May 2020

Letters to the editor – May 2020

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 their identities […]

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Cash threshold reporting to the Financial Intelligence Centre

The Financial Intelligence Centre (the FIC) was established in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (FICA). The FIC is South Africa’s financial intelligence unit, which is […]

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E-learning in legal services sector

In an interview, Professor of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, Jonathan Klaaren, sat down with Instructional Designer at Derek Moore and Associates, Derek Moore, to discuss e-learning in […]

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Interpreting contracts: Determining if COVID-19 is covered by force majeure

In this month’s issue, De Rebus features two articles pertaining to COVID-19 and the force majeure clause in contracts, including the interpretation thereof. COVID-19, a viral pathogen, has swept through […]

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Does the non-registration of customary marriage affect its validity?

The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 (the Act) brought about fundamental changes to the legal position of a customary marriage in South African law. The Act ensured […]

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Rethinking guarantees and suretyship in lending agreements

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is a government owned development finance institution tasked with, among others, the facilitation and support of equitable ownership of […]

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The law reports – May 2020

March 2020 (2) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 323); March 2020 (1) South African Criminal Law Reports (pp 227 – 338) This column discusses judgments as and when […]

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The RAF to use new litigation model to reduce its litigation costs

Mabunda Inc and Others v Road Accident Fund (The Law Society of South Africa and Black Lawyers Association as amicus curiae); Diale Mogashoa Inc v Road Accident Fund (GP) (unreported […]

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Unpacking the provisions of s 112(1)(a) and (b) of the Criminal Procedure Act

Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (the CPA) deals with pleading guilty at summary trial and the circumstances, which demand for the matter to be heard […]

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Court dismisses application for man to attend family funeral to curb the spread of COVID-19

Ex parte Van Heerden (MN) (unreported case no 1079/2020, 27-3-2020) (Roelofse AJ) The applicant approached the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Nelspruit seeking permission to travel for a […]

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