In March 2024, the Supreme Court of Appeal held that SARS lawfully seized a director’s property during a search and seizure operation conducted at the premises of the company.
SARS had obtained a warrant from the high court in terms
In March 2024, the Supreme Court of Appeal held that SARS lawfully seized a director’s property during a search and seizure operation conducted at the premises of the company.
SARS had obtained a warrant from the high court in terms…
This US judgment’s summary of Michigan insurance law will be largely familiar to South African readers:
“An insurance policy is much the same as any other contract. It is an agreement between the parties in which a court will determine…
In an appeal judgment (Reitz 21 CC v Siebrits and Others (A91/2023) [2024] ZAGPPHC 70 (31 January 2024) (saflii.org)) the lease agreement dealt with rental of student accommodation. The lessee sought remission of the rent because the Covid-19…
An insurance coverage dispute arose out of the construction of a “disappearing floor pool” at a residential home in Montana, US. The pool and spa included several water features such as an infinity edge, a basin to catch water overspilling…
In 2021, a warehouse developed by a property developer and already occupied by the tenant collapsed during a tornado causing injuries and deaths. The developer sought an indemnity under its insurance policy covering bodily injury and property damage liability. The…
In modern employment contracts, restraint of trade clauses are commonly inserted to protect the employer’s proprietary interests. The purpose thereof is to prohibit an employee for a specified period and prescribed geographical area from taking up employment with a direct…
In a claim for damages for personal injury arising from an event on the defendant airline, the Court of Justice for the European Union found that, for the purposes of Article 17 of the Montreal Convention, an accident can be an…
The plaintiff insured instituted action against the defendant insurer, in relation to a claim arising from a fire on the insured farm (in May 2015) which the plaintiff alleged resulted in damage in the sum of around R14 million. The…
The insured instituted a claim against the respondent insurer for payment of the replacement value of his stolen motor vehicle. The claim was rejected by the insurer, who alleged that the insured had supplied it with dishonest information when making…
The applicant submitted a claim to his insurer, water leakage of his motor vehicle in June 2020. Two days later the insurer collected the…