By Dr Tapiwa Shumba In an adversarial system such as ours, the administration of justice relies heavily on the acumen and knowledge of legal representatives. This insight is dependent on […]
Read moreAre expert witnesses unbiased? By Henry Lerm More than a century and a half ago, judges started complaining about the lack of independence and objectivity when hearing expert evidence. That […]
Read moreBy Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele In Spring Forest Trading 599 CC v Wilberry (Pty) Ltd t/a Ecowash and Another (SCA) (unreported case no 725/13, 21-11-2014) (Cachalia JA) the Supreme Court of Appeal […]
Read moreStand your ground or self-defence? By Sherika Maharaj In the United States (US), ‘stand your ground law’ removes a duty to retreat from the elements of self-defence. It exists in […]
Read moreBy Mahlodi Sam Muofhe Judge Thokozile Masipa has pronounced her sentencing in a trial that has gripped the country since the events which took place on Valentine’s Day in 2013, […]
Read moreBy Michel O Takombe In recent years, technology has revolutionised the way we communicate, the way business is transacted and ultimately the way lawyers practise law. The advancement of technology […]
Read moreBy Claire Lewis and Cesarina Edmonds-Smith The field of forensic science, like many others, is continually changing and improving. The current evolution is in the form of a much-needed paradigm […]
Read moreBy Dr Llewelyn Curlewis The Western Cape High Court delivered a judgment in the matter of S v Tong 2013 (1) SACR 346 (WCC) on 7 September 2012. The matter […]
Read moreBy Jerome Veldsman The judgment of Lee v Minister for Correctional Services 2011 (6) SA 564 (WCC) may be an opportunity missed by both the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) […]
Read moreBy Michael Miller A pre-requisite for a fair trial? A litigant in both civil and criminal law proceedings has a right to cross-examine any witness called by the other side […]
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