The small claims court jurisdiction has been increased to R12 000 as of 1 November 2010. Another important step to try and make legal recourse available on a cheaper platform.
There have also been some key chnages to magistrate court jurisdiction limits, including the financial restrictions. Divorce actions can now be instituted in certain magistartes courts, whereas previously this was the sole domain of high courts.
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