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Land & Property Law

Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito

Joseph Bracken 2 hours

Competition Law

Nigerian competition agency sues MultiChoice over price hike

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Chijioke Ohuocha 6 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing in South Africa: Clarifying misconceptions

Simon Kuper and Neil Lazarus 6 Mar 2025

#GeorgeCollapse investigation report now with SAPS

Construction & Engineering

#GeorgeCollapse investigation report now with SAPS

3 Feb 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Agree to disagree: Why mutual agreement is required when referring a dispute for arbitration

Ziyanda Sibeko and Johnson Mthembu 16 Jan 2025

Juta acquires Contractzone and Litigator to expand legal tech solutions

Publishing

Juta acquires Contractzone and Litigator to expand legal tech solutions

Issued by Juta and Company 7 Oct 2024

Kaamilah Paulse, director and family law specialist at Herold Gie Attorneys

Family Law

#WomensMonth: Empathy and advocacy - Kaamilah Paulse's recipe for women's success in law

Shan Radcliffe 29 Aug 2024

Slowly the State Capture prosecution is moving forward.

Construction & Engineering

High Court orders liquidation of Indiwize Construction

Lindsey Schutters 15 Aug 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court rules in favour of insurer in dispute over towed vehicle

Jean-Paul Rudd 25 Jun 2024

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Labour Law

Can you challenge a dismissal when the company is in business rescue?

Lesley Mokgoro and Odirile Matladi 11 Jun 2024

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Law Practice

AI and how it can affect the arbitration process

Siphokazi Kayana and Nomfundo Mkatshwa 6 Jun 2024

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Law Practice

Pitfalls of failing to follow rules of court

Jean-Paul Rudd 17 May 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Arbitration takes precedence in High Court: A review of recent cases

Kylie Slambert and Kamogelo Mashigo 18 Mar 2024

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Tax Law

Sars takes legal action against Sasfin Bank

29 Feb 2024

The war against cable theft is being won. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels.

Hardware

Telkom and SAPS partnership to fight theft and vandalism sees results

29 Jan 2024

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande denies allegations of kickbacks

Higher Education

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande denies allegations of kickbacks

Imran Salie 9 Jan 2024

Practice management

Healthcare system burdened by unfounded cases of medical malpractice

9 Nov 2023

5 reasons to prioritise safety for freight transport

Road Freight & Fleet Management

5 reasons to prioritise safety for freight transport

Pieter Vermeulen 4 Oct 2023

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Law Practice

What are your rights when dealing with the sheriff?

Naledi Motsiri 24 Aug 2023

Eulenda Lebese-Cussons, founding director of LC Attorneys

Land & Property Law

#WomensMonth: Your unique perspective has a positive value - Eulenda Lebese-Cussons, LC Attorneys

Shan Radcliffe 22 Aug 2023

President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Criminal Law

Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

Ciaran Ryan 17 Aug 2023

Branding

Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding

Graeme Austin 4 Aug 2023

Commercial Property

Amazon and City of Cape Town secure legal win against OCA

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jun 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Auditor and compliance officer cleared, insurers to pay costs

Jean-Paul Rudd 18 May 2023

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Family Law

The benefits of registering a customary marriage

Janine Julies 5 May 2023

The battle against the River Club development may well be over after Tuesday’s scathing court finding that activist Tauriq Jenkins (photographed) made fraudulent representations to the court. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

River Club interdict obtained by fraud, three judges rule

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2022

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Medical Law

How load shedding could impact medical negligence cases

Mtho Maphumulo and Seipati Mohaladi 12 Oct 2022

Covid-19

"There should be no secrecy in a pandemic" - Health Justice Initiative's senior researcher

13 Sep 2022

How SA consumers are enforcing their rights against online retailers

E-commerce

How SA consumers are enforcing their rights against online retailers

Wendy Tembedza and Qaasim Ganey 5 Aug 2022

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Law of Succession

Death and trade marks: How IP can be divided and transferred to heirs

Dina Biagio and Jan-Gerhard Oosthuysen 22 Jun 2022

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Labour Law

Confidentiality clauses - whistles can't be blown if employer consent is required

Johan Botes 2 Jun 2022

Appian begins legal proceedings in $1.2bn claim against Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Appian begins legal proceedings in $1.2bn claim against Sibanye-Stillwater

Nelson Banya 30 May 2022

Old Mutual wins: Peter Moyo's R250m claim thrown out of court

Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual wins: Peter Moyo's R250m claim thrown out of court

18 May 2022

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IP Law

Seeing red - another Christian Louboutin trade mark lawsuit trampled in court

Tim Laurens 12 May 2022

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Tania Broughton 5 Apr 2022

Covid-19

The HJI launches litigation for disclosure of SA's Covid-19 vaccine contracts

10 Mar 2022

The Pretoria High Court has declared a man who brought eight court applications against his partner a vexatious litigant. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Court sends strong message to vexatious litigants

Tania Broughton 9 Mar 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Helen Reid 3 Mar 2022

Telkom files interdict against Icasa

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom files interdict against Icasa

5 Jan 2022

The Constitutional Court has overturned a judgment of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal which found that the Road Accident Fund can reject a compensation claim that it is not brought within three years because of a person’s mental incapacity. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Law Practice

Concourt gives man go-ahead to file late road accident claim

Geoffrey Allsop 19 Nov 2021

Corporate & Commercial Law

Transnet derailed?

Colin Strime and Ryszard Lisinski 5 Nov 2021

MTN and Vodacom join Telkom in temporary spectrum lawsuit

Telecoms & Networks

MTN and Vodacom join Telkom in temporary spectrum lawsuit

18 Oct 2021

Zondo wraps up law enforcement evidence with NPA statements

Zondo Commission

Zondo wraps up law enforcement evidence with NPA statements

Valencia Talane 26 Jul 2021

Stop vehicle repossession: Know your consumer right!

Banking & Finance

Stop vehicle repossession: Know your consumer right!

Issued by DebtMap 15 Jul 2021

Can the Labour Court determine review proceedings of a liquidated company?

Labour Law

Can the Labour Court determine review proceedings of a liquidated company?

Nivaani Moodley, Shane Johnson, Cameron Rajoo, Julian Jones and Caellyn Eedes 6 May 2021

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Labour Law

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 Apr 2021

The Pretoria High Court has stopped Uthaka Energy from starting to mine coal this week in the critical water source area of Mabola, Mpumalanga. Archive photo: supplied

Mining

Court stops Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 26 Mar 2021