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In September 2025, a full bench of the High Court dismissed the appeal of the Eastern Cape MEC for Health against a liability finding for hypoxic‑ischaemic brain injury sustained by a child during delivery. The child’s mother alleged that substandard obstetric care, marked by inadequate monitoring, after documented bradycardia, the failure to escalate care and…

In October 2025, the Labour court concluded that the broker that serviced high profile wealth clients had reasonable reasons for dismissal of a wealth manager and that the employee’s explanation for her misconduct was unacceptable. The court explained that the arbitrator should have considered what was reasonable and fair for an employer in the applicant’s…

In September 2025, the High Court held the Road Accident Fund (RAF) 100% liable for damages arising from a collision involving a 13-year-old boy pedestrian. The court rejected the RAF’s attempt to apportion the blame on the basis of the child’s contributory negligence and ordered punitive costs for the RAF’s untenable stance. The judgment illustrates…

In September 2025, the High Court found that the police were held liable for failing to prevent the destruction of property during a violent protest on a private farm. Despite repeated warnings to the police about the risk of violence, the visible presence of police, and available public order resources, officers failed to intervene as…

In September 2025, the High Court determined that the systemic failures and clinical delays by the treating hospital caused a child’s cerebral palsy. The claimant found that there was substandard monitoring, delayed medical assessment and decision‑to‑delivery, and an unsafe induction at a facility without a functional theatre despite the MEC’s denial of negligence and an…

In May 2025, the High Court examined whether the hospital staff’s actions were negligent and if this negligence caused the brain injury of her child during childbirth. The claimant argued that the staff did not monitor the foetus properly, ignored warning signs, and delayed intervention and delivery, breaching medical guidelines. The hospital claimed that causation…