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In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: AFSA Too-Expedited Rules, finding love, and don't cheat the Danish tax man
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In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: d[eliver] as the Romans d[eliver], intercepted invoices, and who’s afraid of litigating in Liberia
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Breaking news for lawyers: a court will understand what you mean if you say "car"; stop saying "motor vehicle": collections.concourt.org.za/…
In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: SCA stats, service on trusts, and much ado about the test for leave to appeal
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In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: arbitration reviews, negotiating damages, and what Kenny Rogers can teach you about the SCA
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"The jurisprudence of this Court on the approach to matters referred for reconsideration by the President in terms of s 17(2)(f) is well established." Wait what
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In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: Taylor's Version, unTrustworthy companies, and how to label things we don't understand.
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In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: gold stars, missed emails, and something about admiralty law.
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In this week's edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: Spar Wars, Groundhog Day, and very exciting news from New Zealand
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Some quick stats about the SCA candidates based on judgments delivered this year (corrections welcome):
- Bloem: participated in 3 appeals; voted with the majority 3/3; has not written any judgments.
- Masipa: no data. ...
31 July 2026
Judicial Service Commission
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has released the list of shortlisted candidates for judicial vacancies in the Superior Courts ahead of the October 2026 interviews.
Comments on the shortlisted candidates must reach the JSC Secretariat by 11 September 2026. Details of the interview dates and venue will be communicated in due course.
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- Opperman: participated in 7 appeals; voted with the majority 5/7 and dissented 2/7; wrote 4 majority judgments.
- Phatshoane: participated in 4 appeals; voted with the majority 4/4; has not written any judgments ...
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In the latest edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: shopping centres, usury, and directors with good intentions
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In the latest edition of Last Week in Commercial Law: shopping centres, usury, and directors with good intentions
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"[51] This is undesirable. Litigants are entitled to certainty that their s 17(2)(f) applications will be adjudicated on a predictable, authoritative and principled basis, rather than the changing and evolving views of members of this Court."
Judgment number 13 for the year on reconsideration: supremecourtofappeal.org.za/…
An update to stats from the SCA for January to June 2026:
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Some quick stats from the SCA for January to March 2026: linkedin.com/posts/jason-mit…