By Kgomotso Ramotsho The University of Stellenbosch Law Trust Chair in Social Justice hosted a conference on customary law and social justice on 25 August 2021, under the theme ‘Customary […]
Read moreBy Kgomotso Ramotsho Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, Judge Achmat Jappie, has sent condolences on behalf of the South African Judiciary to the […]
Read moreBy Kgomotso Ramotsho The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) and SADC Lawyers’ Association (SADC LA) hosted a virtual webinar on the SADC Model Law on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) […]
Read moreIn a move that has not been seen in recent history, President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited nominations for the position of the next Chief Justice. In a press release issued […]
Read morePO 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 […]
Read moreCompiled by Shireen Mahomed Phatshoane Henney Attorneys in Bloemfontein has one appointment and two promotions. Iusprudentia Specialist Counsel in Johannesburg has one new appointment. All People and Practices submissions are […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly changing the way the legal profession is interacting and using information and there is clear evidence the sector is adopting and using technology with alacrity. […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 challenge is unprecedented, both for the economy and for many aspects of the South African legal system, especially law firm practice management. Many law firms have now closed […]
Read moreClause 13 of the Practice Manual of the Labour Court of South Africa (the Practice Manual) prescribes how contempt of court applications are launched and subsequently dealt with at the […]
Read moreItem 3(4) of sch 8 (Code of Good Practice: Dismissal) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 provides that ‘generally, it is not appropriate to dismiss an employee for […]
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