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A recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision, Uys N.O. v National Credit Regulator (2025) , again highlighted an important principle in South African contract law — the concept of a simulated agreement . A simulated agreement arises when parties deliberately structure a transaction to appear as one type of contract while secretly intending it to operate as another. Courts therefore do not only look at the wording of an agreement, but also at the true intention of the parties  an

A recent judgment in Gerritsen Trading CC t/a Gerritsen Drilling SA v Blydskap Holdings (Pty) Ltd (2024/146798) [2025] ZAWCHC 400 (27...