South Africa: Trials & Appeals & Compensation

A private hospital patient's leg amputation following an untreated ruptured aneurysm led to complex medical negligence litigation involving multiple defendants. When the plaintiff's legal team delayed suing a key physician based on a strategic decision to pursue vicarious liability, the court had to determine whether the claim had prescribed under South Africa's three-year limitation period.

A Johannesburg High Court recently dismissed a plaintiff's insurance claim after more than thirteen years of inordinate delay and failure to prosecute.

Accusations of racism in the workplace are among the most sensitive and volatile issues employers and employees can face. In South Africa, where history, power and inequality remain deeply intertwined with working life, such allegations carry real emotional and legal weight.

In Phethogo Consulting (Pty) Ltd v Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, the Free State Division of the High Court of South Africa was called upon to adjudicate...

An employee drinks an energy drink before work. A breathalyser test returns a positive alcohol reading. The employer applies its zero-tolerance policy and dismisses. Months later, the employee is reinstated with back pay.

In the realm of business rescue, where financially distressed companies are given an opportunity for rehabilitation, a critical question arises: when does the conduct of a business rescue practitioner cross the threshold...

The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court recently delivered a judgment in Bergsig Special School v MEC: Education on the interface between unjust enrichment claims...

The Western Cape High Court recently delivered a judgment in a default judgment application that stems from a defamation matter instituted by Rosemary Ryan ("Ms Ryan") against the Hyatt Regency Cape Town hotel...

Section 17(2)(f) of the South African Superior Courts Act, 2013 ("the Act") deals with reconsiderations and variations of the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA").