News and Commentary
Red Flags to Watch Out for in Employment Contracts
By Ali Sonday | Senior Associate Employment contracts are essential documents that set the foundation for the working relationship between employers and employees. However, not all contracts are...
When Can a Medical Scheme Cancel Membership for Non-Disclosure?
This article was placed in FAnews: www.fanews.co.za By Natasha Naidoo | Director In a unanimous decision recently handed down by the Constitutional Court, it was held that a medical scheme cannot...
11 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting My Articles
By Nadia Nassiep | Candidate Attorney As I enter my second year of articles, I reflect on the journey so far and the lessons learned. The first year has been full of challenges, growth, and valuable...
What’s in a Drop? The Case of Cape Velvet and the Price of Classification
By Marcus Schaefer | Senior Associate When is a drop of alcohol just a drop, and when does it carry weight in the eyes of the law? For Diageo, the makers of the famed Cape Velvet liqueurs, this was...
REPORT: AI in the Rainbow Nation: Shaping the Future of AI Governance through Global Insights
By Gaby Meintjes | Director South Africa’s journey towards harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining momentum, but the global AI landscape is evolving just as quickly. With the recent...
Fairbridges Wertheim Becker Director Appointed to TerraLex’s Global NextGen Advisory Committee
Fairbridges Wertheim Becker (FWB) is pleased to announce that Julia Penn, Director and head of the Insurance and Medical Law team at FWB, has been appointed to the newly-formed NextGen Advisory...
Employment Law in Review 2024
By David Short | Director As we bid farewell to 2024, it’s time to reflect on the key developments that shaped the framework of employment law over the past year. From groundbreaking court rulings...
AI’s Ethical and Legal Dilemmas: Personal Rights, Power Imbalances, and Accountability
By Gaby Meintjes | Director In the 1970s classic Colossus: The Forbin Project, AI’s unchecked growth leads to a dystopian world where human agency is overridden by the machine’s cold logic. While...
Employ Smart: Preparing for the New Employment Equity Landscape
By David Short | Director As we approach 2025, it's crucial for employers across South Africa to start gearing up for significant changes under the Employment Equity Amendment Act 4 of 2022, which...
An Introduction to Sports Law: Key Legal Areas and Issues in Sports
By Lesedi Mphahlele | Director and Sello Ramanyana | Candidate Attorney IntroductionIn a world where sports continues to evolve and shape the fabric of society, the importanceof sports law has never...
The Legal Challenges of AI: Intellectual Property and Fair Use
By Gaby Meintjes | Director In the 1980s, films like Blade Runner warned of a future where artificial intelligence blurred the line between human creativity and machine production. Fast-forward to...
Rule 46A: Protecting Dignity while Addressing Debt Recovery in Foreclosure Proceedings
By Wessel Robertson | Director Foreclosure on a primary residence is one of the most emotionally and economically devastating events that a debtor can face. It represents the intersection of law,...
Balancing the duty of care with patient autonomy: A patient’s right to refuse medical treatment.
Natasha Naidoo | Director & Jason Berkowitz | Associate A recent judgment handed down by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court (East London Circuit Court) highlighted the nuances of...
Restrictions on agricultural land transactions: Key considerations for farm buyers.
By Bathandwa Nomtshongwana | Associate When purchasing farm or agricultural land, there are specific legal restrictions and requirements that differ from buying residential properties or sectional...
AI in the Rainbow Nation: Shaping the Future of AI Governance through Global Insights
By Gaby Meintjes | Director South Africa’s journey towards harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining momentum, but the global AI landscape is evolving just as quickly. With the recent...
Struck out | When a union fails to give a valid strike notice
By David Short | Director In the matter Road Accident Fund v National Union of Metalworkers of SA Others the Labour Court highlights the technical nature of strike action and the consequences which...
When does the clock start running for wrongful pregnancy claims?
Decoding Prescription Deadlines in South Africa’s Medical Negligence Cases By Julia Penn | Director and Justine Paries | Candidate Attorney Rensburg and Another v Cilliers (1705/2021) [2024] ZAFSHC...
Toward Triage for Fraudulent Claims
By Julia Penn | Director Safeguarding Healthcare and Insurance Against Medico-Legal Risks South Africa’s healthcare sector faces an unprecedented surge in fraudulent medico-legal claims, now...
Nationwide Crackdown Leads to Hefty Fines: How Employers Must Adapt to Ensure Compliance
By Ali Sonday | Senior Associate In a significant clampdown on employment law compliance, the South African Department of Employment and Labour has imposed fines totalling over R10 million on...
Understanding FIFA’s third-party non-interference principle
By Lesedi Mphahlele | Director & Sello Ramanyana | Candidate Attorney Many member countries over the world have previously been suspended by FIFA owing to their complete disregard of FIFA’s...
Fishing outside the scope of the Pre-Arbitration Minute
By David Short and Ciara Pillay In a recent ruling, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Mbeje and Others v Department of Health: KwaZulu-Natal and Others [2024] ZALAC underscored the importance of...
When travel benefits end
By Ephraim Lehutso and Ciara Pillay The Legal Ruling on SARS's Travel Allowance Policy In a significant recent judgment, the Labour Court provided important clarity on the removal of an employment...
Just a spoonful of sugar | When guessing doesn’t pay
By David Short and Ciara Pillay In a recent Labour Court decision, Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Godfrey Makaloi and 2 Others, the complexities of workplace misconduct were brought into focus when a...
AI in the Rainbow Nation: South Africa’s Evolving Policy Arc
Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are advancing at an unprecedented rate and legal systems face the daunting task of keeping pace. From GPT-3 to DALL-E, AI developments in the last decade...