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WhatsApp In Court: When Your Chats Become Your Best (Or Worst) Evidence

A recent Western Cape High Court judgment (Gerritsen Trading CC t/a Gerritsen Drilling SA v Blydskap Holdings (Pty) Ltd (2024/146798) [2025] ZAWCHC 400 (27 August 2025) in a provisional...

South Africa Litigation

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Uganda Court Of Appeal Confirms Restriction On Arbitration Appeals, Post-award Relief Remains Unclear

Recent decisions by the Court of Appeal have firmly slammed the door on prospects for appeals from arbitration, upholding as sterling the principle of finality...

South Africa Litigation

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A Party Absent From Taxation Cannot Seek To Review The Taxation Master's Decisions

In Macbeth Attorneys Inc v South African Forestry Company SOC Ltd ("SAF") and Others, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal ("the SCA") provided clarity about whether...

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Settlement Secrets For CEO's

The cheapest dispute is the one you design to end early. That doesn't mean capitulating; it means treating the fight like a deal with a closing plan. Senior leaders who exit litigation quickly do three things...

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

A Party Absent From Taxation Cannot Seek Review The Taxation Master's Decisions

South Africa Litigation

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South African Supreme Court Of Appeal Weighs In On Facebook Posts

South Africa Litigation

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Harassment Orders: Why "Harm" Is The Hinge

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

Why Does Litigation Take So Long?

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

What Litigators Do All Day

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

Paying The Price For Peace

South Africa Litigation

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Piercing The Corporate Veil Of Close Corporations

South Africa Litigation

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Adjudication Holds Firm: Eskom V Framatome And The Strength Of Contractual Dispute Resolution

South Africa Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Rules Of Evidence: Prove It Or Lose It: Admissibility And The Truth Behind Trial Bundles

South Africa Litigation

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Adams & Adams

SCA Reaffirms Residual Powers Of Company Directors To Rescind Winding-up Orders

South Africa Litigation

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Shake Up For CIS Managers – What Should You Do Now?

South Africa Finance

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When Is The Right Time To Go Offshore With Your Money?

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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The Sovereign Group

Clawed Back: What The Sundowns vs Mosimane Case Means For IP Contracts

South Africa IP

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Sun International And Peermont: Behind The Failed Transaction

South Africa Anti-trust

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A Legal Perspective On Player-Club Disputes: Lucas Ribeiro Vs Mamelodi Sundowns FC

South Africa Commercial

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

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Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Video Evidence Seals The Deal: High Court Enforces Suretyships

In a recent judgment delivered by the Gauteng Division of the High Court, the Plaintiff, a major financial institution, sought a monetary judgment against the Defendants...

South Africa Litigation

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Adams & Adams

Balancing Disclosure In South African Courts: Rule 53; Rule 35; And Judicial Discretion

In South African law, the disclosure of documents is regulated by two distinct provisions: Rule 53 and Rule 35 of the Uniform Rules of Court.

South Africa Litigation

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Uncover The Truth With EDiscovery: Safeguarding Your Organisation From Internal Fraud Beyond Litigation

eDiscovery refers to the role of teams that specialise in providing support to various internal corporate functions, particularly legal, risk and compliance, to manage evidentiary obligations...

South Africa Litigation

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Pre-Litigation Discovery

South Africa Litigation

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Fasken

South Africa Legal Privilege Meets Journalistic Freedom Of Expression

South Africa Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

e-Discovery And What It Means For Legal Practitioners In SA

South Africa Litigation

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

Anton Piller Orders: Preserving Evidence On An Urgent Basis

South Africa Litigation

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Tabacks

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

South Africa Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Discovery – Who Calls The Shots

South Africa Litigation

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Vasco de Oliveira Inc.

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Clawed Back: What The Sundowns vs Mosimane Case Means For IP Contracts

In May 2020, Football Club Mamelodi Sundowns and coach Pitso Mosimane inked a fresh four-year deal negotiated through Mosimane's agency, Moira Tlhagale Sports Marketing ("TSM").

South Africa IP

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Uganda Court Of Appeal Confirms Restriction On Arbitration Appeals, Post-award Relief Remains Unclear

Recent decisions by the Court of Appeal have firmly slammed the door on prospects for appeals from arbitration, upholding as sterling the principle of finality...

South Africa Litigation

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Settlement Secrets For CEO's

The cheapest dispute is the one you design to end early. That doesn't mean capitulating; it means treating the fight like a deal with a closing plan. Senior leaders who exit litigation quickly do three things...

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

Harassment Orders: Why "Harm" Is The Hinge

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

Estoppel Without Words: A Cross-Border Lesson For South African Insurers

South Africa Insurance

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Adams & Adams

Why Does Litigation Take So Long?

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

Paying The Price For Peace

South Africa Litigation

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Adjudication Holds Firm: Eskom V Framatome And The Strength Of Contractual Dispute Resolution

South Africa Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Tax Focus - July Issue | 2025

South Africa Tax

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SNG Grant Thornton

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Court Procedure

What Litigators Do All Day

Most people experience litigation in two ways: the jolt of the initial demand and the bill that follows a month later. In between, the matter can feel like a sealed container – documents...

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

The Admissibility Of Video Evidence In Motion Proceedings

In FirstRand Bank Ltd v Ayob and Another, the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria had to consider whether video footage may be admissible as evidence in motion proceedings.

South Africa Litigation

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Changes To The Enrolment Procedure And Related Aspects Of The Opposed Motion Court In Johannesburg

The time to secure dates for opposed motions has grown from 12 weeks to nine calendar months from the time a request for a date is filed.

South Africa Litigation

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Joinder Of Third Party In Slip And Fall Case: A Legal Analysis

South Africa Litigation

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Adams & Adams

Application To Strike Out, Struck Out!

South Africa Litigation

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Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

Wescoal Judgment On Post-Commencement Creditors – How The Appeal Proceedings Affect Its Enforceability.

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

The 180-Day Period In PAJA

South Africa Litigation

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The Revival Of An Agreement That Lapsed For The Failure To Fulfil Conditions Precedents

South Africa Litigation

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Balancing Fairness And Justice In Unlawful Administrative Action

South Africa Litigation

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Fasken

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Commodities/ Securities

Change Of Corporate Identity

South Africa Employment

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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

Insider Trading Act

South Africa Finance

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Webber Wentzel

Securities Regulation Code

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Webber Wentzel

Insider Trading Act, 1998

South Africa Employment

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Webber Wentzel

Monthly Stock Exchange Report (January 1999)

South Africa Anti-trust

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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

Monthly Stock Exchange Report (January 1999)

South Africa Anti-trust

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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

Monthly Stock Exchange Report (November 1998)

South Africa Anti-trust

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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

Financial Services Alert - 10 November 1998

South Africa Anti-trust

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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

Monthly Stock Exchange Report (August 1998)

South Africa Anti-trust

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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

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Latest Videos

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Young AFSA Webinar – Session 3 (Video)

Deale Attorneys

ENSign Podcast: Navigating Injunctions In Ghana

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The CBN Naira Redesign And The Supreme Court Ruling; What You Should Know. (Video)

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The Trusted Advisors

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Zenas Chambers, ChimwaMurombe Legal Practice

Dispute Resolution (Video)

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

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