Oliver Schreiner School of Law

On 29 November 2012, Judge Wallis of the Supreme Court of Appeal (the "SCA") handed down judgment in The Trustees of The Children’s Resource Centre / Pioneer Foods (Pty) Limited & Others. In the decision the SCA held that class actions should be recognised, not only in respect of constitutional claims, but also in any other case where access to justice in terms of Section 34 of the Constitution required that it would be the most appropriate means of litigating the claims of the members of the class.