It is a requirement in divorce proceedings that the party instituting the divorce action should attribute reasons for the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. Adultery and infidelity are common grounds […]
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I found it disheartening and unjust that my female clients married by antenuptial contract out of community of property involved in a divorce action had no proprietary claim against the […]
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The Republic of South Africa (SA) is a country that has been through a lot of strain and impediments, and this has left some sort of trauma on the whole […]
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Section 18(a) of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 (the Act), expressly excludes non-patrimonial damages suffered by a spouse during the marriage from forming part of the joint estate. […]
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January 2023 (1) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 320); January 2023 (1) South African Criminal Law Reports (pp 1 – 111) This column discusses judgments as and when […]
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Minister of Finance v Sakeliga NPC (Previously Afribusiness NPC) and Others 2022 (4) SA 401 (CC) In the case of Sakeliga, the Constitutional Court (CC) dismissed the application with costs. […]
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Millenium Aluminium and Glass Services CC and Others v Group Five Construction (Pty) Ltd and Another (SCA) (unreported case no 693/2021, 14-12-2022) (Zondi JA (Mothle JA and Nhlangulela, Salie-Hlophe and […]
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Mukuru Financial Services (Pty) Ltd and Another v Department of Employment and Labour (2022) 43 ILJ 1171 (WCC) South Africa (SA) is highly regarded for its ‘commitment to upholding human […]
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Legislation published from 28 December 2022 – 27 January 2023 By Shanay Sewbalas and Johara Ally Acts Children’s Amendment Act 17 of 2022 Date of commencement: 5 January 2023. […]
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In Department of International Relations and Cooperation v Laubscher and Others [2023] 1 BLLR 1 (LAC), the employee was served with a notice to attend a disciplinary hearing for misconduct […]
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