ConsumerWatch: From next month, you can approach the Small Claims Court for civil claims worth up to R20 000. GeorginaCrouth
The welcome announcement was made by Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister John Jeffery last week. New guidelines for commissioners and clerks will also be effective on April 1 to help clarify the impact of consumer protection legislation and the National Credit Act on the work of these courts.
The clinic, 2019’s Social Justice Law Firm of the Year, has taken on some high-profile cases in recent years: it made a written submission to the Treasury to include feminine hygiene products on the list of zero-rated tax items ; challenged the in duplum rule , unlawful costs added onto the accounts of distressed debtors, emolument attachment orders, micro-lenders and farm evictions.
“In South Africa, the most popular and widely used index measuring the increase in prices of a basket of goods is the consumer price index calculated by Statistics SA.” Van der Merwe suggested that even with the R20 000 limit, if your claim was slightly higher, it might be worthwhile to consider lowering your expectations.
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