In N.P. v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others (2468/2024) [2026] ZAWCHC 343 (23 June 2026), the Western Cape High Court declared the common law rule of lex domicilii matrimonii unconstitutional and invalid, and developed the common law
D.W v J.L.K (12604/2015) [2026] ZAWCHC 322 (17 June 2026)
The facts: a maintenance debtor who paid for luxuries before his children
The applicant and respondent divorced in 2015. In terms of a settlement agreement made an order of court,
This judgment is a useful working illustration of how our courts now approach return applications under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, incorporated into our law as Schedule 2 to the Children’s Act 38 of
The Facts: A Car, a Parking Lot, and a Protection Order
The parties in IKM v GRM (A2025-156276) [2026] ZAGPJHC 461 (7 May 2026), decided by Wilson J (with whom Wentzel J agreed) in the Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, were a
A recent judgment of the Western Cape Division, N.C.M.W v P.S.K and Others (2025/218300) [2026] ZAWCHC 272 (29 May 2026), is a useful teaching case. On its face it is a routine eviction, but it draws together three distinct threads
M.I.B (born H[…]) v D.B (2023-079189) [2026] ZAGPPHC 411 (2 May 2026)
This judgment of Smit AJ in the Gauteng Division, Pretoria, is a useful working example of how a court structures an award of rehabilitative maintenance in a long
The Facts: A Relocation, an Expert Report, and a Jurisdictional Challenge
The applicant, HMM, and the respondent, DM, were in a relationship for seven years and lived together for much of that time. DM contended that the parties were married
The facts: a brief nikah, a premature birth and a R154 118 claim
In Y.M v S.P (Appeal) (A146/2025) [2026] ZAWCHC 164 (13 April 2026), the Western Cape High Court (Pangarker J and Higgins AJ) was called upon to untangle
The Facts: A Child Removed from the Father’s Care, an Urgent Return Order, and the Contempt Sequel
In M.N v J.E and Another (2025/221659) [2026] ZAWCHC 189 (20 April 2026), Pangarker J delivered an ex tempore judgment that must be
The Facts: Divorce, Sequestration and a Web of Trusts and Companies
The matter of M.A.V. NO and Others v E.V (Case No. 8692/2020) [2026] ZAWCHC 167 (14 April 2026) concerns an application for security for costs arising out of protracted
