by VDT Attorneys | Dec 3, 2024 | Appeal, Dispute resolution, Sale in execution
What is a sale in execution?When parties approach a civil court, the court may issue a judgment requiring the judgment debtor to either perform a specific act or pay a specified sum of money. In cases where the judgment debtor is ordered to pay a sum of money, a sale...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 7, 2018 | Appeal, Dispute resolution, Employment, Labour, Litigation, Unfair Labour Practice
To clarify the rule of practice that ‘cost orders follow the result’, or plainly put, that the unsuccessful party must pay the costs of litigation, our Constitutional Court recently reviewed this rule of practice in the context of labour matters heard in the Labour...
by VDT Attorneys | May 9, 2016 | Appeal, Court
In South Africa our courts are independent and subject only to the law and our Constitution. It is also the Constitution that sets out the structure of our court system and defines the roles and jurisdiction of each court in this country. The matter of President Jacob...
