In the July feature article we profile Dr Eileen Carter of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). She was born in Somerset West, grew up mostly in Kimberley, where […]
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Matlhwana v South African Legal Practice Council and Others (GP) (unreported case no 051162/2024, 15-5-2024) (Millar J) The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria found the decision by […]
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LexisNexis South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (GP) (unreported case no 2023-010096) (Swanepoel J) The matter of LexisNexis South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Minister of […]
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In Jacobs v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others [2024] 5 BLLR 517 (LC) the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) found a dismissal substantively unfair but […]
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Legal practitioners may find themselves in situations where clients insist that an unsustainable case be advanced. Taking on matters where clients seek to litigate on principle, prove a point to […]
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The South African democracy is one that is based on the values of freedom, equality, and dignity. As such, s 9 of the Constitution states that everyone has the right […]
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Since its enactment, the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 has been amended numerous times through various amendment Acts that have been passed over the years. The most significant amendment […]
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The imminent commencement of the obligation on practising and candidate legal practitioners (PLPs and CLPs) to render community service pursuant to s 29 of the Legal Practice Act 28 of […]
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While a family trust is often created for legitimate estate planning purposes, it is so that it ‘may turn out to be a handy vehicle for “divorce planning” because transferring […]
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By Mpho Titong and Sipho Manuel Section 22(12) and (13) of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 were presented by the Refugees Amendment Act 11 of 2017, which came into […]
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