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Who takes the blame? Liability of the Minister of Police for unscrupulous...
Picture source: Gallo Images The judgment of Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Police [2020] 2 All SA 656 (SCA) (see Merilyn Rowena Kader ‘Law Reports’ 2020 (Aug) DR 26) raises an important issue...
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Avoiding the potential pitfalls of dual citizenship
Picture source: Gallo Images Since the COVID-19 lockdown, there has been a significant uptake in the number of South Africans who are considering emigration. All too often though, the emigrants are not...
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The tripartite disciplinary process: Launching dual disciplinary actions
Picture source: Gallo Images An employer has the prerogative to institute disciplinary action against an employee who has committed misconduct. This article is based on the backdrop wherein the parties...
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Completing the puzzle – Is there a solution to the delay in criminal trials?
Picture source: Gallo Images In the first part of the article, we considered the delays that dog the South African criminal justice system – some systemic, some lawyer- and accused-instigated. Are...
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Justice postponed: What causes unreasonable delays in criminal trials?
Picture source: Gallo Images South Africa (SA) has a widely admired Constitution with a Bill of Rights that embeds human dignity and sets out minutely detailed protections for those arrested on...
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When clients fail to cooperate
It is often said that legal practitioners are creatures of client instructions. At the core of the vast ecosystem that makes up legal practice is the relationship between a legal practitioner and their...
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How does the Law Society of South Africa fulfil its functions?
In the November Editorial, ‘What does the Law Society of South Africa do?’ 2020 (Nov) DR 3, I wrote about the functions performed by the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) for the enhancement of the...
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Legal practitioners in the SADC region must fight for the independence of the...
By Kgomotso Ramotsho The President of SADC LA, Max Boqwana, spoke about the attacks on the legal profession and legal practitioners, who were barred from representing their clients. The Southern...
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Silas Nkanunu described as a humanitarian activist
In 2016 the United Cricket Club together with the Law Society of South Africa held a dinner to honour National Democratic Lawyers Association (NADEL) honorary member, Silas Nkanunu. The dinner was also...
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Launch of picture book for children and parents in divorce
Director at Family Assist, Marici M Corneli, with Senior Family Advocate from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Chris Maree, at the launch of the book ‘I want to tell you’ in...
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