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Legal practitioners can access training grants from SASSETA

Legal practitioners and firms can enhance their training programmes and create valuable work experience opportunities by accessing grants from the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA). These […]

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Letters to the editor – October 2024

PO 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 […]

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The risk of taking on too much work

There are many variations of the proverb ‘the final straw that broke the camel’s back’ used to emphasise how a series of challenging or intolerable events can push one over […]

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Understanding ‘grey listing’, the Financial Action Task Force and the roles of legal professionals

By Murendeni Raliphada The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is a global institution tasked with tackling money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing. It was founded by the Group of Seven […]

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Bits and bytes: The future of the legal profession in an artificial intelligence future

The rapid advancements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have resulted in multiple innovative ways in which AI can be used to help people. This article identifies and explores how recent developments […]

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Is it possible to challenge a maintenance order while in arrears?

It has been well documented in every court that the respondent (in most instances the fathers) will approach the maintenance court when difficulty befalls them and approach the maintenance court […]

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The art of balance: Navigating stare decisis and the temptation to intervene unnecessarily

Laing J in Cook v S (ECG) (unreported case no CA&R 141/2021, 22-2-2022) (Laing J) quotes E du Toit in Commentary on the Criminal Procedure Act (Cape Town: Juta 2021) […]

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Purposive interpretation in Miya: Implications for legal certainty

The Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling in Minister of Police v Miya (SCA) (unreported case no 1250/2022, 6-5-2024) (Mokgohloa, Meyer and Kgoele JJA and Baartman and Bloem AJJA) has […]

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A moral compass in employment: Understanding moral clauses in employment contracts

Located in a collective bargaining regulatory process, the employment contract is, at its most basic understanding, a reciprocal and legally formulated document, binding the employee and employer to a structured […]

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The law reports – October 2024

July [2024] 3 All South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 317); August [2024] 3 All South African Law Reports (pp 319 – 651); Judgments Online (JOL) – July, August […]

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