The teacher – pupil relationship is not a topic that is adequately explored and discussed amongst the relevant stakeholders, given the events of recent years.

Most taverns are notoriously known for their unsafety and violent activities. Serious assaults, bar fights, and sometimes deaths are not necessarily unheard of in taverns. Most societies have come...

Many employees are unaware that similar to criminal or civil courts proceedings, the CCMA or Bargaining Council is allowed to compel witnesses to present themselves to testify or provide information.

The South African civil litigation process forms two main branches: application and action proceedings.

Child maintenance is a critical solution in law, it allows for the most basic care for the most helpless in society, our children.

The concept of superannuation refers to when an action is dismissed as a result of an inordinate delay in prosecuting the matter. Superannuation is a remedy developed by the common law and...

Litigation is the process of taking a legal dispute to court. Civil litigation is ordinarily between two or more parties and is conducted in a public forum.

The Western Cape High Court examined whether an informal email could satisfy the technical requirements of a formal plea under Rule 22 of the Uniform Rules of Court...

The Supreme Court of Appeal examines whether a pension fund can successfully rescind a default judgment when its absence from proceedings resulted from internal administrative failures. The case explores the boundaries between procedural error and voluntary default, testing whether gross negligence in responding to legal process can be excused by the strength of a potential defence.

Discussions at the Civil Law Update Seminar held on 22 May 2026, hosted by the Pretoria Attorneys Association, provided important insight into the continued implementation of the Gauteng Division’s mandatory...

Discussions at the Civil Law Update Seminar held on 22 May 2026, hosted by the Pretoria Attorneys Association, provided important insight into the continued implementation of the Gauteng Division’s mandatory mediation framework and court operations affecting civil litigation in the division.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published draft Regulations introducing formal provisions for electronic commissioning of affidavits in South Africa. This legislative modernisation proposes to allow commissioners to administer oaths remotely through audio-visual communication, fundamentally changing the traditional requirement for physical presence while maintaining essential safeguards.

Webber Wentzel recently successfully appealed a matter in which the trial took a very active role in the trial.

When a student urgently asks a court to let them continue attending classes while challenging an academic exclusion, the legal question is not simply whether the consequences for the student are serious.

The Johannesburg High Court has published lead times for setting matters down for hearing, revealing significant delays across various case types. With opposed applications facing 18-week waits and long-duration trials not being heard until 2028, the bulletin raises questions about court capacity and potential solutions to address mounting backlogs.

When a neighbour's watchdog bites someone who repeatedly puts their head over a boundary wall despite warnings, does the dog owner face strict liability? This South African case examines the actio de pauperie remedy and explores when an injured party's own conduct can defeat a claim, offering critical insights for insurers assessing dog-bite liability claims.

A South African court has ruled that the International Air Services Council cannot impose race-based B-BBEE requirements on airlines applying for international route licenses.

The Illinois Supreme Court has resolved a critical question about the scope of pollution exclusions in commercial general liability insurance policies. When a facility operates under a government-issued permit authorising emissions, does that regulatory approval affect whether a pollution exclusion applies to claims arising from those emissions? The Court's decision clarifies the relationship between regulatory compliance and insurance coverage for environmental harm.

The Deputy Judge President ("DJP") of the Johannesburg High Court should again be commended for transparency in publishing a bulletin on 26 July 2024 of lead times for the set down of matters for hearing.

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