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Without any doubt, the wider use of technology in the practice of law has been accelerated by the changed landscape brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic and associated lockdown regulations.

With South Africa's recent cabinet reshuffle, the Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation was amalgamated with the Department of Human Settlements.

Obtaining a favourable judgment against an Organ of State marks a day of success and promotes the feeling that justice has been served.

While employers get to enjoy the benefit of the profits resulting from the deeds of their employees, they also create the risk of harm to others through the actions of their employees...

In the recent case of Computicket v the Competition Commission, the Competition Appeal Court was called upon to analyse and explain the standard...

On 19 June 2020, the Pretoria High Court handed down judgment in Democratic Alliance v President of the Republic of South Africa and Four Others. The case concerned...

Could The Mandament Van Spolie Remedy Be Instituted To Regain Possession Of Your Emails And Access To A Network Server? This was the question asked in the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘‘SCA'') ...

Judge Brand, in the case of South African Forestry Co Ltd v York Timbers Ltd 2005 (3) SA 323 (SCA) stated that "… fairness and justice, like beauty, often lie in the eye of the beholder".

The provision that the court has jurisdiction ‘over all persons residing or being in such area does not enlarge the jurisdiction endowed by the words 'causes arising'.

SD9 is published in January each year, applicable from 1 February for 12 months.

Although brief, Judge Tolmay's judgment in the case of Helen Els and Ceroc Dance South Africa v Lezelle Pretorius (North Gauteng High Court, 25 June 2015) is interesting for a number of reasons.

This would be tantamount to, for example, a supplier of grapes not being able to use a device of a bunch of grapes alongside its name and trade mark on its packaging/cartons.

There's been a great deal of litigation around the trade mark ClearVu – passing-off proceedings before the High Court, an appeal from that judgment to the Supreme Court of Appeal, and proceedings before the ASA.

A recent European case in which Adidas successfully objected to a two-stripe device trade mark for footwear is interesting for us in Africa.

The recent South African High Court decision in the case of Howden Africa v CFW Industries is extremely interesting.

With our South African diversity, it is not surprising that we have several major annual events, where people gather and celebrate, in the same spirit.

The recent judgment in Union-Swiss (Proprietary) Limited v Govender and Others, delivered by the Kwa-Zulu Natal Local Division of the High Court, dismissed an application seeking ...