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Like in many countries, Uganda's government is the single largest spender of money, and as such, contracting with government or governmental agencies can present great opportunities for businesses.

The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa, Johannesburg in Mbiza and Another v Timati considered a contempt of court application that was instituted by Mr Mbiza...

The Supreme Court of Appeal's recent judgment in the MV Haralambos case has sparked significant debate in South Africa's maritime community by upholding a vessel arrest based largely on commercial database evidence. The decision addresses the challenging question of proving common control between ship-owning companies when beneficial ownership information is not publicly available, potentially reshaping the evidentiary landscape for associated ship arrests. At the heart of the controversy lies whether comme

A recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on 31 March 2025 brings much-needed clarity to an issue that has sometimes left practitioners in a quandary...

In Interwaste (Pty) Ltd and others v Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment and others, the Pretoria High Court dealt with an application to review and set aside the final findings...

On 28 March 2014, the Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Gavin Cecil Gainsford N.O. & others v Tanzer Transport Ltd & others.

That which is essentially ‘dressed up' as a trade mark dispute is a battle between two opposing political parties - A line from the recent judgment discussed in this article.

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 South Africa proudly enters into a new decade, the time has finally come for the judiciary to pioneer and harness the benefits of digital revolution to improve access to the justice system.

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land and its decisions are ordinarily binding on all other courts. This practice, under the doctrine of precedent provides some degree of...

Jurisdiction in South Africa refers to the power or competence of a particular Court to adjudicate upon disputes between parties. The High Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Magistrates'...

In many cases, sales of immovable property are subject to conditions relating to bond financing or the sale of another property. These are conditions precedents to the sale.

Political Risk Insurance ("PRI"), which serves to protect assets and financial interests, offers a safeguard against adverse actions or inactions of governments and serves to mitigate...

Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War, once said that 'Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.'

The Supreme Court of Appeal ("the SCA") handed down judgment in Meyers v MEC, Department of Health, Eastern Cape[1] which was delivered on 04 March 2020.

In the case of Mambafula v Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Mr Simvumile Mambafula instituted urgent proceedings in the Eastern Cape Division – Mthatha of the High Court of South Africa...

Private bodies - such as hospitals, medical practices, banks and everyday employers - regularly receive requests for access to information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 ("PAIA"). Many recipients assume they have no choice but to comply with every request placed before them

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