Thought leadership on family law, mediation, restorative justice, and ethical legal practice in South Africa.
Mediation is often described as a softer alternative to a divorce trial, quieter, more private, more flexible. That is true, but it leaves an impression that mediation is also somehow lighter on the numbers. It is not. One of the most reliable predictors of whether a...
Parenting Coordination in South Africa: What Co-Parents Should Understand Before Appointing a Parenting Coordinator You have a parenting plan or a court order. On paper, the arrangement is clear. In practice, every handover becomes an argument, every school notice a...
If you are facing a commercial dispute, someone has probably already suggested mediation. It may have been a contract clause, an attorney, the other side, or a judge. What often remains unclear is what civil and commercial mediation in South Africa actually is, how it...
You have been served with, or your matter has attracted, a Rule 41A notice. The trial or opposed application has been suspended. A mediator’s name has been mentioned. Onboarding documents are on their way. Now you and your attorney need to work out what is...
Mediation is one of the most widely referred-to and least understood processes in South African dispute resolution. What is mediation, when is it appropriate, is it binding, and what does mediation in South Africa actually look like in practice? Whether the suggestion...
A parenting plan South Africa agreement is one of the most important documents parents can put in place after separation, divorce, or the breakdown of a relationship. It provides a structured written arrangement for how parents will exercise their parental...
Succession Planning Mediation in South Africa Every year, South African family businesses invest significant resources in succession planning. Accountants are briefed. Tax structures are optimised. Shareholding agreements are drafted. Wills and trusts are carefully...
South African legal culture has long assumed that when a family with significant assets fractures, the High Court is the appropriate arena. That assumption is expensive — in legal fees, in time, and in the relationships and structures that wealth tends to be built...
Mediation and the Modern Attorney: Why Attorney Mediation Preparation Changes Outcomes Mediation is no longer a rarely used alternative at the margins of litigation. In modern South African legal practice, it has become an important dispute resolution process that can...
Mediation in the Gauteng High Court is no longer a soft option sitting outside the litigation process. In civil trial matters before the Gauteng Division, mediation has become an important part of trial readiness, particularly because of Rule 41A of the Uniform Rules...