AREAS OF
Limiting our client’s risk since 2001. “Someone is going to have to pay! But who, why, when and how much…or how little?”
Insurance Law
We act for two of the largest global insurers resolving claim disputes and advising on policy interpretation. We also deal with engineering, defective workmanship, product liability and professional negligence claims on their behalf. A recent success is the successful defence of a pollution claim of R 55 000 000.00 relating to the interpretation of whether the occurrence was sudden and unforeseen.
Retail Liability
This forms the bulk of our liability practise. In particular we specialise in retail liability for one of Africa’s largest retailers. We deal with defended injury claims, infringement of personality rights for wrongful arrest and detention and tenant and contractor liability.
Personal Injury Law
We deal with substantial defended personal injury claims on behalf of our Insurance clients. The largest current claim is a defended R 65 000 000.00 against a education group following a paraplegic disability suffered at an adventure camp.
Motor Law
Annually we achieve multi million rand savings and recoveries for our insurance clients on subrogated motor and property claims. We do the bulk of our trial work ourselves.
Agricultural Liability
We deal with defended liability claims for fire damage to crop, property, plantation and livestock. We also deal with animal liability claims.
Medical Malpractice Law
We act for one of the largest private hospital groups in South Africa to defend medical negligence claims against their hospitals. Our largest current defended claim is R 35 000 000.00. We are instructed to defend their Covid liability matters.
Municipal Liability
We specialise in Municipal Liability defending liability claims arising from unlawful arrest by metro police officers and injury claims arising from defective infrastructure and material damage claims arising from operational maintenance.
Road Construction & Liability
We specialize in road maintenance and construction liability defending the National Roads Agency as well as various contractors and engineers responsible for road design, construction, routine maintenance and advising on the associated engineering agreements.