the Durban & Coast Local Division and commonly known as the Durban High Court) is one of the High Courts of South Africa. It sits at Durban and has general jurisdiction over the coastal districts of KwaZulu-Natal. It is a local division subordinate to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg, and as such it is does not have its own Judge President but is under the leadership of the Judge President of the Pietermaritzburg court. It is only a court of first instance and does not have appellate jurisdiction; appeals from the magistrates' courts must be heard at Pietermaritzburg.

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