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The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 2 days

Cox Yeats recognised in Chambers & Partners 2026 rankings

Law Practice

Cox Yeats recognised in Chambers & Partners 2026 rankings

Issued by Cox Yeats 2 days

Dozens of communities downstream of the Katse Dam are owed compensation since 2013 by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Lesotho dam project misses deadline to pay multi-million compensation claim

Sechaba Mokhethi 11 Feb 2026

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Law Practice

Class actions on the increase: A case for regulation of litigation funding

Stuart Pringle 10 Feb 2026

Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner, Adams & Adams

Corporate & Commercial Law

Prior accounting discrepancies lead to coverage denial in new suits

Jean-Paul Rudd 6 Feb 2026

E-commerce fraud projected to exceed $131bn globally by 2030

E-commerce

E-commerce fraud projected to exceed $131bn globally by 2030

5 Feb 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Essential or not? The debate over aviation services heats up

Brett Abraham and Amy King 4 Feb 2026

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Law of Succession

SCA's landmark decision exposes vulnerabilities of unregistered customary marriages

Khanyisa Monqo and Kaamilah Paulse 3 Feb 2026

Eskom brings 5.5% increase offer to wage talks

Energy

Eskom brings 5.5% increase offer to wage talks

30 Jan 2026

The one number landlords should check before buying a rental apartment

Residential Property

The one number landlords should check before buying a rental apartment

Issued by Landsdowne Property Group 27 Jan 2026

From plan B to degree: Prospective students warned against college scams

Higher Education

From plan B to degree: Prospective students warned against college scams

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 23 Jan 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Activists reject Nersa's decision on Eskom's proposed tariff hikes

23 Jan 2026

Adv Svetlana Vasileva, Afsa Secretary General

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Afsa's Svetlana Vasileva: The emerging architecture of African dispute resolution

Svetlana Vasileva 22 Jan 2026

Why your marriage could be rewriting your will

Law of Succession

Why your marriage could be rewriting your will

Ken Newport, Issued by Capital Legacy 22 Jan 2026

A dedicated Road Accident Fund tribunal would relieve the pressure on the courts which are clogged with RAF claims, the assistant State Attorney in Johannesburg says. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

State Attorney calls for a new Road Accident Fund tribunal

22 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

Source: Supplied. Nina Keyser of Webber Wentzel.

Taxation & Regulation

Debate stirs as South African courts consider raising disputed tax assessments

Nina Keyser & Karen Miller 19 Jan 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA court orders release of UK arbitration records in $110m port dispute

Gavin Fitzmaurice, Sheena Dias, & Maano Manavhela 13 Jan 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health now takes full financial responsibility for medical scheme error

12 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Michael Hewson, founder and director of Graphene Economics, a specialist African transfer pricing advisory firm.

Taxation & Regulation

2026 new tax realities - navigating Africa’s aggressive scrutiny in business

9 Jan 2026

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu speaks in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo.

Tax Law

Nigeria to implement new tax laws from January despite calls for delay, Tinubu says

Camillus Eboh 31 Dec 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Aspen to sell major APAC operations for $1.6bn

31 Dec 2025

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Law Practice

RAF's attempt to reverse settlement denied by SCA judgment

Rethabile Shabalala and Maano Manavhela 22 Dec 2025

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

ESG & Sustainability

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

Simona Sagone 19 Dec 2025

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Financial Services

Legislative updates and industry news – November 2025

Danica Pretorius, Issued by Ambledown 22 Dec 2025

Branding

Brand moves we loved, loathed and learned from in 2025

Issued by icandi CQ 18 Dec 2025

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Law Practice

Tribunal welcomes appointments of new judges

18 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2025: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2025: HR & Management

17 Dec 2025

Authorising transactions: Why directors can’t afford to get it wrong

Corporate & Commercial Law

Authorising transactions: Why directors can’t afford to get it wrong

Randhir Naicker, Jason Goodison, and Benjamin Meadows, Issued by Cox Yeats 12 Dec 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Have your say on Traditional Courts Regulations, Draft Code of Conduct

12 Dec 2025

Source: GroundUp/Joseph Chirume. When GroundUp visited the incomplete Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre in Hankey there was no sign of activity.

Construction & Engineering

Broken promises: Sarah Baartman Centre is a case study in government failure

Joseph Chirume 12 Dec 2025

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Law Practice

Privacy vs defamation: Why it is vital to choose the correct cause of harm

Odwa Abraham and Lamiah Casoo 11 Dec 2025

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Family Law

How this ConCourt ruling altered asset distribution in non-accrual marriages

Bronwyn Samuel and Kaamilah Paulse 10 Dec 2025

Kobus de Beer, co-founder and Director at DBM Attorneys

Law Practice

Mandatory mediation at Gauteng High Court: What you need to know

Kobus de Beer 3 Dec 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Cox Yeats recognised in the 17th edition of Best Lawyers in South Africa

Law Practice

Cox Yeats recognised in the 17th edition of Best Lawyers in South Africa

Issued by Cox Yeats 14 Nov 2025

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Transport

New digital licensing system set to transform Gauteng’s public transport sector

14 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

South Africa sets bold 3% inflation target in transformative fiscal strategy

13 Nov 2025

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Tax Law

When does the High Court have jurisdiction over tax disputes?

Joon Chong and Dario Milo 12 Nov 2025

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IP Law

Fighting for the royalty treatment: IP disputes in SA's music scene

Fathima Ismail and Sara-Jane Pluke 11 Nov 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Pension law clarified: Tribunal underscores limits of adjudicators in new ruling

Nhlanhla Notha 10 Nov 2025

Marcel Capra, Chief Operations Officer of EQPlus

#EvolutionofWork

From chaos to clarity: The transformation of independent contracting

Marcel Capra 7 Nov 2025

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Law of Succession

Estate planning for your business: What happens to your company if you suddenly die?

5 Nov 2025

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Energy

Nersa ordered to publish cost-of-supply studies on municipal tariffs

3 Nov 2025

From compliance to cooperation: What the GCC 2025 means for contractors and employers

Land & Property Law

From compliance to cooperation: What the GCC 2025 means for contractors and employers

Peter Barnard and Harshita Kapoor, Issued by Cox Yeats 31 Oct 2025

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Law Practice

SCA ruling endorses Calderbank offer: What this means for dispute resolution in SA

Jonathan Barnes and Elan Dekel 31 Oct 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

High Court ruling clarifies payroll administrators' tax liabilities

Joon Chong 24 Oct 2025