Articles for Tania Broughton

Magistrate becomes witness in his own matter

Interpol insisting on an interview forces magistrate to recuse himself from an extradition case

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Law | 1 November 2024

Treasury defends SRD grant regulations

The Institute of Economic Justice is challenging regulations for the Social Relief of Distress grant which it says are unconstitutional.

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Law | 31 October 2024

Court bid to declare social grant regulations unconstitutional

About 8-million people are being denied the R370 SRD grant according to the Institute for Economic Justice

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Law | 29 October 2024

Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion

The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury

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Parliament | 24 October 2024

Concourt showdown on copyright bill

The court will hear two applications relating to copyright and the rights of blind people to convert works into accessible formats

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Law | 23 October 2024

Court bid to decriminalise sex work

The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.”

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Law | 10 October 2024

Blind SA says Ramaphosa is shirking his constitutional obligations

Legal action taken to compel the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law

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Law | 10 October 2024

Minister of Police must pay damages to teacher for unlawful arrest

The teacher was arrested for domestic violence and held in custody for a weekend

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Law | 27 September 2024

Court sets aside conviction in dagga case

The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago

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Law | 19 September 2024