by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 24 Jul, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights
By Wessel Robertson | Director An unpaid account usually begins as a dispute between two businesses. The creditor believes payment is due, while the debtor questions the work, disputes the amount or promises to pay once a temporary cash-flow problem has been...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 17 Jun, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights
By Wessel Robertson | Director A business may have strong reasons for disagreeing with a court order. The order may be commercially disruptive, operationally difficult, or, in the company’s view, wrong in law or fact. There may be grounds for appeal, variation,...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 8 Jun, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights
By Zolani Dhlamini | Director and Keitumetse Khutsoane | Associate In April 2026, the Pietermaritzburg High Court set aside a subpoena issued against the Auditor-General of South Africa (“AGSA”), finding that it had not been issued for a bona fide or lawful purpose...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 8 May, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights
By Dhahini Naidu | Director When a company enters business rescue, creditors often focus on the immediate commercial question. Can the company keep trading and can payments still be accepted? A Western Cape High Court judgment, now left undisturbed after the Supreme...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 8 May, 2026 | Commercial Litigation
By Wessel Robertson | Director When liquidation happens mid-litigation, silence can be costly Litigation can sometimes feel like a long-running stage production. Pleadings are exchanged, attorneys correspond, dates are diarised, costs are incurred and everyone...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 28 Apr, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights
By Wessel Robertson | Director Why the Distinction Affects Enforcement Commercial agreements often include supporting obligations intended to improve a creditor’s prospects of recovery if the principal debtor defaults. These may be described as guarantees,...
