 |  Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner, Adams & Adams The US District Court for the District of Delaware has recently held that a prior notice exclusion barred cover for securities and derivative actions that were meaningfully linked to circumstances disclosed years earlier in a letter to the insured’s audit committee. |
 |  Image source: wirestock from Freepik The SCA, on 27 January 2026, delivered a judgment with significant and far-reaching implications for the insurance industry, particularly liability insurers... |
 |  Image source: rawpixel.com from Freepik For professional services, LinkedIn is the best platform to establish yourself as a thought leader and attract potential clients. But why aren’t you seeing tangible business opportunities as a result? |
 |  Adv Svetlana Vasileva, Afsa Secretary General Svetlana Vasileva, secretary general of Afsa, examines five trends that are structurally altering the legal landscape... |
 |  Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP Kisch IP director, Kevin Dam explores trends that will shape the resilience and relevance of legal practice in the months and years ahead... |
 |  Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Employment and Data Protection, Bowmans Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: employment and data protection at Bowmans, reviews the impact of South Africa's 2025 labour law changes for organisations and the employment landscape... |
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[Mtho Maphumulo] A recent High Court judgment serves as a critical reminder of the intricacies surrounding prescription in medical malpractice claims, particularly where the claimant is a layperson with limited access to medical knowledge... |
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[Andrea Paulsen] A new year is an opportunity for a fresh start! Everybody is rested after their year-end break and full of enthusiasm and positive expectancy. A good time to review and update the marketing activities for your law firm... |
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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”... |
