A decision made by the High Court in Nairobi in June 2025 has set a significant precedent in medical negligence law in Kenya. The court found both a hospital and a consultant gynaecologist jointly and severally liable for severe injuries suffered by a patient following a hysterectomy and related procedures and awarded damages of R21 557 191.

On 29 May 2025, the Gauteng High Court highlighted the far-reaching implications of submitting a claim after the statutory period has expired, as well as the difficulties that arise when key facts remain unsubstantiated. The judgment serves as a warning to brokers, attorneys, and insured individuals alike: missing critical deadlines can extinguish a claim, even

This blog is co-authored by Dashia Govinden, a candidate attorney.

The drowning of a toddler in a swimming pool situated at a heritage site located within the Drakenstein Correctional Centre precinct, prompted judicial scrutiny of the state’s legal obligations in managing public property. The May 2025 judgment, delivered by the High Court, examined whether the

It is unusual for an insurer to force its insured to arbitrate an insurance dispute but in this recent judgment the insurer successfully obtained an order compelling the insured to arbitrate their loss dispute rather than to litigate in the High Court. 

The insurers relied on a common policy term regarding arbitration when liability under

Around the world there are class actions, both settled and ongoing, by players against their respective sports bodies for repetitive head injuries resulting in neurodegenerative disorders.  Insurers and brokers need to take note.

Class action claims against the US National Football League for concussion injuries in respect of which risk the league ignored or concealed