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Meyer Volschenk

Director, Dispute Resolution

Meyer is a Director in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He specialises in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Insurance Law.

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Bloemfontein

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Jonathan Le Riche

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution

Jonathan is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group who specialises in the Supreme Court of Appeal, as... well as Civil Litigation in the High Court and Magistrates' Court with specific focus on contractual disputes, evictions, motor vehicle collisions and general civil litigation.

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Bloemfontein

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Meyer Volschenk

Director, Dispute Resolution

Meyer is a Director in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He specialises in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Insurance Law.

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Bloemfontein

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+27 51 400 4025

+27 82 578 0805

Jonathan Le Riche

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution

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Bloemfontein

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+27 51 400 4005

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+27 82 313 2605

When credit agreements get sticky

06 May 2025, Jonathan Le Riche

Navigating the ins and outs of credit agreements under the National Credit Act can feel like walking through legal quicksand.... One wrong clause or overlooked procedure, and your entire case could come undone. Before enforcing your rights, make sure you’re not stepping into a sticky situation of your own making.

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Reconsideration under Section 17(2)(f): still a safety net?

06 February 2025, Jonathan Le Riche

With 2024 amendments to Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act, is the application for reconsideration still an option for litigants?

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Piecing together the puzzle of cross-border cases

03 October 2024, Jaco Van den Berg

In July 2024 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down a judgment that confirmed the requirements for when and... where South African Courts can hear cases involving foreign companies and what the requirements are for our courts to have jurisdiction in cases involving online publications by such foreign companies.

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Businesses, body corporates, and the right to electricity

27 June 2024, Michaela Assur

Can a business enforce its right to receive electricity if the body corporate under which that business falls fails to... pay its service fees to the municipality?

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Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024, Jonathan Le Riche

On 4 April 2024 in the matter of Savannah Country Estate Homeowners Association v Zero Plus Trading 194 (Pty) Ltd... and Others (773/2022) [2024] ZASCA 40, our Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) had to address the important difference between an application for leave to appeal and an application for special leave to appeal. In this a

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Can a sheriff demand a deposit before executing its work?

02 May 2024, Jonathan Le Riche

In this article, we look at recent case law which answers the question of whether or not a sheriff can... demand a deposit before executing certain court processes.

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A litigant’s right to a fair trial and a lost trial record

25 March 2024, Jonathan Le Riche

If a court record is lost, does this still constitute a right to a fair trial?

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Factors courts must consider when reviewing state tenders

27 June 2023

With so much attention the last few years on corruption, tender fraud and unauthorised government procurement, a question that is... frequently asked is to what extent our courts are allowed to become involved with government tenders and set them aside?

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Constitutional Court declares Copyright Act unconstitutional

22 November 2022, Mark le Riche

Does copyright protection prohibit the distribution of works in formats that are accessible to people with print and visual impairments?... Our Constitutional Court had occasion to consider this important question in the recent judgment of Blind SA v Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition and Others.

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The final say on business interruption insurance and Covid-19

16 March 2021

I’ve been following the media reports relating to the Café Chameleon case and their claim that their business interruption insurance... covers losses suffered due to Covid-19. The last I heard was that this case was being appealed by the insurer. I have a similar argument going with my insurers, and would like to know whether there is any

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Prescription and surety don’t always play well together

06 January 2021, Jaco Van den Berg

Our company is owed money by one of our contractor companies who we helped with finance and provided us with... personal sureties by the shareholders as security for the transaction. They have been making promises that they will pay for some time and we left it, but now we are getting worried about prescription. We are also unsure whether if we act ag

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When credit agreements get sticky

06 May 2025, Jonathan Le Riche

651

Article

Reconsideration under Section 17(2)(f): still a safety net?

06 February 2025, Jonathan Le Riche

With 2024 amendments to Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act, is the application for reconsideration still an option for litigants?

1693

Article

Piecing together the puzzle of cross-border cases

03 October 2024, Jaco Van den Berg

1261

Article

Businesses, body corporates, and the right to electricity

27 June 2024, Michaela Assur

Can a business enforce its right to receive electricity if the body corporate under which that business falls fails to... pay its service fees to the municipality?

1276

Article

Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024, Jonathan Le Riche

3929

Article

A litigant’s right to a fair trial and a lost trial record

25 March 2024, Jonathan Le Riche

If a court record is lost, does this still constitute a right to a fair trial?

1631

Article

Factors courts must consider when reviewing state tenders

27 June 2023

2338

Article

Constitutional Court declares Copyright Act unconstitutional

22 November 2022, Mark le Riche

1592

Article

The final say on business interruption insurance and Covid-19

16 March 2021

1479

Article

Prescription and surety don’t always play well together

06 January 2021, Jaco Van den Berg

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