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[Karabo Ledwaba] The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has granted R100,000 bail to travel agent Premila Shunmugam (57), the owner of Silver Touch Events in Greenstone Hill, who is facing three counts of fraud amounting to R400,000... |
 |  Image source: prostooleh from Freepik This case involved an application for summary judgment by a credit provider. The dispute arose from an instalment sale agreement signed on 1 August 2023 to finance a motor vehicle... |
 |  Image source: Racool_studio from Freepik In Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Solidarity obo AP Erasmus, the Labour Appeal Court overturned a Labour Court ruling that had found Eskom guilty of unfair discrimination... |
 |  Image source: pvproductions from Freepik When the SCA hears the appeal of the High Court’s Standard Bank v Sarb decision in 2026, the court will determine whether the 1961 Exchange Control Regulations can be stretched to apply to a borderless, digital asset such as Bitcoin... |
 |  Image source: Getty Images The key to building a successful law firm is to focus marketing efforts and business development on attracting clients that make the work worthwhile... |
|  Image source: senivpetro from Freepik A recent US federal court decision underscores the power of exclusion clauses in commercial general liability policies - particularly those involving firearms... |
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[John Botha] In a historic judgment, the Constitutional Court confirmed that South Africa’s parental leave framework under the BCEA and UIF Act is unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating against fathers, adoptive parents, and commissioning parents... |
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[Riona Kalua] The Labour Court recently clarified the legal meaning and implications of suspension in the workplace in the case of Bombela Operating Company (Pty) Ltd v CCMA and Others... |
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[Mtho Maphumulo] A recent judgment from the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court provides clarity on the limits of employer immunity under Coida when tragic incidents occur in the course of employment — but not necessarily arising from it... |
|  Image source: standret from Freepik In a judgment delivered on 21 August 2025, the Labour Court of South Africa dismissed an application to review and set aside an arbitration award that found the dismissal of a security officer to be substantively unfair... |
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[Riona Kalua] In a significant judgment delivered on 28 August 2025, the Labour Court of South Africa reviewed and overturned the dismissal of 19 employees of Plusnet Geotex, a division of Master Plastics Ltd... |
 |  Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner at Adams & Adams A recent decision in a Californian court provides guidance on the interpretation of “claim” under claims-made insurance policies and highlights the limits of what may constitute a “demand”... |
 |  African Law Firm of the Year – Webber Wentzel The 12th annual African Legal Awards saw law firms from across the continent gather at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 5 September, to celebrate excellence in the legal sector... |
|  John Botha, Joint CEO, Global Business Solutions The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed the urgent application by Neasa and Sakeliga NPC to suspend the implementation of South Africa’s newly gazetted employment equity targets... |
|  Lili Nupen, director and co-founder at NSDV Law Lili Nupen, director and co-founder at NSDV Law, may not have originally aspired to be an attorney, but her path in the legal sector is one she's forged in gold (mines)... |
|  Ariana Issaias, director at Bowmans, Kenya This Women's Month, we caught up with Ariana Issaias, a director at Bowmans, Kenya and the African Legal Awards Rising Star for 2024... |
|  Jaimé-Lee Jacobs, director at Herold Gie Attorneys This Women's Month, we chat to Jaimé-Lee Jacobs, director at Herold Gie Attorneys, about women's superpowers and why new mother's deserve far more support than they are currently afforded... |
|  A branch South African mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken 10 November 2015. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo After eight months, the Constitutional Court has finally released its ruling on the famous 'Please call me' case... |
|  Riona Kalua, head of Labour and Employment at LnP Beyond Legal Recent decisions by the Labour Court and the Labour Appeal Court have brought renewed clarity to the legal principles governing joinder in employment-related litigation... |
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[Riona Kalua] It’s not uncommon for businesses to want to stop former employees from joining a competitor. But just having a restraint-of-trade clause in a contract doesn’t mean it will hold up in court... |
