Supreme Court of Appeal Matters in Bloemfontein: Your Correspondent Attorneys at the Seat of the SCA
When your client’s matter reaches the Supreme Court of Appeal, geography suddenly matters. The SCA sits in Bloemfontein and only in Bloemfontein. For attorneys practising in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and everywhere in between, that means every filing, every enquiry at the registrar’s office, and every procedural step in the appeal must be handled […]
One Border Post, Two Countries: What the One-Stop Border Post Bill Means for Cross-Border Trade
By Mayet & Associates Inc. | Cross-Border Commercial Law Anyone who has moved goods, or simply themselves, through South Africa’s land ports of entry knows the frustration: two full sets of border formalities, one on each side of the line. Queue, process, drive a few hundred metres, and queue again. For commercial cargo, those duplicated […]
Recycled Gold, Reverse Charges and Filing Season: Key South African Tax Developments for Mid-2026
By Mayet & Associates Inc. | Commercial & Tax Law The middle of 2026 has delivered a significant Constitutional Court judgment on VAT zero-rating, a wave of draft legislation, and important compliance deadlines that businesses and individuals alike should diarise. In this article, we unpack the developments most likely to affect our clients, from gold […]
Liable for Another Doctor’s Mistake? What B.Z.Y v Mduna Means for Locum Negligence in South Africa
When a patient is harmed at a medical practice, the instinctive target of a damages claim is the doctor whose name is on the door. But what happens when the doctor who actually treated the patient was a locum, an independent practitioner standing in for the owner of the practice? In B.Z.Y v Mduna (2361/2018) […]
Appointing a Correspondent Attorney in Bloemfontein
What Instructing Firms Should Know The city is the seat of the Supreme Court of Appeal and the gateway to two jurisdictions. Choosing the right correspondent there is a practical decision with real consequences for your file. By Zurayda Mayet · Director, Mayet & Associates Inc. · 13 June 2026 Every litigation practice eventually meets […]
South Africa’s Cannabis and Hemp Laws in 2026: A Compliance Guide for Business
By Zurayda Mayet Private use has been decriminalised and commercial hemp is finally open for cultivation, yet the gap between what the law now permits and what it still punishes is wide, and easy to fall into. Here is where the rules actually stand, and what farmers, investors and businesses should be doing about it. […]
High Court Strikes Down Race-Based Criteria in International Air Service Licensing
A legal update on Sakeliga NPC v International Air Services Council (Gauteng Division, Pretoria, 5 June 2026) The Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria has held that the International Air Services Council (the IASC) acts unlawfully when it brings Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) or other race-based considerations into the licensing of international air […]
In Person, For Now: The SCA Draws the Line on Virtual Commissioning
A commentary on LexisNexis South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development 2026 (3) SA 71 (SCA) We open bank accounts on our phones, conclude binding contracts with a typed name, and conduct entire trials over video. Against that backdrop, the requirement that a deponent physically stand in front of a commissioner […]
Bound by Its Own Process: Why an Employer Could Not Walk Back Its Appeal Outcome
A case note on Nkuna v Eskom Rotek Industries SOC Ltd (2024-022546) [2026] ZAGPJHC 634 (3 June 2026) A disciplinary code is often treated as an internal housekeeping document, a set of procedures the employer writes, applies and, if it chooses, departs from. The Gauteng Division of the High Court (Johannesburg) has now given a […]
When the Clock Runs Out: Arbitral Finality and the SCA’s Frazer Solar Judgment
Kingdom of Lesotho v Frazer Solar GmbH and Others [2026] ZASCA 75 (22 May 2026) A jurisdiction’s reputation as a home for international arbitration turns on a quiet discipline: its courts must be willing to enforce the consequences of the parties’ own choice, even when those consequences are unforgiving. Commercial actors who agree to arbitrate […]