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Litigation: R900 000 award for arrest without evidence
Stanley Shabalala – arrested in April 2016 without evidence linking him to a robbery at a Pick n’ Pay – has won R900 000 in damages. A...
Nov 25, 2021


Defamation: Journalist sues suspended lotteries COO
Veteran freelancer Raymond Joseph is suing Phillemon Letwaba, the suspended COO of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), alleging...
Nov 25, 2021


Obituary: Advocate who helped draft Constitution dies
Advocate Nathaniel Masemola who helped draw up the first draft of the Constitution has died in Cape Town. He was 95. Born on 1 April 1927...
Nov 25, 2021


Trusts explained
A trust is a legal arrangement whereby control over property is transferred to a person or organisation (the trustee) for the benefit of...
Nov 25, 2021


DECASED ESTATES
WHAT IS A DECEASED ESTATE? When a person dies and they have leave behind any assets and money to their name, a deceased estate comes into...
Nov 25, 2021


Consequences of hiding Assets in a divorce
The problem to date, which especially affects women, is that a spouse going through a divorce might know that their partner has a lot of...
Nov 18, 2021


Legislation: Don't make us criminals for judgment errors – doctors
Doctors are calling on government to review the culpable homicide law and its application in a healthcare setting. A TimesLIVE report...
Nov 18, 2021


General: SA failure to protect whistle-blowers takes flak
Amnesty International SA says its unacceptable that whistle-blowers are treated with disdain by the government when they are risking...
Nov 18, 2021


Litigation: Intestate Act ruling ends claim by 'widow'
Pearl Modise – a ‘widow’ who challenged the constitutional validity of sections of the Intestate Succession Act – has lost her legal bid...
Nov 18, 2021


General: AG takes dim view of Eskom record-keeping
Eskom is not only failing to keep SA’s lights on, but it also cannot even produce a register for auditing purposes, reports TimesLIVE....
Nov 18, 2021


Appointing a guardian in a Will
A parent who is the sole guardian may appoint a fit and proper person as guardian of the child, or to care for the child, in the event of...
Nov 11, 2021


Practice: Outsider's CJ candidacy puts mediation front and center
It is a long shot, but the only 'pale male' to make the short list for the Chief Justice post, Alan Nelson SC, is using his candidacy to...
Nov 11, 2021


General: Just what does that poor turnout mean?
The dismal turnout for local government election is the strongest indicator yet that the masses have had enough, and that democracy is...
Nov 11, 2021


Litigation: Municipalities want control of power distribution
Municipalities which feel aggrieved by their failure to generate income from electricity sales are approaching the Gauteng High Court...
Nov 11, 2021


Litigation: Don't vaccinate children plea to High Court
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and a group of community organizations have filed papers at the Gauteng High Court...
Nov 11, 2021


International divorces in South Africa
An international divorce occurs when at least one spouse is a foreign national of another country. Given both the mobility of South...
Nov 4, 2021


Litigation: Capitec reckless lending decision confirmed
While it previously staved off allegations of reckless lending, Capitec Bank has been found guilty of the practice. A Cape Times report...
Nov 4, 2021


Litigation: Warrantless raids of private homes outlawed
The Constitutional Court has confirmed a High Court order declaring section 13(7)(c) of the South African Police Service Act...
Nov 4, 2021


Litigation: Daughter's hopes of representing dad dashed
Lynn Akers has lost the battle to represent her parents in a Western Cape High Court bid to set aside Standard Bank’s repossession of...
Nov 4, 2021


FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE IN RULE 43 APPLICATIONS
What is a Rule 43 application? A rule 43 application is a High Court application for interim relief in matrimonial matters. Rule 43 was...
Nov 3, 2021
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