Gauteng High Court mandates mediation for civil trials

Gauteng High Court civil cases must now go through mediation before trial

Directive aims to ease backlogs

Judge president moves to ease Gauteng RAF, medical negligence caseload

Judge President Dustan Mlambo has issued a directive that all civil matters with no triable issues should be referred to a mandatory mediation process in order to alleviate case backlog in Gauteng high courts.

Gauteng High Court mandates mediation for civil trials

Dunstan Mlambo makes mediation mandatory for civil cases before trial

But the Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association says one aspect of the ruling is unfair to plaintiffs who have already waited years for their day in court

Gauteng Judge President | Concerns raised over pre-trial mediation

Gauteng Judge President | Concerns raised over pre-trial mediation Sandile Zikhali Wed, 04/23/2025 - 19:40 JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Judge President, Dunstan Mlambo, is planning to reduce the high caseload in the high court.He's issued a directive introducing obligatory mediation for civil cases.WATCH: Checkpoint | Medical negligence, the new RAF - The trustees | 12 June 2024This is creating concerns from some lawyers that their clients’ constitut…