May 3, 2022 | Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Procurement by an organ of state is subject to the constitutional requirements of fairness, equitability, transparency, competitiveness, and cost-effectiveness. These five principles are the standards against which all procurement by an organ of state is measured....
Oct 27, 2020 | Criminal Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The 2017/2018 South African Police Service Annual Crime statistics showed 86,160 instances of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This is a substantial amount more than the 75,034 during the 2016/2017 financial year. This means that increasingly South...
Mar 19, 2019 | Commercial Recoveries, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
An Emoluments Attachment Order (EAO) is a debt collection process in which a court order stipulates the terms whereby the judgment creditor can attach or deduct part of the salary of the judgment debtor. In terms of the order, the employer of the debtor is obliged to...
Feb 27, 2019 | Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
A contract can relate to anything from a lease to a simple retail account agreement. Many people view a contract as a document with unfamiliar legal jargon. Although a contract might be hard to read and understand, signing without fully understanding what you are...
Nov 15, 2017 | Litigation and Dispute Resolution
What exactly constitutes a defamatory comment or statement? What needs to be proved by the complainant? More importantly, are there any defences available for the defamer? What is defamation? Defamation can be described as the wrongful and intentional publication of a...
