MYRON MER | Is heading to court the only ‘serious’ way to resolve a dispute?
Mandatory mediation might ease Gauteng’s paralysed civil court crisis, but whether it works depends heavily on infrastructure, attitude shifts within the profession and proper systems being put in place
13 May 2025 - 04:30
The high court in Gauteng, which handles almost half of South Africa’s civil litigation, is on the ropes. Trials are being set down for dates five, even six years into the future. It’s got to the point where for many people, the right to access a court, something section 34 of the constitution guarantees, is starting to feel like an empty promise. ..
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