August 2022

Exiting debt review: The conundrum of certainty in the how and when

The scheme of the debt review model in the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (the NCA) was explained in better detail in the reported case of Janse van Vuuren […]

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The legal fraternity celebrates historic appointment of the first female Deputy Chief Justice

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) welcomed the appointment of the first female Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Mandisa Maya. In its statement, the President of the LSSA, Mabaeng Lenyai, […]

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Corruption is draining resources in the African Continent

The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) held its Annual Conference from 27 to 30 June 2022 in Tanzania under the theme, ‘The Africa We Want: From Aspiration to Reality’. In […]

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Youth should be activists of transformation and ask about the Legal Sector Codes

The National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) Gauteng Student Chapter held a youth conference, under the theme ‘Transformation of the Legal Profession’ on 25 June 2022 in Johannesburg. In his […]

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Information Regulator intends to draft a guidance note on the interpretation of s 69 of POPIA

The Information Regulator (the Regulator) of South Africa held a media breakfast briefing on 29 June 2022 in Johannesburg. The Chairperson of the Regulator, legal practitioner, Pansy Tlakula, told the […]

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Eradicating the barriers for young lawyers to enter the profession

By Seetswadi Theo Mapheto In commemoration of Youth Day, the Gauteng Executive Committee of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held an event in Sandton, Johannesburg on 18 June 2022 under […]

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The advancement of female legal practitioners

The year is 2022, are we any closer to attaining the goal of ensuring that female legal practitioners receive the same opportunities as their male colleagues? The January 2022 statistics […]

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Letters to the editor – August 2022

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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Happenings at the Property Law Committee meeting

By Lizette Burger The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Property Law Committee (the Committee) met on 7 June 2022 to consider an array of issues pertaining to its field […]

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No funds does not mean no risk

There are many instances in legal practice where legal practitioners are not timeously placed in funds to pursue the matters in which they are instructed to finality. The clients concerned […]

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