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The importance of a name
If indeed a brand is the single most important investment of a business, it isn’t surprising that the name (brand) of a medical scheme bears
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Lawtons Africa
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Does your insurance cover civil commotion, public disorder and riots?
During this time of civil commotion, public disorder, rioting and looting in South Africa, many businesses and persons have sustained and co
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Lawtons Africa
- 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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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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