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Transnet N1 Culemborg Eviction
By Brendan Olivier, Director and Kristen Elliott, Senior Associate The Western Cape High Court has ordered the eviction of over 160 illegal occupiers from Transnet-owned land [...]
A brief overview of the Small Claims Court (2026 update)
by Dakalo Singo, Director and Head of Pro Bono What is the Small Claims Court? The Small Claims Court ("SCC") is a court that was established [...]
Success of the South African Business Rescue Process – Positive news for the restructuring of distressed companies
by Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of Insolvency & Business Rescue Dr Eric Levenstein unpacks the legal significance of recent successes in the business rescue space [...]
South Africa’s private equity market finally has a liquidity market: The growing market for secondaries
by Dylan Cunard, Director 1. Introduction 1.1. For much of the past two decades, the conversation in South Africa’s private equity ("PE") market has centred on [...]
Will secondaries solve liquidity issues in South Africa’s private equity market?
by Dylan Cunard, Director A multi-billion dollar revolution in global private capital could arrive in South Africa. South Africa’s private equity industry has long had a [...]
Procedural certainty in business rescue: Competing commencement processes
by Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of Insolvency & Business Rescue, Brandon Starr, Senior Associate and Clio Patricios, Candidate Attorney Business rescue has become a cornerstone [...]
When silence becomes complicity: Constructive dismissal, workplace bullying and the cost of doing nothing
by Bradley Workman-Davies, Director Constructive dismissal remains one of the more difficult claims to prove in South African labour law. Employees must do far more than [...]
Nxele v Chairperson of the Disciplinary Hearing: Mudau NO and others, [2026] 6 BLLR 628 (LC): Clarifying the operation of section 188A(11) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
by Bankey Sono, Director and Sandile Mogweng, Candidate Attorney The Labour Court in Nxele v Chairperson of the Disciplinary Hearing: Mudau NO and others considered yet [...]
No grout about it: The LAC cements section 197 principles
by Bradley Workman-Davies, Director Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act has long been one of the most misunderstood and misapplied provisions in South African labour [...]
Making sense of death: A brief overview of inquest proceedings
by Dakalo Singo, Director and Head of Pro Bono By its very nature, death is tragic. The death of a loved one evokes deep feelings of [...]
Is cryptocurrency ‘capital’? Taking the Mangundhla judgment under the loop
by Deon Griessel, Director 1. Introduction Two Gauteng Division judgements have reached diametrically opposite conclusions on the question as to whether cryptocurrency constitutes "capital" for the [...]
Agonists and APIs: High Court Injects Clarity into Compounding Debate
by Neil Kirby, Director and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences and Slade van Rooyen, Associate The practice of compounding (that is, the preparation, mixing, combining, [...]
Minority shareholders and disposals of “controlling interests”: The limits of Section 11 of the MPRDA
by Chris Stevens, Director and Head of Mining & Resources, Kyra South, Director and Sandile Shongwe, Senior Associate Given that the Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, [...]
Constitutional subsidiarity: An important clarification
by Dakalo Singo, Director and Head of Pro Bono Constitutional subsidiarity is an important principle of South African law. While the term sounds technical, the principle [...]
Franchisors Beware! The Competition Commission may come knocking soon
by Paul Coetser, Director and Head of Competition and Kwanele Diniso, Associate The franchising industry has long been a bone of contention at antitrust authorities worldwide. [...]
Mind the Conduct: A Guide to COFI – Part 6: COFI – What Really Changes?
by Hilah Laskov, Director Introduction In this article series, we take a deep dive into the South African Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill – a [...]
Remuneration governance under the amended Companies Act: A closer look at some of the key questions
by Kevin Trudgeon, Director and Helena Stoop, Senior Knowledge Lawyer 1. Introduction On 22 May 2026, a proclamation by President Ramaphosa enacted amendments to the Companies [...]
Does the Public Procurement Act provide for an effective dispute resolution mechanism?
by Sarah Moerane, Director and Koketso Rapoo, Senior Associate The National Treasury published the draft General Public Procurement Regulations and draft Public Procurement Tribunal Regulations ("Draft [...]
The shift in the evaluation criteria in South African public procurement
By Sarah Moerane, Director and Amogelang Magano, Senior Associate South Africa is in the midst of what could prove to be one of the most significant [...]
Mind the Conduct: A Guide to COFI – Part 5: Governance and Accountability
by Hilah Laskov, Director Introduction In this article series, we take a deep dive into the South African Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill – a [...]
Misuse of the business rescue process – failure before it begins
by Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of Insolvency & Business Rescue and Amy Mackechnie, Senior Associate Business rescue was introduced as a mechanism to rehabilitate financially [...]
Constitutional Court clarifies rights of innocent contractors under invalid state contracts
by Sarah Moerane, Director and Kuhle Joja, Associate In Minister of Defence and Military Veterans v Zeal Health Innovations (Pty) Ltd [2026] ZACC 21, the Constitutional [...]
Untangling the mischief of section 43 of the Electronic Communications Act: A missed opportunity in the Amendment Bill
by Corlett Manaka, Director and Head of Disputes, Akhona Bilatyi, Director and Koketso Rapoo, Senior Associate On 12 March 2026, the Minister of Communications and Digital [...]
A charge by any other name would smell as sweet
by Bradley Workman-Davies, Director The Labour Appeal Court's judgment in Machi v Chep SA (Pty) Ltd and Others serves as an important reminder that workplace discipline [...]
When a misdirected email becomes a data breach: The Information Regulator issues an enforcement notice on internal and accidental security compromises
by Armand Swart, Director, Hlonelwa Lutuli, Associate and Isabella Keeves, Candidate Attorney On 22 May 2026, South Africa’s Information Regulator served an enforcement notice on the [...]
