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Lefevré Joubert

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Lefevré Joubert

Director, Litigation Department

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George

Send email

044 874 1140

086 537 6902

083 447 1269

When credit agreements get sticky

06 May 2025

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

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

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

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

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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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

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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When credit agreements get sticky

06 May 2025

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

06 February 2025

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

643

Article

Piecing together the puzzle of cross-border cases

03 October 2024

738

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Businesses, body corporates, and the right to electricity

27 June 2024

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?

1118

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