--- title: Afriwise Blog | Dispute Resolution (2) description: Dispute Resolution | (2) --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Influencer contracts](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/influencer-contracts) [ENS](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ens) ## [Social media influencer interdicted from defaming Native Child Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/social-media-influencer-interdicted-from-defaming-native-child-africa) Earlier this year, the Pretoria High Court in Native Child Africa (Pty) Ltd v Akinwale reminded social media influencers to ensure that they understand the terms and conditions stipulated in the contracts they conclude with brands. In this case, Mary Oluwatobiloba Akinwal.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/social-media-influencer-interdicted-from-defaming-native-child-africa) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Court of Appeal rules](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/court-of-appeal-rules) [FB Attorneys](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/fb-attorneys) ## [Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules amended](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-court-of-appeal-rules-amended) In a bid to continue to leverage technology, modernize and expedite pending matters at the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice, His Lordship Prof Ibrahim Juma, issued the Tanzania Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (Gn. 188 of 2024) in March 2024. One of the commendab.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/nigerias-gas-case-lights-up-the-arbitration-world) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Lesotho](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/lesotho) [Summary judgement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/summary-judgement) [Webber Newd](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/webber-newd) ## [The Cure for a Combined Summons in a Summary Judgement Application: Declaration/Particulars of Claim](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-cure-for-a-combined-summons-in-a-summary-judgement-application-declaration/particulars-of-claim) The shortcoming of a combined summons in a summary judgement application lies in the declaration. Although the declaration filed with the summons is not fatal to the plaintiff’s cause in a summary judgement application, it is nevertheless deemed pro non scripto. The decis.. 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