Road accidents involving food delivery drivers are far more common than you can imagine, with most cases reported to have resulted in serious injuries and death. Following the COVID-19 pandemic...

On 12 May 2020, the Judge of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius granted, on an urgent basis, a novel and ground-breaking interim order.

In South Africa, generally, prescription is regulated by the Prescription Act 68 of 1969 and in delictual, contractual (or any other liability), the

Morocco's marine sector has received a welcome boost, as Russia and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed cooperation initiatives.

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) refers to a fund that covers victims that have been involved in road accidents. The RAF provides cover for those who have been injured or the dependants of those who have been killed ...

The government has put in place a further long-term regulatory measure to address the current challenges facing South Africa's transport and logistics infrastructure.

On 16 August 2022, the Gauteng Legislature's Portfolio Committee ("the Committee") on Roads and Transport convened to discuss the viability of the proposed expansion of the Gautrain network.

It has been reported that airline carrier Mango, currently under business rescue, may be purchased and that the practitioner is awaiting confirmation of funding as well as a bank guarantee from a potential buyer.

The collapse of Hanjin, the world's seventh largest shipping container carrier, and its immediate impact in South Africa and its shipping industry, remains to be seen.

This clause ordinarily forms part of the general terms and conditions of the policy. It is not uncommon for insurers to rely on this clause to reject claims

On 31 January 2025, the Pretoria High Court delivered a judgment in a motor insurance case in which the insurer rejected the policyholder's claim following the theft of their vehicle.

It is that time of the year where there is ordinarily a worrying rise in motor vehicle accidents. As expected, road accidents awareness campaigns by the Department of Transport and other relevant agencies are in full swing.

Following the grounding of the "Kiani Satu" off the Knysna coast in August and its consequent refloating and sinking, the owners of the cargo on board the vessel sought an order for the preservation of documentation and access to its crew.

Confidentiality is considered one of the major benefits of arbitration and is, in some cases, the sole reason why parties opt for arbitration instead of normal court proceedings.

A case of alleged abuse of dominance recently came before the Competition Tribunal. South African Airways (SAA) stood accused of abusing its dominant position in one market (the market for air tickets sold through travel agents for domestic scheduled airline flights) to exclude competitors from a second market (the market of scheduled domestic airline flights).

A welcome introduction of an internationally-competitive international shipping tax regime is proposed in terms of the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2013 ("Bill").

If airlines are to survive the impact of the escalating oil price, and the global slowdown in economic activity, then they must become more efficient and increase their load factors, while maintaining their revenues per seat.

South Africa is considering measures to strengthen governance and improve efficiency at ailing state-owned enterprises such as South African Airways...

Companies including Omega Navigation, Marco Polo Seatrade and several other small operators have gone into bankruptcy protection recently, and Cyprus-based Ocean Tankers made a EUR19.6m net loss on EUT9.77m income this year.

The long debated issue of whether the possessory rights of a bareboat charterer are capable of being arrested or attached has finally been argued