Archive for February, 2023

Human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko believed in the Rule of Law

x Bookmark The South African legal profession joined the continent in mourning the death of the human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, who was gunned down on 21 January 2023 at […]

Read more

Societal perception of women leadership is one of the barriers to women leadership

x Bookmark The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) launched three reports on Women in Law and Leadership. The launch of the reports was held at the Constitutional Court […]

Read more

Aspirant Women Judges Programme aims to afford women the same opportunities as their male counterparts

x Bookmark On 25 January 2023, the South African Judicial Education Institute (SAJEI), held a launch of the Aspirant Women Judges Programme. The launch was held at the Office of […]

Read more

Calling all attorneys to attend the Provincial Associations’ meetings

x Bookmark Since 2019, the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has been holding meetings for the establishment of provincial attorneys’ associations in the nine provinces of South Africa. The […]

Read more

The legal profession embraced remote working as the new norm but what are the risks?

x Bookmark The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sudden change in the way many organisations work, and the legal profession is not an exception to this new normal. […]

Read more

Legal firms breached as data sold on dark web markets

x Bookmark The risks associated with cyber extortion engulf every industry as cyberattacks make the headlines daily, and as cybercrime hits pandemic levels, we see a shift to data theft […]

Read more

Is a parent allowed to claim maintenance on behalf of adult children and is there a need for a separate court application?

x Bookmark In the case of Z v Z 2022 (5) SA 451 (SCA), the applicant, Mrs Z (the mother) married the respondent Mr Z (the father) on 10 January […]

Read more

The civil appeal record: A dilemma in the making?

x Bookmark The inclusion of unnecessary pages in a civil appeal record caused the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) recently to repeat its warning to practitioners to apply their minds […]

Read more

Section 22 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act – should it be amended?

x Bookmark By Dr Nombulelo Queen Mabeka In March 2020, when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed by government, many thought it was just a dream, however, this became […]

Read more

Applying for maintenance on behalf of adult children

x Bookmark In my observations of maintenance courts, I observed that maintenance officers opt for the discharge of maintenance orders when minor children turn 18 years old and are deemed […]

Read more
X