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Corporate and Commercial Law
13th April 2026

EXCEPTIO NON ADIMPLETI CONTRACTUS – WHEN IS NON-PERFORMANCE JUSTIFIED?

Contracts lie at the heart of everyday business dealings. They create expectations, define responsibilities, and set the tone for the business relationship. But what happens when one party claims that…
Corporate and Commercial Law
13th April 2026

BREAKING UP A TRUST? THE SCA SAYS NOT SO FAST

In the recent case of Lenette Janse De Wit & 2 Others v Toerien De Wit NO & 6 Others 2026 ZASCA 23, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) provided…
Family and Matrimonial
30th March 2026

NEW TOP COURT DECISION AFFECTS ‘TWICE MARRIED’ COUPLES IF CUSTOMARY LAW MARRIAGE COMES FIRST, NO CIVIL MARRIAGE ALLOWED LATER

A new Constitutional Court judgment about the validity of customary and civil marriages has huge implications. An untold number of Black couples, married under customary law and later under civil…

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