Archive for July, 2015

Debt collection system to be changed

x Bookmark In trying to curtail the abuse of the debt recovery procedure system, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development released a statement to say that it is finalising […]

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Letters to the editor August 2015

x Bookmark PO Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102 Docex 82, Pretoria E-mail: derebus@derebus.org.za Fax (012) 362 0969 Letters are not published under noms de plume. However, letters from practising attorneys […]

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Court criticised over ‘Al-Bashir’ judgment

x Bookmark By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele In June 2015, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir attended the African Union (AU) Summit hosted in South Africa. In 2009 and 2010 the International Criminal Court […]

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Cuban Five comes to South Africa

x Bookmark By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele The Cuban Five were in South Africa recently. They came to the country to thank South Africans for the role they played in their release. De […]

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SA and UK compare notes and celebrate the Constitution and Magna Carta

x Bookmark By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele The Constitutional Court and the British High Commission in Pretoria recently held a reception to mark the 21st anniversary of the South African Constitution and […]

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Swaziland court orders immediate release of human rights lawyer

x Bookmark By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele Swazi human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko and the editor of monthly publication, The Nation magazine, Bheki Makhubu, have finally been released from prison. They were […]

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Latest statistics on the legal profession

x Bookmark By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele The latest statistics released by the Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA’s) Legal Education and Development (LEAD) division show that overall the number of practising […]

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Profession stands behind Chief Justice and judiciary in raising concern on attacks on the judiciary and the rule of law

x Bookmark Compiled by Barbara Whittle Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) Co-chairpersons, Richard Scott and Busani Mabunda, attended a press conference by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on 8 July […]

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First quarterly meeting held with MEC

x Bookmark The Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for the Gauteng Department of Health, Qedani Mahlangu, has been mandated by the Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, to convene quarterly discussions […]

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People and practices

x Bookmark Compiled by Shireen Mahomed Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in Johannesburg has two new appointments.               Cox Yeats in Durban has three new promotions. […]

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