Archive 2023

Celebration of 100 years of women in the practice of law

The Judiciary, in partnership with the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges, held a ceremonial sitting in the different divisions of the High Court, across the […]

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Judicial Conduct Tribunal to look into judges who delay judgments

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has requested that the Chief Justice appoint a Judicial Conduct Tribunal (JCT) in terms of s 19 of the Judicial Service Commission Act 9 of […]

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The legal fraternity and the judiciary lost a dedicated legal practitioner in Zanele Nkosi

  Legal practitioner and chairperson of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) in the North West province, Zanele Nkosi was described as a community hero at a memorial service held for […]

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LSSA challenges RAF medical tariffs

Through its Professional Affairs and Members’ Benefit department, the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) participates in several professional interest and public interest cases. In the matter discussed below, the […]

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Letters to the editor – June 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 […]

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People and practices – June 2023

Compiled by Kevin O’Reilly Malan Scholes Attorneys in Johannesburg has appointed Hloni Mokoena as a Director in the Dispute Resolution Department. He specialises in administrative law, property law, municipal law, […]

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Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee meeting

By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) specialist Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee (the Committee) met on 13 April 2023 to deliberate on […]

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Consequences of misconduct

Being struck off the roll of legal practitioners is a serious consequence for a legal practitioner who has been found guilty of professional misconduct or has breached relevant rules or […]

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The decriminalising of sex work in South Africa: A brief trajectory overview of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill of 2022

South Africa (SA) is moving in the right direction in becoming the first nation in Africa to decriminalise sex work. This change in the legal landscape, which occurs decades after […]

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On constructive dismissals – when is the employee wrong?

In Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Nkosi and Others (2022) 43 ILJ 1386 (LC), the issue before the Labour Court (LC) was whether an employee who resigned because he found […]

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