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October 19, 2020

FEKENISI v MEC FIR HEALTH, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Summary The Plaintiff, a 65 year old women sued MEC for Health in the Eastern Cape for medical negligence due to the conduct of the medical […]
October 7, 2020

In the case of Cloete v Van Meyeren, the Plaintiff instituted action against the Defendant claiming R2 341 000.00 in damages arising from an attack upon him by three pitbull-type dogs

The Defendant initially placed an issue whether his dogs were those that attacked Plaintiff, pleading that his dogs were kept behind locked gates, their access to […]
May 28, 2020

Mahlangu and another v Minister of Police (1393/2018) [2020] ZASCA 44 (21 April 2020)

The parties successfully sued the Minister of Police for Unlawful arrest in the High Court, however they appealed the case on the basis of the damages […]
May 22, 2020

BUSINESSES FACING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Considering the state of South Africa’s pre-pandemic economy, COVID-19 and the concomitant lock-down could arguably not have come at a worse time for businesses and individuals […]
May 22, 2020

Muhammed Bin Hassim Mohamed and others v The President of the Republic of South Africa and others

In the case of Muhammed Bin Hassim Mohamed and others v The President of the Republic of South Africa and others, there was an urgent application […]
March 30, 2016

Emergency Medical Care Tariff increased with effect from the 1st of April 2015

A Board Notice was published in the Government Gazette on the 22nd of May 2015 advising that the emergency medical tariff has been increased by 6.5% […]
March 30, 2016

Statutory Cap in respect of Loss of Income and Loss of Support Adjusted

With effect from the 30th of April 2015 the statutory cap which is used to calculate the cap on loss of income and loss of support […]
March 30, 2016

Bus driver sentenced to three years after fatal crash

Mbombela – A bus driver convicted on four counts of murder and 62 counts of attempted murder after the bus he was driving collided with a […]
March 30, 2016

Judge slams RAF for ‘Wasting Time’

Pretoria – A high court judge has given the Road Accident Fund a severe tongue-lashing for “defending matters which are not defensible and thus not only […]