Tag archives: Big Read Book

Quantum of damages in medical malpractice cases: Volume 12

By Donald Dinnie on April 20, 2023 Posted in Insurance

Volume 12 of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Big Read Book series is now out. It is a comprehensive review of judgments dealing with the quantum for damages in medical malpractice cases and which can be found here. This volume reviews proof of special damages including contingency deduction, life expectancy and loss of earnings. We look at quantifying … Continue reading

By Donald Dinnie on February 23, 2023 Posted in Insurance

Big Read Book Series Volume 11 Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa’s Review of South African insurance judgments of 2022 is now out. You can view / download a copy of it HERE. Big Read Book Volume 11 is a comprehensive review of all the significant South African insurance judgments delivered in 2022. Volumes 4, 7 … Continue reading

The Big Read Book Volume 10 – Presenting your evidence in the small claims court

By Donald Dinnie on January 25, 2023 Posted in General

The initiative to establish the Small Claims Court began in the early 1980’s. The result of the Hoexter Commission of Enquiry was the passing of the Small Claims Court Act in 1984. The Small Claims Courts are designed to settle small civil claims (currently the monetary claim limit is R20 000.00) in an informal and … Continue reading

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Big Read Book: 2021 South African Insurance Judgments

By Donald Dinnie on December 2, 2022 Posted in Insurance

Norton Rose Fulbright’s review of the 2021 South African Insurance Judgments is now available HERE. This is Volume 9 of the Big Read Book Series. It is a bumper edition covering 32 insurance judgments. 2021 saw an increase in insurance cases heard by the courts, possibly a catch up from the backlog caused by the … Continue reading