Mthimunye v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others (GP) (unreported case no 61876/2012, 9-5-2014) (Hiemstra AJ) By Naleen Jeram The High Court in Mthimunye v Minister of Justice […]
Read moreBy Kirstie Haslam The Supreme Court of Appeal, has recently, in the matter of Malcolm v Premier, Western Cape Government 2014 (3) SA 177 (SCA) conclusively ruled on the effect of the reduction of the age […]
Read moreBy Lesirela Letsebe South Africa is a signatory to, among others, the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (UN Convention), the 1967 Protocol Relating to the […]
Read moreBy Maud Letzler and Viviana Vergano The appointment of curators is a daily occurrence in our courts and in particular in the North and South Gauteng High Courts where the […]
Read moreBy Magdaleen de Klerk There is a general misconception in divorce litigation that a finding of ‘substantial misconduct’ on the part of a spouse who, for example, had extra marital […]
Read moreBy Ian Morris, George Schwalb and Gregory Whittaker The ruling by Griesel J in the matter of Sweatman v Road Accident Fund (WCC) (unreported case no 17258/11, 3-12-2013) (Griesel J) […]
Read moreBy Sheri Breslaw The fundamental shift that occurred when South Africa became a constitutional democracy in 1994 heralded changes in all areas of the law. Significant changes were made, and […]
Read moreBy Vishal Ramruch The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (the Act) brings about numerous additions and details in matters relating to children and family life. This article deals with a […]
Read moreBy Ivan Kramer If a dependant is compensated for the loss of support by a breadwinner, does the dependant receive the support that would have been received had the accident […]
Read moreBy Neels Coertse The Older Persons Act 13 of 2006 (the Act), regulations, forms and national norms and standards (NN&S) commenced on 1 April 2010 replacing the Aged Persons Act […]
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