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End Of Concurrent Jurisdiction: Understanding The New Jurisdictional Boundaries In The Gauteng Division Of The High Court Of South Africa
A significant jurisdictional change has taken effect in South Africa's Gauteng Division of the High Court, ending the concurrent jurisdiction between Johannesburg and Pretoria seats that existed since 2018. Each seat now has defined geographical boundaries based on magisterial districts, requiring practitioners to carefully determine proper jurisdiction when instituting proceedings.
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South African Constitutional Court Settles Debate On When Clock Starts Ticking On Interest For General Damages
The South African Constitutional Court examined a critical question in damages law: when should interest begin accruing on awards for general damages in cases of unlawful arrest and detention? The ruling in Minister of Police v Khedama establishes a definitive framework for calculating interest on unliquidated debts, distinguishing between pecuniary losses and general damages to prevent overcompensation.
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ID Like To Know: Unique Identifiers Under POPIA
When organisations assign unique identifiers like account numbers or reference codes to individuals, do these identifiers fall outside data protection laws? A recent South African court case challenges conventional assumptions about what constitutes personal information under POPIA, raising critical questions about pseudonymisation, identifiability standards, and compliance obligations that every organisation processing such data must understand.
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Strategic Litigation Decisions And Prescription: A Cautionary Tale
A private hospital patient's leg amputation following an untreated ruptured aneurysm led to complex medical negligence litigation involving multiple defendants. When the plaintiff's legal team delayed suing a key physician based on a strategic decision to pursue vicarious liability, the court had to determine whether the claim had prescribed under South Africa's three-year limitation period.
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