Voetstoots, But Not Unprotected: What the Edan Traders Judgment Means for Suppliers Under the CPA

When a supplier sells goods to a consumer, the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (the CPA) does most of the talking, whatever the contract may say. A recent High Court decision in the Edan Traders matter is a useful reminder of just how far those statutory protections reach, and how little room a supplier […]

A Resolution Is Not a Blank Cheque: Director Authority, Board Mandates and the Risk to Counterparties in SACTWU v Sekunjalo

By Zurayda Mayet | Mayet & Associates Introduction A company speaks and acts only through people. That simple fact sits at the centre of one of the most practically important questions in commercial law: when a director puts pen to paper, has the company truly bound itself, or has an individual merely signed a document […]