Section 9(3) of the Constitution prohibits unfair discrimination against anyone. This article aims to unpack the most recent judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court (CC) on 19 July 2022 […]
Read moreStare decisis is integral to the rule of law. The term stems from the Latin maxim stare decisis et non quieta movere, which means to stand by decisions and not […]
Read moreOn 28 June 2021, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) issued version 2 of its External Guide: Voluntary Disclosure Programme (the Guide). The Guide provides that the purpose of Sars’s […]
Read moreBy Marietjie du Toit ‘A fundamental characteristic of South African constitutionalism is the principle of respect for the law’ as confirmed by P De Vos, W Freedman, D Brand, C […]
Read moreBy Sarah De Jager (ed), Elizabeth De Stadler; Ilze Luttig Hattingh; Paul Esselaar and Jessica Boast Cape Town: Juta (2021) 1st edition Price: R 609 (including VAT) 752 pages (soft […]
Read more‘The interpretation of statutes or to be more precise, the judicial understanding of the legal rules, deals with those rules and principles which are employed to construct the correct meaning […]
Read moreNovember 2022 (6) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 321); November 2022 (2) South African Criminal Law Reports (pp 459 – 568) This column discusses judgments as and when […]
Read moreSamuels v South African Legal Practice Council (formerly Law Society of the Northern Provinces) (SCA) (unreported case no 1112/2021, 7-12-2022) (Petse DP; Mothle JA; and Daffue, Windell and Siwendu AJJA) […]
Read moreLegislation published from 14 November – 9 December 2022 By Shanay Sewbalas and Johara Ally Acts Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 Amendment to Part 1 of sch […]
Read moreSouth African Municipal Workers obo Morwe v Tswaing Local Municipality and Others (LAC) (unreported case no JA12/21, 27-9-2022) (Sutherland JA with Waglay JP and Kathree-Setiloane AJA concurring) The appellant union, […]
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