A ground-breaking judgement by the Supreme Court of Appeals on the 22 September 2009 may mean that all pending DFA hearings in areas controlled by municipalitys are effectively halted.  In City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality vs Gauteng Development Tribunal and Others (Case No. 335/08) the court has effectively ruled that all pending DFA applications cannot be heard.
This has profound implications for the majority of developments in the area monitored by the trust.