Around the world there are class actions, both settled and ongoing, by players against their respective sports bodies for repetitive head injuries resulting in neurodegenerative disorders. Insurers and brokers need to take note.
Class action claims against the US National…
This blog is co-authored by Mishka Maharaj, a candidate attorney.
The importance of appointing appropriate medical experts to provide evidence in medical malpractice disputes was highlighted in this April 2025 High Court judgment.
A patient claimed damages from an orthopaedic…
Whether it is under the South African Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes (Wind, Solar, Battery Energy Storage, and Gas) or in the commercial and industrial sector, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) govern the production and sale of the electrical energy-generated by…
The Constitutional Court’s unanimous April 2025 judgment in Prithilal v Akani Egoli (Pty) Ltd and Another restates the narrow circumstances in which a court may depart from the ordinary party‑and‑party scale and award costs on the punitive attorney‑and‑client scale. Ms Prithilal, although successful in…
In this appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal found that a party to a contract could, to avoid liability, rely on the exclusion of damages clause and time-bar clause despite their repudiation of the agreement having resulted in cancellation.
It…
An April 2025 decision of the High Court of Singapore found that a warranty in a marine insurance policy requiring compliance with “statutory or regulatory requirements” would be understood by a reasonable person, with the relevant background knowledge, to mean…
In April 2025 the Supreme Court of Appeal held that, where an application is made to evict unlawful occupiers from land or premises, the right of the unlawful occupiers to earn a living is a relevant consideration. The order of…
In April 2025 the Constitutional Court invalidated the legislature prohibition on staff members of municipalities holding political office in a political party and confined the prohibition to municipal managers or managers directly accountable to municipal managers.
The South African Municipal…
This blog is co-authored by Justine Subramoney, a candidate attorney.
A Company’s Memorandum of Incorporation or MOI is its most important document. However, section 15 of the Companies Act provided that an MOI must be consistent with the Act and…
In a recent April 2025 case, the court examined the liability of the defendants for injuries sustained by the plaintiff after falling into an open stormwater drain. The court concluded that the defendants’ conduct was wrongful and negligent, and that…
