Beyond reasonable doubt: what does it mean?

We have all seen the courtroom dramas where the accused are charged with criminal offences, and the State has to prove its case. Similarly, we are very familiar with the phrase, “beyond reasonable doubt”. But what does the phrase mean, and where does it fit in court cases? Background:  In litigation, there is a distinction […]

The Basics of South African Insurance Law

Insurance is a contract in terms of which the insurer undertakes, in return for the payment of a price or a premium by the insured, to render the insured a sum of money, or the equivalent to a sum of money, on the happening of a specified and uncertain event in which the insured has […]