Press Mentions
Media Coverage
- Concerns raised around alarming rate of truck crashes (EWN)
- Speed might have contributed to the derailment of Metrorail train (IOL & MSN.com)
- Injury due to derailment of a train – legal expert weighs-in (Primedia)
- Legal Liability for Hospital-Acquired Infections (Weekly SA Mirror)
- Of 67 dog bite-related Claims in a year, 85% involved pit bulls (Weekend Argus)
- Less than a week to object to RAF Amendment Bill that seeks to exclude claims from medical scheme members (Daily Maverick)
- What to know when claiming for accidents caused by potholes in South Africa (News24)
- Road Accident Fund’s discriminatory directive involving claims by foreigners challenged in court (IOL)
- Accidents in Your Home, Rental or Airbnb – Are you Liable? (Real Estate Investor Magazine)
- Are Airbnb hosts and rental property owners liable for injuries that happen at their properties? (IOL)
- Road accident victims warned against unscrupulous touts promising to help them (Weekly SA Mirror)
- Attorneys raise money with golf (Durbanville Tygerburger)
- Malpractice costs hospitals billions or rands in lawsuits (Weekly SA Mirror)
- Who is liable when resource shortages harm mothers and children in public hospitals? (Parent24)
- If your child has been injured due to medical negligence, this is how you can claim compensation (Parent24)
- AARTO ruling prevented ‘unlawful intrusion’ on executive and legislative competence (News24)
- The fines and notices you will receive under South Africa’s new Aarto driving laws (Business Tech)
- SA’s New Driving Laws: Here’s The Three-Step Fines Process (2oceansVibe)
- How The Point-Based License Demerit System Will Work With AARTO’s Amended Roll Out (iAfrica)
- How the point-based licence demerit system will work with AARTO’s amended roll out (Insurance Chat)
- How the amended Aarto system will work (Cape Argus)
- How baby Ava’s parents helped to make SA creches safer (Parent 24)
- Commuter wins David vs Goliath Metrorail battle (Cape Times)
- Dogs in SA more likely to attack (Cape Argus)
- Drunk and negligent drivers could be paid out along with victims under new accident claims laws (Business Tech)
- Don’t blame lawyers, blame woeful health system (Cape Times)
- 103 dog attacks responded to in 2017 (Cape Argus)
- Claiming for listeriosis deaths, damages could be complex (fin24)
- It’s roadblock season: Know your rights this #EasterWeekend (IOL)
- What to do if you get ‘klapped by a cop’ this #EasterWeekend (IOL)
- How to claim compensation from car accidents (Women on Wheels)
- Dangerous children’s toys and hazards to look out for (Parent24)
- 10 don’ts for road accident claims (msn)
- Smet-vleis lei tot histeriose (Son)
- Listeriosis: What legal options do victims have? (The South African)
- Slagoffers van listeriose kan eis instel (Netwerk24)
- Source of listeriosis outbreak traced and blame game begins (Medical Brief)
- The Most Dangerous Children’s Toys On The Market (Huffington Post)
- How much is a personal injury claim worth? (FA News)
- How to take car accident photos to help with your claim (Accidents.co.za)
- Patients are using their rights (Cape Argus)
- Don’t trust ‘tsotsi’ lawyers at hospitals and accident scenes (DispatchLIVE)
- Só moet jy by ’n polisiepadblokkade optree (Goeie Huishouding)
- Metrorail commuter could be compensated for train-related injuries (EWN)
- Train safety – auditors recommend criminal investigations at Prasa (Daily Maverick)
- Prasa moet opdok oor man uit trein val (Netwerk24)
- Electric fencing: Who is responsible for injuries? (Private Property)
- Having these types of electric fences could get you arrested in South Africa (Business Tech)
- Electric fence installations subject to safety regulations (IOL Property)
- Commuter wins David vs Goliath Metrorail battle (Cape Times)
- Cheque is in the rail (Daily Voice)
- Court finds PRASA responsible for commuter’s injuries (GroundUp)
- 103 dog attacks responded to in 2017 (Cape Argus)
- ‘Tis the season to learn your rights at roadblocks (IOL)
- Pit bull owners urged to leash in their dogs after baby’s death (IOL)
- Consumer has recourse if faulty items harm, damage (DispatchLIVE)
- Lawyers oppose no-fault road accident scheme (Business Day)
- Civil rights organisations need to get involved in proposed RABS bill before it’s too late (Insurance Gateway)
- Identifying when premature patient discharge constitutes medical malpractice (SA Breaking News)
- What you need to know about injury claims against the state (SA Breaking News)
- Different Rules for Personal Injury Claims against the State: What you should know (Insurance Chat)
- No-fault road accident fund bill a setback (Cape Argus)
Radio & TV Interviews
- Lawyers see influx of road accident claims as festive stats increase (Cape Talk)
- Alarming rate of truck accidents in 2024 says lawyer (Cape Talk)
- Legal Talk: Defective Medical Devices and Implants can cause harm (Cape Talk)
- School excursion drownings – Who is liable and do parents have a claim? (Cape Talk)
- School Drownings | Who Is Liable for The Deaths? (eNCA)
- North West MEC found liable for 100% of the damages “as may be proven or agreed” from the injuries to an engineer whose vehicle hit a pothole on a gravel road (702)
- Pitbull Ban Debate as Statistics Increase in South Africa (Cape Talk)
- Legal Talk: Potholes (Cape Talk)
- Proposed RAF Draft Amendments (OMNY FM)
- RAF amendment bill ‘will disenfranchise SA’ (iono.fm)
- Liability for kids “prank” (Cape Talk)
- The personal injury claim: What is a supermarket’s duty of care? (Cape Talk)
- Legal Talk: Accidents in the home (Cape Talk)
- Discussion | Risks and rewards of unofficial pointsmen (eNCA)
- Legal Talk: Touts (Cape Talk)
- Consumer Talk: Parking hit and run (Cape Talk)
- Legal Talk: What to do if you’re in a car accident (Cape Talk)
- Poor public service: Alarming state of roads and how to claim for your damaged car or bodily injury (TimesLIVE)
- Hospitals may be held liable for refusing to admit women in labour (OMNY FM)
- The Peleton matter spotlights unsafe gym equipment! (Smile FM)
- Tips on what to do in a road accident (Cape Talk)
- Listeriosis: Consumer law allows lawsuit against anyone in supply chain (Cape Talk)
- What happens when your brand new heater erupts, or worse? Product liability 101 (Cape Talk)
- What legal options do victims of Listeriosis have? (SABC)
- Man undergoes vasectomy but still becomes a father (Cape Talk)
- Listeriosis: Consumer law allows lawsuit against anyone in supply chain (702)
- Is it legal for a private citizen to record a public servant on duty? (702)
- Enterprise Risk Assessment And Socio-economic Impact Of Listeria Outbreak in SA (African Business Radio)
- Govt’s planned Road Accident Benefit Scheme won’t pay victims fairly (Cape Talk)
Industry
- 18 the new 21 – the retrospective application of a statute (De Rebus)
- RAF amendments will severely curtail the rights of road accident victims, say experts (Moonstone Information Refinery)