South Africa: Rules and Practice Notes of Superior Courts

January 2020

• Limpopo High Court (Polokwane) Practice Directive 01/2020 [2020] ZARC 66 (27 January 2020)
• Joint Rules of Practice for the High Courts of the Eastern Cape Province [2020] ZARC 1 (28 January 2020)
• Practice Directive for Mpumalanga Division of the High Court [2020] ZARC 2 (29 January 2020)

March 2020

• Urgent Directive in Respect of Restricting Access to Court in Light of COVID 19 - Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg and Pretoria [2020] ZARC 3 (17 March 2020)
• Measures Adopted by the Heads of Court to Curb the Spread of COVID-19 in All Courts - Directive Issued by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng [2020] ZARC 4 (17 March 2020)
• Amended Directive - COVID 19 - Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa [2020] ZARC 5 (18 March 2020)
• Resolution of the Gauteng Provincial Efficiency Enhancement Committee in Light of Covid-19 [2020] ZARC 6 (20 March 2020)
• Eastern Cape High Courts - Directive - Management of cases during the lockdown [2020] ZARC 7 (24 March 2020)
• Delegation of Authority in terms of section 8(3) of the Superior Courts Act, 2013 [2020] ZARC 18 (24 March 2020)
• Further Directive in Respect of Access to the Labour Court During the Period of Lockdown [2020] ZARC 8 (25 March 2020)
• Special Arrangements to Address COVID-19 Implications for All Litigation in the Pretoria and Johannesburg High Courts [2020] ZARC 9 (25 March 2020)
• Urgent Directive in Respect of Restricting Access to Court in Light of COVID 19 - KwaZulu-Natal High Court [2020] ZARC 10 (25 March 2020)
• Access to Court in Light of Lockdown - Western Cape High Court [2020] ZARC 11 (25 March 2020)
• Urgent Directive in Respect of Restricting Access to Court in Light of COVID 19 - Mpumalanga Division of the High Court [2020] ZARC 13 (25 March 2020)
• Kwa-Zulu Natal Directives [2020] ZARC 20 (25 March 2020)
• Kwa-Zulu Natal Directives 2 [2020] ZARC 21 (25 March 2020)
• Directives issued by the Judicial Head of Administrative Region 6, Kwazulu-Natal as delegated by the Chief Justice in terms of section 8(3) of the Superior Courts Act, 2013 [2020] ZARC 22 (25 March 2020)
• Notice of National shutdown Office of the State Attorney [2020] ZARC 26 (25 March 2020)
• Special arrangements to address COVID 19 implications for all litigation in the Pretoria and Johannesburg High Courts [2020] ZARC 28 (25 March 2020)
• Legal Practice Council additional guidance note for Legal Practitioners based on amended directions [2020] ZARC 29 (25 March 2020)
• Western Cape Regional Court Circular [2020] ZARC 30 (25 March 2020)
• Urgent Directive in Respect of Restricting Access to Court in Light of Lockdown - Free State High Court, Bloemfontein [2020] ZARC 12 (26 March 2020)
• Free State Regional Division Directives for Lockdown Period [2020] ZARC 19 (26 March 2020)
• North West Directives issued by the Judge President regarding National lockdown [2020] ZARC 25 (26 March 2020)
• Addendum: Determination of Admission of Guilt Fines in terms of section 57(5)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act , 1977 (Act 51 of 1977) [2020] ZARC 16 (27 March 2020)
• Ad Hoc Determiniation of Admission of Guilt Fines in terms of Section 57(5)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977) [2020] ZARC 17 (27 March 2020)
• Guidance Note for Legal Practitioners regarding the rendering of essential legal services during the covid-19 lockdown period [2020] ZARC 23 (27 March 2020)
• Notice to Legal Practitioners applying for permits [2020] ZARC 27 (27 March 2020)

April 2020

• Supplementary Directive (dies non) in re Special Arrangements to Address COVID-19 Implications for All Litigation in the Pretoria and Johannesburg High Courts [2020] ZARC 14 (2 April 2020)
• Mpumalanga Indexing and Pagination during the lockdown [2020] ZARC 24 (9 April 2020)
• Further Directive in Respect of Access to the Labour Court During the Period of Lockdown [2020] ZARC 15 (14 April 2020)
• Directives Issued by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in Terms of Section 8(3)(b) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 for the Management of Courts During the Lockdown Period [2020] ZARC 32 (17 April 2020)
• Judge President's Directive (17 April Directive) RE: Supplementary Directive in re Court Operations in the Pretoria and Johannesburg High Courts During the Extended Covid-19 National Lockdown and for the Remainder of Term 2/2020 [2020] ZARC 33 (17 April 2020)
• General Notice- High Court of South Africa Eastern Cape Local Division, Port Elizabeth [2020] ZARC 34 (17 April 2020)
• Directive in respect of access to the Labour Appeal Court in light of the extended COVID-19 National Lockdown [2020] ZARC 35 (21 April 2020)
• Limpopo Local Division, Thohoyandou - Directives- Rescheduled Court Roll for Second Term 2020 [2020] ZARC 36 (28 April 2020)
• Limpopo Local Division, Polokwane - Directives- Rescheduled Court Roll for Second Term 2020 [2020] ZARC 37 (28 April 2020)
• Limpopo Division, Polokwane Judge President's Directive - Thohoyandou Rescheduled Court Roll for Second Term 2020 [2020] ZARC 63 (28 April 2020)

May 2020

• Kwa-Zulu Natal Division of the High Court Judge Presidents Directives [2020] ZARC 46 (1 May 2020)
• Directives Issued by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in Terms of Section 8(3)(b) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 for the Management of Courts During the Lockdown Period [2020] ZARC 41 (2 May 2020)
• Mpumalanga Division of the High Court- Re Covid-19 Directive No 5A of 2020 [2020] ZARC 47 (2 May 2020)
• High Court of South Africa, Limpopo Division, Polokwane- Directives Enforcement of COVID-19 Preventative measures [2020] ZARC 49 (2 May 2020)
• Limpopo Division, Polokwane Judge President's Directive - Enforcement of COVID-19 Preventative Measures [2020] ZARC 65 (2 May 2020)
• Practice Directive North West Division of the High Court Video or Audio Hearing during the COVID 19 Pandemic read with directives issued by the Chief Justice on 2 May 2020 [2020] ZARC 39 (4 May 2020)
• Supplementary Directive- Rule 31 (5) Applications for Default Judgment before the Registrar- Hearing of Rule 70 Opposed Taxation of Bills of Legal Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic- North West Division of the High Court [2020] ZARC 40 (5 May 2020)
• Free State High Court Directives for Lockdown Extensions with Alerts [2020] ZARC 48 (5 May 2020)
• High Court of South Africa, Limpopo Division, Polokwane- Directives Enforcement of COVID-19 Preventative measures ; Amendment or Addition to paragraph 9 of Judge Presidents Directives issues 2 May 2020 [2020] ZARC 50 (7 May 2020)
• Limpopo Division, Polokwane Judge President's Directive - Amendment or Addition to Paragraph 9 of the Judge President's Directive Date 2 May 2020 [2020] ZARC 64 (7 May 2020)
• Important Contact Details in terms of the Judge President 's Consolidated Directive (issued 11 May 2020) in light of the COVID-19 National Lockdown [2020] ZARC 42 (11 May 2020)
• Revised Memorandum:In re: Application of the Covid-19 Directives issued in the High Courts of the Gauteng Division [2020] ZARC 43 (11 May 2020)
• Judge President's Consolidated Directive In re: Court Operations in the Pretoria and Johannesburg High Courts during the extended COVID-19 National Lockdown for the remainder of Term 2/2020 [2020] ZARC 44 (11 May 2020)
• Western Cape High Court - Directive- Access to Court in light of COVID-19 lockdown [2020] ZARC 45 (11 May 2020)
• Western Cape High Court - Directive- COVID-19 Update 7 May [2020] ZARC 52 (11 May 2020)
• Practice Directives for the Eastern Cape Division and Local Division during the National State of Disaster [2020] ZARC 38 (12 May 2020)
• Practice Directive North West Division of the High Court Civil and Criminal Trials in the state of the National Disaster Covid 19 pandemic - Read with the Directives issued by the Judge President on 4 May 2020 [2020] ZARC 51 (26 May 2020)

June 2020

• Limpopo Division, Polokwane Judge President's Directive with effect from 15 June 2020 [2020] ZARC 60 (8 June 2020)
• Protocol Re: the Issuing of Warrants of Execution and Subpoenas in the High Courts of the Gauteng Division [2020] ZARC 53 (11 June 2020)
• Limpopo Division, Polokwane Judge President's Directive - Road Accident Fund Trial Roll of 15 June 2020 [2020] ZARC 62 (15 June 2020)
• Amendment to Consolidated Directive of 11 May 2020 Regarding Admissions of Legal Practitioners in the Gauteng Diviison of the High Court, Pretoria [2020] ZARC 54 (29 June 2020)

July 2020

• Directive in respect of access to the Labour Court in light of the COVID-19 National Lockdown [2020] ZARC 57 (1 July 2020)
• Limpopo Division, Polokwane Judge President's Directive - Notice to Compel (Rule 35(7)) in Road Accident Fund Matters [2020] ZARC 61 (27 July 2020)

August 2020

• Practice Direction - Supreme Court of Appeal Virtual Hearings Guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic [2020] ZARC 67 (1 August 2020)
• Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa - Extention of the 11 May 2020 Consolidated directive regarding Court operations in the Gauteng Division of the High Court , Pretoria and Johannesburg [2020] ZARC 56 (2 August 2020)
• Western Cape High Court Judge Presidents Directives - Access to Court in light of COVID-19 lockdown [2020] ZARC 55 (10 August 2020)
• Supplementary Directive to the Directives of 1 July 2020 in respect of media access to the Labour Courts virtual proceedings and physical during alert level 3 lockdown of the National State of Disaster [2020] ZARC 58 (11 August 2020)

November 2020

• Constitutional Court of South Africa: Practice Direction dated 25 Dies Non Tuesday , 15 December 2020 to Friday, 8 January 2020 [2020] ZARC 59 (25 November 2020)