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The Deputy Judge President ("DJP") of the Johannesburg High Court should be commended for publishing on 4 June 2024, a bulletin of lead times for the set down of matters for hearing by the Johannesburg High Court.

The Deputy Judge President ("DJP") of the Johannesburg High Court published a further bulletin of lead times for the set down of matters for hearing by the Johannesburg High Court as at 31 August 2024.

The case of Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd and Another v Coral Lagoon Investments 194 (Pty) Ltd and Others is valuable as it succinctly sets out the rules relating to the interpretation of contracts.

On 1 December 2017, the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") upheld an appeal against the decision of the court a quo of Donen AJ in the Western Cape Division ...

Discovery is a process in civil and criminal proceedings, provided for in Rule 35 of the Uniform Rules of Court, where parties exchange non-privileged documentary evidence available to the...

The purchaser in a sale transaction often does not have full insight into the dealings and risks of the business to be purchased, even when a due diligence has been conducted.

The Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") recently handed down a landmark judgment in Absa Bank Limited v Serfontein, setting aside an acknowledgement of debt agreement...

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, in its supremacy status, requires all three arms of the State, (i.e., the legislature, the executive and the judiciary) to adhere to...

This case addresses whether employers can be held liable vicariously for harm caused by their employees even when they are engaged on endeavours of their own and not discharging their duties.

The Supreme Court of Appeal (‘SCA') in the case of Vantage Goldfields SA (Pty) Ltd v Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Another considered whether a sale of shares agreement...

In Aptitude Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd v The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Another, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal...

ENSafrica has successfully represented one of its clients in an unusual unlawful competition case, one involving the misappropriation of confidential information.

The protracted legal saga between Andrew Merryweather and his delictual claim for damages against Oliver Scholtz and his father reached the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘SCA')...

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") recently handed down two judgments which provide some interesting insights into the interpretation and limits of the spoliation remedy.

The case between Ntsieni Morris Kgopana and Mohlaki Rosina Matlala in the Supreme Court of Appeal ("the SCA") considered whether a...

In the case of X LLC, case number 13276 heard in February 2015, as yet unreported, the Tax Court had to determine whether X had created a permanent establishment in South Africa, and was liable to tax in South Africa.

Tax law is often difficult to interpret and frequently the South African Revenue Service ("SARS") and the Courts hold a different view to that of a taxpayer and its advisers.