In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) confirmed the position that our common law does not permit the transmission to a deceased estate of a claim for general damages or non-patrimonial loss occasioned by bodily injury if the claimant dies before the close of pleadings (litis contestatio)is reached. However
Jenny Govender
Unfair delays lead to doctor’s permanent stay of disciplinary proceedings
By Deniro Pillay & Jenny Govender on
In the judgment of Aslam v President: Health Professions Council and Others (3 April 2023), the court decided to permanently set aside disciplinary proceedings and to prevent The Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) from taking any further disciplinary measures relating to a complaint of unprofessional…