https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/546.html South Africa Law Practice news 15 Law Practice news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/546.html en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:33:52 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-centre-to-support-whistleblowers-403809a Courage Hub SA launches as new whistleblower protection laws are debated. 1-267665 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/acting-national-police-commissioner-appointed-following-masemola-suspension-958364a President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the South African Police Service's (SAPS) divisional commissioner for financial management services, Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, as the acting national commissioner of police. 1-267654 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/implicated-individuals-in-life-esidimeni-tragedy-to-be-prosecuted-958614a The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will institute legal action against individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. 1-267334 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/deputy-president-transport-minister-cleared-of-alleged-interference-in-saa-ceo-appointment-392078a The Office of the Deputy President has welcomed the Public Protector’s findings that cleared Deputy President Paul Mashatile and Transport Minister Barbara Creecy of any alleged wrongdoing regarding the appointment of outgoing South African Airways (SAA) CEO, Professor John Lamola. 1-267303 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/johannesburg-arbitration-week-2026-to-examine-arbitrations-role-in-a-fragmented-global-order-281877a Johannesburg Arbitration Week (JAW) 2026 will bring together leading arbitrators, judges, former heads of state, legal practitioners, policymakers and business leaders in Johannesburg from 5 to 7 May 2026 to explore arbitration’s evolving role in Africa’s trade, investment and sustainable development landscape. 1-267280 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/christopher-group-recalibration-highlights-service-focus-847473a The justice system depends on more actors than those who appear in courtrooms or headlines. We often read about lawmakers, judges, sometimes litigators, but almost never about the financial intermediaries who keep personal injury cases alive during years of bottlenecks, appeals, and bureaucratic slowness. Yet behind the scenes, there are firms that often determine whether a law practice can survive the long drought between filing and judgment. 1-267279 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lessons-on-prescription-when-the-introduction-of-new-causes-come-too-late-170106a A recent judgment of the Mahikeng High Court serves as a stark reminder that a change in the legal foundation of a claim — from contract to delict — is not merely a technical adjustment. It constitutes the introduction of a new cause of action and, consequently, a new debt for the purposes of the Prescription Act 68 of 1969. Where the prescriptive period applicable to that new debt has already lapsed, the amendment will not be permitted. 1-267178 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/caitlin-slade-joins-cox-yeats-as-associate-in-construction-and-insurance-170176a Cox Yeats is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Slade as an associate in its construction and insurance team. 1-267168 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/deliberately-avoiding-condition-fulfilment-is-not-a-get-of-contract-free-card-170496a A party cannot deliberately prevent a condition precedent from being fulfilled and then use that failure to escape its contractual obligations. 1-267048 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/legal-aid-sa-adjusts-means-test-in-line-with-cpi-170416a Legal Aid South Africa has revised upwards its means test in line with the Consumer Price Index in response to ongoing economic hardship and the rising cost of living. 1-267018 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa