In the world of common law, reliance on precedent and case law is foundational. Legal principles established in past cases serve as guiding lights for courts tackling similar issues. The […]
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A default judgment is a judgment brought against a party who has failed to defend an action. Our law makes provision for a default judgment under two circumstances. Default judgment […]
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By Nokuthula Ndlovu Mental health and well-being in educational institutions has garnered much attention lately. As tertiary institutions, colleges and universities face increasing demands for academic performance, emotional resilience and […]
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In the case of Sengadi v Tsambo; In Re: Tsambo [2019] 1 All SA 569 (GJ), the Supreme Court of Appeal made an incorrect application of the ubuntu principle, which […]
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On 1 November 2023, the Legal Practice Council (LPC) celebrated five years of its existence since the coming into effect of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014. It was […]
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By Krish Govender The SA context The legal profession in South Africa (SA), especially after our freedom in 1994, has a duty to protect and advance the principles and values […]
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It goes without saying that the South African criminal justice system has been saddled with delays for a long time. To curb these delays, the legislature, in 1997 enacted s […]
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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development published a notice on 11 August 2023 on the rendering of community service by candidate legal practitioners and legal practitioners (Legal Practice Act […]
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As a candidate legal practitioner, after hearing from several colleagues in the legal profession about the mental health challenges they encounter in practice, I was inspired to write this article, […]
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A company is temporarily exempt from legal proceedings (civil proceedings) during business rescue proceedings (s 133(1) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act)). That is so because if […]
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