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A recent South African Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") judgment is a reminder to public bodies to diligently apply themselves when considering Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 ("PAIA") requests...

To expand on this, Motion Proceedings are by their nature designed for the resolution of legal disputes which can be disposed of expeditiously on common cause facts.

In the case of Ubisi and Another v Road Accident Fund, the Supreme Court of Appeal ("the SCA") reiterated the well-established principle that courts have limited powers to set aside settlement agreements.

An area of difficulty that often confronts the courts is that of contractual disputes – particularly in respect of the enforcement or non-enforcement of contracts/contractual terms.

In the case of PRASA v Community Property Company (Pty) Ltd and Another, the Supreme Court of Appeal ("the SCA") ruled that simply pleading the four general enrichment...

In a previous article, we reported the decision in Reyno Dawid de Beer and Others v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ("COGTA").

Under South African criminal law, a life imprisonment sentence is the most severe form of judicial punishment that can be imposed upon a convicted criminal and is therefore reserved for the most serious offences.

Most people experience litigation in two ways: the jolt of the initial demand and the bill that follows a month later. In between, the matter can feel like a sealed container – documents...

In the case of Schultz v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") heard an appeal against the decision of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria.

Article 26 of the Ugandan Constitution enshrines the right to property and the protection from deprivation of property, subject only to the prompt payment of fair and adequate compensation...

With effect from 1 March 2015, withholding tax on interest will be levied at a rate of 15% in respect of interest that is paid by any person to or for the benefit of any foreign person.

In a recent landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) made a ruling in favour of Woolworths Holdings ("Woolworths"). The judgement affirmed Woolworths' right to claim...

In a recent Supreme Court of Appeal matter- Pride Milling Company (Pty) Ltd v Bekker NO and Another – the SCA was asked to decide on circumstances in which it would be appropriate for a court...

A recent Ugandan High Court decision, Sendagire Stephen and Nanyombi Gladys v DFCU Limited, Kabiito Karamagi and Kirumira Godfrey Kalule HCCS No. 26 of 2008,

In South Africa, the Advertising Standards Authority ("ASA") is a voluntary body and its members agree to be bound by its rulings.

The essence of the complaint made by the Competition Commission ("the Commission") was that SCI charged excessive prices for purified propylene and polypropylene between 2004 and 2007.

In Mantashe v Justice Raymond Zondo N.O. and Another, the Johannesburg High Court reiterated the established peremptory requirements that must be satisfied...