by VDT Attorneys | Dec 1, 2025 | Dog bites, Dogs and private property
This issue was central to the Cape Town High Court decision in TheewaterskloofMunicipality v Marais and Others (Appeal) (A223/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 355 (19 August 2025), where the full court of appeal had to decide whether the municipality could impound the dogs...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 26, 2024 | Animals, Damages, Dog bites, Injury
To hold an owner liable for the actions of his domesticated animal, our South African law provides for a very specific action that can be instituted against an owner to claim compensation for damage or harm suffered as a result of the conduct of the owner’s...
