The South African legal profession joined the continent in mourning the death of the human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, who was gunned down on 21 January 2023 at his home […]
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The Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) launched three reports on Women in Law and Leadership. The launch of the reports was held at the Constitutional Court of South […]
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Since 2019, the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has been holding meetings for the establishment of provincial attorneys’ associations in the nine provinces of South Africa. The establishment of […]
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The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sudden change in the way many organisations work, and the legal profession is not an exception to this new normal. This has […]
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The risks associated with cyber extortion engulf every industry as cyberattacks make the headlines daily, and as cybercrime hits pandemic levels, we see a shift to data theft and extortion […]
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In the case of Z v Z 2022 (5) SA 451 (SCA), the applicant, Mrs Z (the mother) married the respondent Mr Z (the father) on 10 January 1995, and […]
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The inclusion of unnecessary pages in a civil appeal record caused the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) recently to repeat its warning to practitioners to apply their minds when assembling […]
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By Dr Nombulelo Queen Mabeka In March 2020, when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed by government, many thought it was just a dream, however, this became a reality. […]
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In my observations of maintenance courts, I observed that maintenance officers opt for the discharge of maintenance orders when minor children turn 18 years old and are deemed as young […]
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This article discusses the way some presiding officers – in various divisions of the High Court and different magistrates’ courts – adjudicate unopposed divorce proceedings and unnecessarily remove matters from […]
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