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Jul 31, 2020
5 min

COVID-19 and business interruption cover

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown in South Africa, hesitance to pay out claims by large insurance...

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Lawtons Africa

Apr 15, 2020
4 min

Business interruption claims

Business interruption insurance is designed to compensate a business for the financial impact of an interruption or interference as a...

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Due care and diligence still the standard even during COVID-19?

Lawtons Africa

Apr 6, 2020
4 min

Due care and diligence still the standard even during COVID-19?

It seems likely that the nationwide lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant remote working implemented by...

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Is there operating room for compulsory PI insurance?

Lawtons Africa

Jan 29, 2017
4 min

Is there operating room for compulsory PI insurance?

Since its inception on 30 August 2010, the regulations requiring health professionals to have professional indemnity insurance have lain...

Vicarious liability for bad investment advice - Sharemax debacle continues

Lawtons Africa

Sep 14, 2016
4 min

Vicarious liability for bad investment advice - Sharemax debacle continues

Earlier this year the Ombud for Financial Services Providers handed down a far-reaching determination by holding that Momentum was...

Sasol Limited v CINPF: The rules take precedence

Lawtons Africa

Sep 14, 2015
6 min

Sasol Limited v CINPF: The rules take precedence

Often our courts are called upon to adjudicate disputes relating to the interpretation of rules of pension and provident funds where...

Application of CPA on product liability – Halstead v Eskom discussed

Lawtons Africa

Aug 14, 2015
4 min

Application of CPA on product liability – Halstead v Eskom discussed

To date, the case of Halstead-Cleak, Derek Anthony v Eskom Holdings Limited (26360/2014) [2015] ZAGPPHC is the only case that deals with...

The extent of liability imposed by the Warsaw Convention on international air carriers

Lawtons Africa

May 1, 2015
8 min

The extent of liability imposed by the Warsaw Convention on international air carriers

The exponential growth of air travel in recent years, fuelled by the rise of low cost airlines and the increasingly global nature of...

Lawtons Africa

Mar 25, 2015
4 min

Disclosure: Material or non-material?

The rejection of a claim by an insurer on the basis of material non-disclosure by the insured came to the fore again in November last ...

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