Did you know that it is unlawful to artificially fertilize a surrogate mother until a surrogate agreement dealing with the in’s and out’s of the surrogacy has been authorized by the Court? Failing...

Hear our expert in evictions and land invasions, Deirdre Olivier, a director of our Dispute Resolution Division, in an interview with John Maytham on 567 Cape Talk Radio   Primedia Broadcasting...

What is mediation? This is a private process, conducted outside of court, and is particularly useful in commercial disputes. The parties, assisted by an independent mediator, negotiate to reach a...

Look out for our upcoming series of Mediation FAQs - where our own Natasha Steinberg shares insights and practical advice on the mediation process in South Africa.

The monetary jurisdiction of the Magistrate's Courts increased yesterday, with the District Courts' increasing from R100000 to R200000, and the Regional Courts' from R300000 to R400000. This means...

Who's who in the Fairbridges Zoo - Herman Conradie, a Director at Fairbridges, specialising in Medical Law, Employment Law, and Litigation. https://fairbridges.co.za/attorney/herman-conradie/

In the recent judgment of Investec Bank Ltd v Adriaanse and Other NNO 2014(1) SA 84 (GNP), Judge Jody Kollapen found that it is the primary responsibility of a trust to satisfy itself that a...

"Simply creating just laws does not create a just society - it only gives us a legal framework by means of which we can discipline those whose behaviour deviates from this just law" - Deon Rossouw,...

South Africa's diverse cultural heritage has again come under the spotlight in the case of Kievits Kroon Country Estate (Pty) Ltd v Mmoledi and Others (2013) where the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)...

The Advertising Standards Authority("ASA") recently ruled that a First for Women commercial was not a negative stereotype of all men and that the depiction of men as irresponsible and negligent...

The Employment Tax Incentive (more commonly referred to as the youth wage subsidy) has already created 56000 jobs, according to the latest Budget Speech. The subsidy gives a tax incentive to...

The Department of Health is considering introducing a sugar tax to encourage South Africans to take responsibility for their own health and make changes to their diet and lifestyle. The Global...

"Don't raise your voices, improve your arguments" - wise advice from Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

The Mediation process shall shortly take the spotlight in a bid to find common ground and a negotiated settlement to continued industrial action in the platinum sector. The parties willingness to...

A recent judgment by the South Gauteng High Court warns users to be careful when publishing, sharing, commenting on or allowing themselves to be tagged in potentially defamatory online postings....

WITS announced last month that it was scrapping its 4-year LLB degree program. This means that students will now have to complete either a three-year BA or BCom degree before enrolling for the...

"Research shows that 76% of South African consumers switched one of their service providers in the past year due to poor customer service."...

Today marks the deadline for the filing of a complaint in a US lawsuit against Ford and IBM for encouraging race-based human rights abuses in apartheid-era South Africa. Despite limitations being...

In 1902 the then senior partner of Fairbridges, Henry Arderne, donated the sum of £ 1,250 payable in five annual installments to the South African College, later the University of Cape Town, to...

Cape Town will play host to the Clean Power Africa conference on 13 and 14 May. The conference will take place at the CTICC and deal with the harnessing of hydro, wind and solar power.

Congratulations to Fairbridges Amabutho Warriors action soccer team for yet again winning the Five Futbol League (Law Firm Division) beating all the big guns on the way with style, finesse, tenacity...

Louis Rood has been nominated for the exclusive Litigation position in South Africa on The Lawyer Network, a comprehensive international guide to legal services in over 95 countries. Andrew Hewitt...