September 2026: Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal Judgments Summaries

This month's judgments cover significant decisions on constitutional and procurement law, business rescue, criminal procedure, patent infringement, labour and employment disputes, insolvency, local government and more.

Key areas covered in September 2026

• Animals and administrative justice

• Business rescue and recovery of property

• Civil procedure and appellate practice

• Constitutional and education law

• Constitutional challenges to public procurement legislation

• Construction and engineering contracts

• Criminal law and criminal procedure

• Delict and unlawful detention

• Employment law, restraints of trade and retrenchment

• Financial intelligence and confidentiality of information

• Insolvency and sequestration

• Intellectual property and patent infringement

• Judicial officers and commissions of inquiry

• Land restitution and property law

• Local government and municipal governance

• Persons and family law

• Procurement law and tender invalidity

• Taxation and finance charges

• Unjustified enrichment and illegal contracts

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Download the full September 2026 judgment summaries below: 

CaseSummariesSCAandCC_Sept2026.pdf

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Date Posted: 5 October 2026