Judgment Summaries

Avoid the mistakes of others by reading the latest important court judgment summaries with our unique insights on what action to take.

You need to know about and possibly take action when the courts hand down judgments or cases. It is a critical part of ensuring that your organisation complies with the law. But how are you supposed to monitor all judgments on an ongoing basis to find the relevant ones, read them to understand what the latest judgments deal with, and decide what action you might need to take in response to them?  Impossible? Don’t worry; we do this for you.

We continually monitor and provide plain-language summaries of all judgments or cases related to our focus areas. Our summaries highlight what action you might need to take in response. We do all the hard work for you to save you time.

Judgment summaries

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Mudau and Netshipise Attorneys v Information Officer for the CCMA | Deemed refusal

In Mudau and Netshipise Attorneys v Information Officer for the CCMA, the Gauteng Local Division held that a public body's failure to respond to a PAIA request within the prescribed 30-day period constitutes a deemed refusal under Section 27 of […]

Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Murti | Having enforceable disclaimers

In Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Murti, the Supreme Court of Appeal provides valuable guidance on ensuring disclaimers (including AI disclaimers) are enforceable. If you use disclaimers, you should review and update your existing ones, and update the procedures for […]

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Eskom v Afriforum | Access to contracts

In Eskom v AfriForum, the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Eskom’s appeal and ordered it to disclose its coal and diesel contracts to AfriForum. The Court confirmed that under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000, access […]

Zulu Nyala Game Ranch v Christiaan Beukes | Using confidential customer database

In Zulu Nyala Game Ranch v Christiaan Beukes, the High Court interdicted and ordered a former employee (Beukes) who used their employer's (Zulu Nyala Game Ranch) confidential customer database to start a competing business to stop using and delete it. […]

Webinar | Sustaining your compliance efforts

We bring you up to speed with our insights on the latest legal developments regarding digital, data and tech. We help you consider the practical actions you should take to sustain your compliance efforts. We filter out the noise for [...]

Intengo Imoto v Zoutpansberg Motor Wholesalers | EFT fraud and BECs

In Intengo Imoto v Zoutpansberg Motor Wholesalers, the Supreme Court of Appeal held that a purchaser (debtor) who falls victim to EFT fraud through email interception, paying into a fraudulent bank account, has not discharged its payment obligation to the […]

Minister of Basic Education v Information Regulator | Appealing an enforcement notice

In Minister of Basic Education v Information Regulator, the High Court set aside the regulator’s enforcement notice issued to the DBE. The notice tried to stop the Department from publishing the matric results using examination numbers. The judgment provides guidance [...]

Anthropic AI copyright settlement clarifies fair use

A U.S. district judge in the Anthropic AI copyright settlement clarifies the concept of fair use when it comes to AI training. In essence, AI developers may train AI on books that they lawfully acquire. The infringing act, however, is [...]

Justin Brewer v Otter AI | Consent for AI meeting assistants

In Brewer v Otter.ai, the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California, Justin Brewer filed a class-action lawsuit against Otter.ai. Brewer alleges that Otter.ai's "Otter Notetaker" and "OtterPilot" tool deceptively record private conversations without proper consent and use [...]

Digital Law Company v Meta | Extraterritorial application of South African law

In Digital Law Company v Meta, the High Court in South Africa (Gauteng Local Division Johannesburg) sanctioned a joint consent order in which Meta agreed to take a number of steps, including removing accounts, disclosing the subscriber information behind [...]

Inzalo v Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality | Data ownership

In Inzalo v Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality, the court examined disputes over public procurement, contractual obligations, and alleged unlawful enrichment in the context of data ownership. This case offers a key lesson that you must be able to analyse and […]

Lawyers must use AI professionally

Lawyers must use AI professionally to preserve the doctrine of precedent. There are a number of globally reported incidents (like fake case-law citations in the UK) illustrating where lawyers have failed to use AI professionally with significant consequences. There is [...]