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Legal privilege vs confidentiality

Insurance & Actuarial

Legal privilege vs confidentiality

Andrew Clark, Issued by Cox Yeats 22 Jan 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

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Law Practice

Why "it won't work" is no excuse: High Court rules on mandatory mediation stance

Roberto Oktober and Peter Michaels 20 Jan 2026

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 22 Dec 2025

Source: Transnet

Supply Chain

Transnet, ICTSI ink 25-year Durban Pier 2 deal, industry calls for transparency

11 Dec 2025

The generational power of education: A legacy that begins with one degree

Higher Education

The generational power of education: A legacy that begins with one degree

Nandipha Mbhele, Issued by Regent Business School 28 Nov 2025

Competition Law

SCA rules no online bets allowed on casino games

Wendy Rosenberg, Tebogo Sibidla & Nothando Madondo 21 Nov 2025

Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Sibanye's $1.2bn cancelled Appian deal costs it $215m

10 Nov 2025

The high court in Pietermaritzburg has ruled that the almost 1,800 residents of an informal settlement in Shakas Head, Ballito, may be evicted. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court green-lights eviction of over 1,800 Ballito residents

Tania Broughton 24 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Understanding the hidden benefits of voluntary liquidation

Brendan Olivier 23 Oct 2025

A protest outside the Civic Centre in Cape Town in August after the announcement that the Dial-a-Ride service would be cut back. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Health & Social Welfare

City of Cape Town pauses decision to cut Dial-a-Ride services

Tania Broughton and Mary-Anne Gontsana 8 Sep 2025

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Labour Law

Cough syrup today, unemployed tomorrow: When zero-tolerance policies end in unfair dismissals

Amandla Makhongwana 6 Aug 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Dinner served with a side of negligence - judgment a warning to restaurateurs

Justin Malherbe and Nosiphiwo Rala 7 Jul 2025

Law Practice

To arbitrate or litigate? That is the question

Paul Russell 20 Jun 2025

Legislation & Regulation

Why South African animal welfare laws need an urgent overhaul

Charan Saunders 12 Jun 2025

ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

Law Practice

Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Tania Broughton 2 May 2025

The woman allegedly hired a gang to carry out the shooting.

Criminal Law

Woman faces murder charge for alleged gang-related shooting in Cape Town's Wynberg Court

15 Apr 2025

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

The Gauteng High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg to pay out a property company because of a delay in providing alternative accommodation for families living in the company’s “hijacked” building. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landmark judgment on evictions in Johannesburg

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 11 Apr 2025

Photos: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito

Joseph Bracken 3 Apr 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Land & Property Law

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

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Law Practice

ConCourt blocks Mphaphuli Consulting’s application in R76m case

24 Feb 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

#BizTrends2025: America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

“Of the nine cases referred to and cited, only two could be found to exist, albeit that the citation of one was incorrect,” wrote Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout about an application for leave to appeal. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Law Practice

Lawyers in deep trouble for using AI to draft court papers

Tania Broughton 9 Jan 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Public liability vs personal negligence: Judgment a warning against opportunistic litigation

Mtho Maphumulo 5 Dec 2024

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Labour Law

Dismissal disputes: Trust breakdown evidence not always required

Amandla Makhongwana and Chloë Loubser 7 Oct 2024

Forestry industry wins legal battle on water legislation, court rules

Forestry

Forestry industry wins legal battle on water legislation, court rules

10 Sep 2024

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Tax Law

Who can legally represent taxpayers in Tax Court?

Bronwyn Dearden and Shekesh Sirkar 10 Jun 2024

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Law Practice

Pitfalls of failing to follow rules of court

Jean-Paul Rudd 17 May 2024

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Mobile & Apps

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried introduced at Crypto Bahamas conference.

Tech Startups

SBF found guilty on all counts, faces 100-year sentence

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

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Tax Law

Tax Court vs High Court: Differing opinions on tax matter

Ursula Diale-Ali and Jana Krause 9 Oct 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Greenlight for residents to review Eskom's decision to reduce electricity supply

Sechaba Mchunu 16 Jan 2023

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Family Law

Rule 43: Easing the financial stress during divorce proceedings

Shani Van Niekerk 1 Dec 2022

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Criminal Law

Janusz Waluz granted permanent residence for parole period

29 Nov 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Using picketing rules and the Code on Harassment to mitigate strike-related violence

Brett Abraham & Nonjabulo Mthembu 28 Oct 2022

Construction of the controversial multi-billion rand development at the River Club in Observatory continues despite legal challenges. This is how it looked on Friday 23 September 2022. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

What next in the twisty River Club saga?

Steve Kretzmann 26 Sep 2022

Source: © The Citizen The hounding of a state witness by three media houses has led to the baning of the live broadcasting of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Media

Journalists' behaviour leads to broadcast ban of Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

14 Sep 2022

Finance

International debt collection: South Africa ranked 43rd most difficult country for debt collection

1 Jul 2022

Source: © moneywebco.za Sanef has strongly condemned former SAA board chairperson, Dudu Myeni, for her alleged assault on a photographer

Media Freedom

Sanef appalled by assault on the Times' photographer by Dudu Myeni

13 Apr 2022

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Mining

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 11 Mar 2022

Law Practice

Bowmans promotes 10 partners

3 Mar 2022

The people vs Savanna Premium Cider in #CancelCourt - you won't believe what happens next...

FMCG

The people vs Savanna Premium Cider in #CancelCourt - you won't believe what happens next...

Issued by Heineken Beverages 8 Feb 2022

Lucinda Hinxman

Labour Law & Unions

4 ways to safeguard confidential information in the era of hybrid working

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Dec 2021

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Mining

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

Photo: Santeri Viinamäki via (CC BY SA 4.0)

Law Practice

Magistrate courts in disarray because of broken IT system

Geoffrey Allsop 21 Oct 2021

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Cyber Law

Justice Department contains ransomware attack

11 Oct 2021

Zuma claim of imprisonment without trial baseless, ConCourt hears

Zondo Commission

Zuma claim of imprisonment without trial baseless, ConCourt hears

Valencia Talane 13 Jul 2021

Suspended ANC general secretary Ace Magashule speaks after former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 26 May, 2021. Reuters/Rogan Ward

Criminal Law

South African court upholds top ANC official Magashule's suspension

9 Jul 2021