This blog is co-authored by Adam Butler who is a trainee associate
We regularly hear from our insurance clients that they have great difficulty in getting their freight operator insureds to contract appropriately with their customers to protect against liability.
It is almost always our advice that the policy must ensure that the transporter has
This blog is co-authored by Zubenathi Ndlwana and Brigitte Eloff (Candidate Attorneys)
In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) highlighted the importance of credit providers being registered before concluding credit agreements and advertising credit.
The appellant, a pawn broking business, gave short-term loans to consumers and in return retained possession of their movable
Effective from 22 April 2025, the Office of the Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court issued a Directive introducing mandatory mediation in the Gauteng Division, together with a Mediation Protocol. The Directive provides that mediation in civil trials is now mandatory in the Division.
The effect on trial dates
In the transitional
The Gauteng Division of the High Court has introduced a directive aimed at addressing the overwhelming case load which has recently seen trial dates being allocated for as far away as 2031.
Effective from 22 April 2025, the directive mandates mediation for all civil actions.
The directive withdraws all trial dates for civil cases set
In February 2025 the High Court reaffirmed the rights of lenders in South Africa’s banking and finance landscape. The judgment is significant for financial institutions as it reinforces the enforceability of lending contracts and the limits of debtor defences during economic disruptions such as COVID-19.
In this matter the Bank concluded a written overdraft facility
It is a tender requirement under the South African Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes (Wind, Solar, Battery Energy Storage, and Gas) that Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are obliged to enter into non-negotiable project agreements, including (1) a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the IPP (as seller), and Eskom (as buyer)
For someone who regularly pleads for succinct plain language laws, the FSCA Communication of the draft exemption of retail funds from the requirements of section 14(1) of the Pension Funds Act needs to be highlighted as achieving this requirement.
The brief draft exemption and the communication that goes with it uses plain language and short sentences
The owners of a building in which aluminium composite panels were installed is seeking compensation for loss or damage arising from the manufacturer supplier of those panels including the costs of removing the panels and remediating damage caused by affixing the panels to the building.
In this judgment the question was whether the insurer’s policy
On April 4, 2025, representatives from 52 African countries gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Global AI Summit for Africa. This historic event marked the signing of the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (the Declaration), a significant step forward for the continent in embracing the AI revolution. Despite public scepticism of superintelligence, African nations
This blog was co-authored by Adam Silberman, candidate attorney.
The Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024 has made important changes in regard to the establishment, composition and reporting of a Social and Ethics Committee (SEC).
Establishment of a SEC
Regulation 43 of the Companies Regulations, 2011 has not been amended and still requires that the