August 2024

When the courts grapple with words: S v BL

In a recent judgment in the Western Cape High Court, the use and meaning of the ‘p-word’ was discussed amidst a review judgment regarding the contravention of a protection order […]

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Security for costs when leave to appeal is granted by the SCA to the Full Court

There are prescribed instances where one of the parties may be obliged or requested to furnish security for costs. In instances where it is not peremptory to do so, should […]

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Granting default judgments: The registrar’s powers under the National Credit Act

Section 23 of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013, read with r 31(5) of the Uniform Rules of Court, empowers the Registrar of the High Court, save in circumstances […]

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Listed or arbitrary harassment: Determining the nature of workplace harassment

With the advent of constitutional democracy, the South African legal system conforms to the Constitution. Section 2 thereof is important. In terms of s 1(c) the country is founded on […]

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People and practices – August 2024

Compiled by Kevin O’Reilly Stegmanns Inc has appointed Adriaan Meyer to the Commercial and Intellectual Property Law Department; and Bernice Charlton to the General Litigation, Family Law, and Labour Law […]

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Balancing the conflict between religion and the law

South Africa (SA) is a diverse country which embraces various religious communities, including traditional African religions, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus and others. It follows that legal practitioners and the law […]

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Women remain the face of discrimination and inequality

In the August monthly feature, we speak to legal practitioner Chriscy Blouws of the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC). Ms Blouws was born in the Western Cape, and originally comes from […]

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The law reports – August 2024

May [2024] 2 All South African Law Reports (pp 315 – 637); June [2024] 2 All South African Law Reports (pp 639 – 927); Judgments Online (JOL) – May, June […]

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Victory for plaintiff as court orders RAF to pay award for general damages

Mokone v Road Accident Fund (GP) (unreported case no 79497/18, 1-7-2024) (Pienaar AJ) In the case of Mokone, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria awarded damages to […]

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New Legislation – August 2024

Legislation published from 3 – 25 June 2024 By Shanay Sewbalas and Keagan Smith   Acts   Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024 The date of commencement: 3 […]

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