This blog was co-authored by Saajidah Patel, candidate attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa.
In February 2024, the High Court in Standard Bank of South Africa v Dikeledi Mogapi & 19 Others underscored the importance of providing courts with persuasive evidence where a party relies on abstract values such as good faith and Ubuntu
On 28 May 2024 the Cape Town High Court granted applications declaring that the court’s earlier order setting aside the appointment of the municipal manager for the Knysna Municipality remains operative and executable, regardless of any appeal process against that order.
The default position in our law is that the operation and execution of a
A New South Wales court held that the requirement in a life cover document that the insurer “believes, after consideration of medical and any other evidence, that you are incapacitated to such extent that you are unlikely ever to be able to work again in your occupation” had to be satisfied before the total permanent
On 31 May 2024 the Constitutional Court delivered a judgment confirming that an agreement purporting to settle litigation must, at a minimum, resolve the dispute between the parties in a lawful manner and have some advantage to the parties and the court, otherwise the agreement ought not to be made an order of court.
The
This blog was co-authored by Thabo Kolele, candidate attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa.
In a May 2024 judgment, the High Court ruled that the defendant did not breach their legal duty to the claimant, whose foot was amputated due to localized sepsis.
On 5 June 2015, the claimant was accidentally stabbed near the
The High Court in the Western Cape Division, Cape Town answered this question on 3 June 2024 in the judgment of RS v JPS & Others where it held that in certain instances, a duty of support that applies to a de jure adoption can be extended to a de facto adoption. In other words
New Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court rules come into operation on 17 July 2024. The new rules will replace the existing rules as well as the Practice Manual of the Labour Court.
The changes include amongst them the following provisions aimed at streamlining the court process:
Review applications
Founding affidavits in review applications
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has, on 8 July 2024, issued a stern warning to business rescue practitioners (BRPs).
Section 132 of the Companies Act mandates a business rescue practitioner to file monthly progress reports when a business rescue exceeds a period of three months. The progress reports must
The labour appeal court refused to enforce a restraint of trade agreement against former employees of a second-hand vehicle business because the facts advanced did not prove that the employer held a protectable interest. There was no evidence of confidential information, trade secrets or trade connections held by the former employees to warrant protection.
The
This blog was co-authored by Katelyn-mae Carter, candidate attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa.
In this case Upington City Football Club filed an urgent application for an interim interdict to prevent the National Soccer League (NSL) from holding promotion and relegation playoffs pending the outcome of the application.
The case revolved around the NSL