by Sean Slabber | 19 Jan, 2016 | Insights
This week Fairbridges Wertheim Becker welcomes Zamuxolo Gulwa (UWC), Felicia Hlophe (UCT) and Camilla Salmon (UCT), the new candidate attorneys in the Cape Town office, and Keorapetse Matlala (University of Limpopo) and David Nhlapo (Wits), the new candidate attorneys...
by Sean Slabber | 18 Jan, 2016 | Insights, Insurance Law
Insurance contracts are contracts of the utmost good faith. This means that the insured has a duty to disclose to the insurer all material facts and circumstances of which the insured has actual or constructive knowledge. In the case of Jerrier v Outsurance Insurance...
by Sean Slabber | 12 Jan, 2016 | Insights
This New York Times article evaluates a proposition that lawyers will be one of the first white collar professions to be made redundant with the rise of artificial intelligence and increased automation. Artificial intelligence has been applied particularly...
by Sean Slabber | 11 Jan, 2016 | Insights
There have been a few international Courts dealing with this issue and South Africa’s first case on the subject was heard at the end of 2014. The result has in all likelihood directly affected how businesses in South Africa –who are aware of it – approach...
by Sean Slabber | 23 Dec, 2015 | Insights
FWB Attorneys wishes all our clients, colleagues, friends and followers a peaceful and joyous festive season and a prosperous New Year. We sincerely appreciate your support and comments and look forward to building and expanding our social media interaction with you....
by Sean Slabber | 22 Dec, 2015 | Insights
The concept of dies non is defined as a day on which no legal business can be done, or which does not count for legal purposes. What this means is that certain legal documents may not be delivered during this time. For example, Rule 19(1) of the High Court Rules...
