Legal Articles and Guides
Blistering judgment on crypto exchanges
In a case about the transfer of R182m in Bitcoin to overseas crypto exchanges, a Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) ruling holds big consequences for digital assets, reports News24.
Firm loses share sale dispute appeal
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal brought by businessmen Stefanus van Wyk van der Hoven, Jacobus Reyneke van der Hoven and Neil Frans Roets in a multimillion-rand dispute arising from the sale of shares in a software company.
Zimbali residents in legal battle over pets rule
A Zimbali resident’s request to keep a small dog has triggered a governance war and two High Court battles involving a ‘rogue’ chairperson, ‘not uncontroversial’ actions by a board member, and an ‘irregular’ homeowner’s investigation into the KZN estate’s no-pets policy.
ATM leader wants to expedite impeachment hearing
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been accused of deploying a ‘Stalingrad strategy’ to delay the parliamentary impeachment process against him, with ATM leader Vuyo Zungula now pushing for the Western Cape High Court review application to be heard as early as August 2026.
Woman challenges pension rule in divorce
The Constitutional Court yesterday heard arguments in an application to have a section of the Divorce Act declared unconstitutional, which prevents spouses married out-of-community of property (without accrual) from claiming a share of each other’s pension interests at divorce, writes The Star.
Attorneys sue ANCYL for unpaid legal fees
The relationship between the ANCYL and its long-time attorneys appears to be unravelling after the law firm dragged the organisation to court over claims it failed to pay more than R500 000 for legal services rendered.
Shoprite Checkers loses CCMA ruling review
The Labour Court (Durban) has dismissed an application by Shoprite Checkers to overturn a CCMA ruling that found the dismissal of long-serving employee Thandeka Mabel Ngcobo substantively unfair.
SIU claws back R25m from dodgy Covid-19 contracts
The SIU has completed several settlement agreements with service providers and individuals linked to controversial contracts awarded by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Court grants provisional sequestration over R6m debt
The Western Cape High Court has granted a provisional sequestration order against a Cape Town businessman after finding that he failed to satisfy a nearly R6m judgment debt owed to Fleet Africa, a fleet management and leasing unit of JSE-listed Super Group.
Former judge must repay R30m
Former Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) chairperson Sipho Ngwenya has lost his bid to appeal a KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) ruling ordering him to repay R30m which he had instructed to be transferred from the Ingonyama Trust to his attorney’s trust account.
Pupil threatened to blow up school
A top boys’ boarding school in Pretoria had to drag the Gauteng Department of Education to the High Court to expel a pupil who threatened to shoot and kill a teacher, reports News24.
Struck-off lawyer who continued practising faces prosecution
A man struck off the attorney’s roll and convicted of fraud has spent years posing as a lawyer in courtrooms across the country. But his unlawful practice may finally be over after the Eastern Cape High Court (Mthatha) referred him for criminal investigation, reports GroundUp.
Judge orders auction of luxury home
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has ordered that a luxury home in the exclusive Lombardy Estate in Pretoria be sold at public auction after its owners failed to pay hundreds of thousands of rands in overdue levies, reports IoL.
Ombud cancels sale of defective car
The Motor Industry Ombudsman of SA has ordered the cancellation of the sale of a 2021 Toyota GR Yaris after buyer Moksham Soundarajan reported multiple defects soon after taking delivery of the R600 000 car he bought in July from WP Motors in Cape Town.
ConCourt to hear Khampepe recusal challenge next month
The Constitutional Court has set next month for hearing the legal challenge by former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma seeking to have retired Justice Sisi Khampepe removed as chair of the commission probing allegations of political interference in the delay of prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes.
