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Aug 11, 2023
Litigation: Finally, law clinic gets class action go-ahead
The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal in a high-profile fraud case, making it possible for the...
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Aug 10, 2023
Criminal: Killer cannot benefit from wife's murder – ruling
In what the Cape Times report describes as a 'landmark judgment' – where a man was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his...
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Aug 1, 2023
Appointing a Curator for the purposes of protecting the mentally incapacitated
According to the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, a curator is defined as, “any person who is authorized to act under letters of...
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Jul 26, 2023
Contract: Exclusion clause covered theft, rules ConCourt
The Constitutional Court has brought a long-running dispute between Japanese tech group Fujitsu and a logistics company to a close after...
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Jul 14, 2023
Constitutional: Court overrides Mental Health Care Act ruling
The National Department of Health won a Constitutional Court bid upholding the Mental Health Care Act, reports EWN. The department...
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Jul 11, 2023
Insurance: SCA orders homeowner to refund R1.64m claim
A Pretoria homeowner was ordered by the SCA to refund Discovery R1.64m, plus other costs it paid him for a genuine storm damage and...
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Jul 4, 2023
The consequences of disobeying a court order in respect of contact with a minor child
In a recent judgment, the court had to make a ruling on an application brought by an aggrieved father who had been denied contact with...
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Jun 29, 2023
Delict: Tardy Prasa held liable for passenger's injuries
A passenger who fell from a moving train after he was struck by a rock thrown through open carriage doors has won a damages claim against...
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Jun 27, 2023
Family: Mother who left children pays the price
A woman who, according to her now ex-husband, loved nice cars and fashionable clothing, has forfeited her half of their matrimonial home,...
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Jun 20, 2023
Labour: Breathalyzer tests for workers ruled unreliable
Employers cannot solely rely on breathalyzer tests to dismiss workers, according to a recent judgment by the Johannesburg Labour Court,...
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Jun 14, 2023
Company: Son wins directorship battle after father's death
The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of a son who had sued his late father’s fiancée and life partner over whether he could...
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Jun 13, 2023
Health: Class action over cholera outbreak on cards
Government is facing a class action lawsuit for negligence stemming from the provision of contaminated water to Hammanskraal residents,...
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Jun 1, 2023
Forfeiture of patrimonial benefits of the accrual system
In the recent case of M v M (GP) (unreported case no 56859/2021; 26859/2021, 21-2-2023), the Gauteng Division of the High Court in...
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May 12, 2023
The recovery of dissipated trust assets (De Rebus)
In the Living Hands (Pty) Ltd and Others v Old Mutual Trust Managers Ltd 2023 (1) SA 164 (GJ) case, an attempt was made by Living Hands...
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May 9, 2023
Monetary limit on jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in eviction cases
The Miya v Matleko-Seifert 2023 (1) SA 208 (GJ) case dealt with an appeal against a magistrates’ court eviction order to the High Court....
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Apr 18, 2023
Customary marriage – validity of marriage (De Rebus)
The court in Segone v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2022] JOL 54179 (GJ) was called on to decide whether the purported customary...
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Apr 6, 2023
Divorce - Accrual (De Rebus)
In the case of DM v CM 2022 (6) SA 255 (GJ) the GJ (per Strydom J) dealt with whether an accrual was payable by the defendant to the...
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Apr 5, 2023
Divorce – R43 application (De Rebus)
Against the backdrop of acrimonious divorce proceedings, the court had to decide on an R43 application brought by the applicant in HSH v...
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Mar 31, 2023
The General Principles for Challenging a Will
Clients approaching their attorneys with the challenge that a will is invalid is not uncommon. Such a challenge may arise from formal...
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Feb 14, 2023
Employment: Judge dismisses restraint of trade claim
A top KZN private school has hauled its ‘neighboring’ competitor to court after the headmaster of one resigned and later took up a...
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