Legal updates and opinions

By Dakalo Singo (Director, Head of Pro Bono Practice) The short answer: nothing! But that is not the end of the enquiry. While gaslighting is not [...]

By Dakalo Singo (Director, Head of Pro Bono Practice) Introduction People in abusive relationships are often asked: "Why don't you just leave?". While this base question [...]

By Naledi Motsiri (Director) and S'nenhlanhla Lushaba (Candidate Attorney) August, celebrated as Women’s Month in South Africa, is a time to reflect on the daily challenges [...]

By Naledi Motsiri (Director) and Nothando Nyoni (Associate) As Women's Month draws to an end, it is worth reflecting on the measures society has taken to [...]

Author: Brendan Olivier, Director, Insolvency & Business Rescue In the recent decision of Weir v Wiehahn Formwork Solutions (Pty) Ltd & others, the High Court was [...]

Whilst there have been a handful of instances where we have been told, genuinely and somewhat accurately, that we've never had it so good, the unfortunate [...]

Current regulatory framework for class actions in South Africa The South African Law Commission (as it was known at the time) published a report in August [...]

Crypto assets ("crypto") exist in a unique regulatory space. Unlike traditional currency, crypto is not issued by central banks. Crypto can however be used in similar [...]

by Janine Hollesen, Director & Head of Intellectual Property, Preeta Bhagattjee, Director & Head of Technology & Innovation, and Malique Ukena, Candidate Attorney Introduction Artificial Intelligence’s (“AI“) rapid [...]

by Dakalo Singo, Director & Head of Pro Bono and Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director & Head of Regulatory “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields [...]

by Bradley Workman-Davies, Director The recent Labour Court judgment in Inxuba Yethemba Municipality v Msweli & others underscores two important principles for both employers and commissioners at the [...]

by Bradley Workman-Davies, Director In the recent case of NEHAWU obo Makhubele & others v Ramalatso NO & others , the Labour Court reaffirmed that disputes over unfair [...]

by Brendan Olivier, Director Much has been written and said about the dangers posed to South Africa’s economy, by outside factors and macro-economic influences. These dangers [...]

by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director & Head of Regulatory “I believe that a guarantee of public access to government information is indispensable in the long run for [...]

by Walid Brown, Director and Nombulelo Bashe, Associate Introduction We were recently reprimanded by an opponent for having the temerity to insist on a final liquidation [...]

Appellate court to trial judge: You know these cases are made up, right? by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Research is Difficult and Time-Consuming [...]

“The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.” – B.F. Skinner by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Insights from the 2025 Report: AI [...]

Cyber epidemic, ever present in South Africa, and it would seem that the Government is realising this. by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Cyber [...]

by Jacques van Wyk, Director and Mike Searle, Candidate Attorney In a recent Labour Appeal Court (“LAC“) judgement in Government Printing Works v Public Service Association and [...]

by Anastasia Vatalidis, Director and Anna Tchalov, Associate In Public Investment Corporation v More and others, handed down on 16 April 2025, the Labour Court was called upon to [...]

by Aphindile Govuza, Director, Boitumelo Moti, Director, Janice Geel, Associate and Malique Ukena, Candidate Attorney Artificial intelligence (“AI“) is reshaping industries worldwide, and healthcare is no [...]

by Armand Swart, Director, Hilah Laskov, Director and Hlonelwa Lutuli, Associate Introduction Crypto assets (“crypto“) exist in a unique regulatory space. Unlike traditional currency, crypto is [...]

by Andre van Heerden, Director and Hannah Fowler, Candidate Attorney  Introduction In Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union obo S and another / Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, the [...]

by Wendy Rosenberg, Director and Head of Digital Media & Electronic Communications On 6 June 2025, the draft Western Cape Twentieth Gambling and Racing Amendment Bill, [...]