By Brian Mhlongo The article by Bruce Andre Barkhuizen (Bruce Andre Barkhuizen ‘Are legal practitioners admitted in terms of the Legal Practice Act commissioners of oaths?’ 2024 (Dec) DR 20) […]
Read moreThe events underlying the dispute between the parties in Legal Practice Council v Mjila and Another (NCK) (unreported case no 1635/22, 1-3-2024) (Tlaletsi JP, Williams J and Lever J) raise […]
Read moreHistorically, South African law only recognised a civil marriage, generally perceived to be a ‘traditional Christian marriage’ as the only type of marriage worthy of legal recognition, to the total […]
Read moreWith the enactment of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA), a large number of legal practitioners have been admitted as attorneys and advocates – however, some of the […]
Read moreBy Simbongile Siyali and Nwabisa Sanda The question of whether interim orders are appealable is a complex one that has been subject to judicial interpretation over time. The landmark case […]
Read moreHaving a non-paying tenant vacate the leased premises sooner rather than later is the hope of every landlord. While the landlord might be impatient and not want to afford the […]
Read moreIn Road Accident Fund v Auditor-General of SA and Others [2024] 3 All SA 914 (GP) a dispute between the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the Auditor-General (A-G) concerning the […]
Read moreLegal experts have debated the importance of the relationship between ethics and the law for many years within the South African legal framework (B Bekink ‘From mere Christmas decorations to […]
Read moreBy Mzoxolo Terrance Magadla The essential premise of law enforcement is that police officers (peace officers) must carry out their duties in accordance with the law. This article attempts to […]
Read moreBy Graeme Fraser and Veldra Fraser It has been suggested that the modern approach to new legislation is for legislation to provide the framework or skeleton of our legal system […]
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