South Africa and global insurance, financial institutions, banking and general law know–how
In November 2025, the High Court found the eThekwini Municipality liable for injuries sustained by a claimant who fell into an open manhole on a public pavement after dark during loadshedding.
The claimant had been walking to a nearby shop at night during loadshedding when he fell into an open manhole. A steel iron on…
In October 2025, the Appeal Court decided that the MEC for Health, North West was not liable for the alleged injuries and consequent damages suffered by a claimant following the insertion of a faulty intravenous drip in his arm at a public hospital.
The claimant alleged that while receiving treatment at the hospital, the medical…
In October 2025, the High Court dismissed a claimant’s claim arising from injuries she sustained on a wine farm at night. She slipped and fell while walking on steps on a pathway after leaving a restaurant on the farm.
The claimant alleged that either the restaurant owner or the farm owner was negligent in failing…
In September 2025, the High Court decided that the owner of a grocery store was liable for the injuries sustained by a claimant, which was caused by a wooden plank that was dislodged by another customer and fell onto her foot while she was shopping at the store, despite disclaimer notices at the…
In August 2025, the High Court awarded R2 million in general damages to a child who was left permanently blind in both eyes due to the negligent administration of oxygen after his premature birth at a public hospital.
The child was born breech and suffered respiratory distress syndrome. As a result, the child sustained brain…
In August 2025, the High Court granted an insurer’s application, in terms of section 3(2) of the Arbitration Act, for an order that ancillary disputes with a party insured by it not be referred to arbitration in terms of an arbitration clause in an insurance policy and that the disputes be heard in the High…
In August 2025, the High Court found the Minister of Police vicariously liable to compensate a claimant for loss of support following the death of her husband who was fatally shot by a police officer during a community protest.
The incident occurred during a protest action in Mpumalanga. The deceased was not part of the…
In August 2025, the High Court decided that a casino complex was liable for the injuries sustained by a child who was electrocuted by an exposed live electrical wire near the ice rink located at the complex. The casino complex was found to be guilty of gross negligence.
The incident occurred during the festive season…
This blog is co-authored by Mishka Maharaj, a candidate attorney.
In July 2025, the High Court overturned a decision by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) that an intensivist surgeon on critical care call acted unprofessionally by declining to accept a self-funded patient into his care at a private hospital.
The patient presented…
This blog is co-authored by Raaiqhah Akoo, a candidate attorney.
In June 2025, the High Court found the MEC for the Department of Health, Limpopo liable for the omissions and acts of the healthcare staff at a public hospital who delivered a baby by natural vaginal delivery despite the baby presenting in the breech position.…
