By Johan van der Merwe Consent is the necessary condition to perform certain acts lawfully, and to gain or lose a particular legal status. Issues pertaining to consent are widespread […]
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By Herbert James David Robertson The South African family law fraternity is familiar with surrogacy agreements. The surrogacy agreement has been incorporated into South African family law with the introduction […]
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By George Barrie In the article ‘Revisiting the term “community” in the South African context’ 2018 (Dec) DR 18, Udo Richard Averweg and Professor Marcus Leaning once again brought to […]
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In the case of Botha and Another v Rich NO and Others 2014 (4) SA 124 (CC) the Constitutional Court (CC) held that the exercise […]
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By Bayethe Maswazi Before the Constitutional Court (CC) decision in Chirwa v Transnet Limited and Others 2008 (3) BCLR 251 (CC) it was easy to determine whether the High Court […]
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By Clement Marumoagae Historically, the South African public policy was crafted on Eurocentric ideals, which regarded everything that was not in line with western and Christian moral values as invalid […]
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In June 2018, the media was abuzz about 51 young South Africans who had been detained by the authorities in China after having found themselves embroiled in a visa scam. […]
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By Mohammed Moolla It is generally accepted that once a crime has been committed, it should be investigated, the perpetrator should stand trial and on conviction be punished for their […]
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As an assessor in the High Court for approximately ten years after my formal retirement in 2010, the experience of confrontation with legal issues has exposed me to prosecutions […]
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By Prof Hennie Klopper The Road Accident Fund (RAF) regularly laments its precarious financial position and has consistently blamed legal practitioners for this. One of the RAF expenses that had […]
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