When Private Conduct Becomes a Public Standard of Accountability

by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 28 Apr, 2026 | Employment Law, Insights

By David Short | Director and Amanda Kubheka | Candidate Attorney The proceedings involving Judge President Selby Mbenenge and Ms Andiswa Mengo have attracted significant public attention that extends beyond the bench.  While the circumstances are unique to the...

Guarantee or Suretyship?

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,...

Constitutional Court Confirms Limits on Labour Appeals and Awards Costs in Dispute Arising from Terminated Municipal Services Agreement

by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 22 Apr, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Insights

By Riaan du Plessis | Director The Constitutional Court has delivered a useful judgment for municipalities, organs of state, and private service providers involved in outsourcing and insourcing arrangements. In King Cetshwayo District Municipality v Water and...

Academic Exclusion and Urgent Court Relief

by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 14 Apr, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights, Public & Administrative

By Adela Petersen | Director and Jessica Jaftha | Associate Guidance for universities and other academic institutions When a student urgently asks a court to let them continue attending classes while challenging an academic exclusion, the legal question is not simply...

When a Debtor Dies, can you Still Recover the Debt?

by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 13 Apr, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Insights

By Wessel Robertson | Director The real question is whether there is anything worth pursuing The death of an entrepreneur can turn an already difficult recovery matter into something far more complicated. On paper, a lender or development fund may still have clear...

Business Rescue vs Liquidation

by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 8 Apr, 2026 | Commercial Litigation, Insights

By Dhahini Naidu | Director Does a rescue filing stop a provisional winding-up order? What happens where a business rescue application is filed after a liquidation application has already been argued, but before judgment in the liquidation matter is delivered? A...