More bad news for smokers as Fita’s bid to appeal is dismissed
Fita says it will now petition the Supreme Court of Appeal for the right to challenge the high court’s decision
24 July 2020 - 13:09
Smokers hoping for a legal reprieve in the state’s ongoing cigarette sales ban suffered yet another blow on Friday after the Pretoria high court dismissed the Fair-Trade and Independent Tobacco Association’s (Fita’s) efforts to seek the right to appeal its refusal to overturn that ban.
A full bench of the high court found that Fita had not only “failed to show that the appeal bears reasonable prospects of success”, but had also “failed to show that some compelling reason exists why the appeal should be heard”...
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