April 2023

Chief Justice Zondo hopes to inspire legal practitioners

The Johannesburg Attorneys Association (JAA) held a Judges Function Cocktail Party on 16 March 2023 in Johannesburg. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, the keynote speaker, gave legal practitioners words of encouragement. […]

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LSSA Annual Conference and AGM 2023 – photo gallery

The Law Society of South Africa’s Annual Conference and Annual General meeting took place on 24 and 25 March 2023 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. All photos taken by De […]

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Applications to PVT Schools with foreign law degrees

By Michelle Beatson Recently, there has been numerous applications to the Legal Education and Development’s Practical Vocational Training School for Legal Practice (PVT School) nationally by persons in possession of […]

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Letters to the editor – April 2023

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 who make their identities […]

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Bad habits to avoid as a legal practitioner in practice

Becoming a successful legal practitioner in practice demands recognition of significant aspects of running a business. What separates those that will make it and those that will not, lies in […]

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Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, to which court will foreclosures go? (Part 3): The Constitutional Court has confirmed the position

Some may recall the articles ‘Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, to which court will foreclosures go? A brief analysis of recent foreclosure proceedings and a consideration of the need for specialised […]

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An aggrieved party affected by a decision – where to go if you intend to review a decision by the Competition Commission?

On 27 October 2022 the Constitutional Court (CC) in Competition Commission of South Africa v Group Five Construction Ltd 2023 (1) BCLR 1 (CC), handed down judgment to answer the […]

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The ‘any court’ conundrum – revisiting s 16(2) of the Maintenance Act

Section 16(2) of the Maintenance Act 99 of 1998 provides that ‘any court’ – including a children’s court – can issue a maintenance order. South African courts, like the divorce […]

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Chatting with ChatGPT: Will attorneys be able to use AI to draft contracts?

Prof Michele van Eck OpenAI’s development of ChatGPT has opened the world to the wonders of technology and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). ChatGPT is a tool that provides […]

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Opting out: How does POPIA impact telemarketing?

By Gilad Katzav Regulating direct marketing is a familiar endeavour for South African law. This marketing practice has garnered the attention of our legislature for over two decades: From the […]

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