
Directors, step back: courts shut the door on DIY legal representation
The judgment delivers a warning to directors: act as your own lawyer without court approval, and your case may be struck out with costs.

The judgment delivers a warning to directors: act as your own lawyer without court approval, and your case may be struck out with costs.

The Western Cape Division holds that affixing a summons does not automatically satisfy the amended service rule in default judgment applications.

The ruling requires insurers to plead subrogation and join as parties in civil actions, departing from long-standing practice that allows insurers to step into their insured’s shoes without separate citation.

The Authority invites interested parties to participate in High Court proceedings that will decide whether it may impose penalties on foreign individuals without physically serving documents in South Africa.