Law

Eviction orders not in line with Constitution, says legal organisation

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute says that Johannesburg’s Central Magistrate’s Court is often not applying the relevant laws

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Law | 25 March 2022

High Court rules woman had the right to call out her rapist

Judge overturns “gag” order

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Law | 25 March 2022

Lotteries boss tries again to get court to declare Minister’s probe unlawful

Thabang Mampane asks Supreme Court of Appeal to overturn High Court ruling on Ebrahim Patel’s power to investigate

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Law | 22 March 2022

Rape accused set free pending DNA tests, goes on to rape and murder a child

Judge flags tragic consequences of DNA test backlog

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Law | 22 March 2022

Court stops R4.5-billion River Club development, including new Amazon headquarters

Judge Patricia Goliath says that there has not been meaningful engagement by the developers

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Law | 20 March 2022

Western Cape Education Department liable for damages for rape of learner

The learner was sexually assaulted by the school principal when she was 12

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Law | 18 March 2022

New code on vaccination in the workplace

A code of practice will replace the current Covid directions when the National State of Disaster lapses

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Law | 18 March 2022

Labour Court dismisses challenge to Covid vaccination policy

Case provides clarity on when a company vaccination policy will be lawful

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Law | 15 March 2022

CCMA upholds yet another “anti-vaxxer” dismissal

But commissioners awarded the worker compensation because his employer fired him on WhatsApp and without proper consultation

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Law | 14 March 2022

Court sends strong message to vexatious litigants

Man who brought eight court applications in divorce disputes rebuked by judge

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Law | 9 March 2022

Black First, Land First ordered to pay up for hate speech against whites

Court orders Lindsay Maasdorp and Zwelakhe Dubasi to pay R200,000

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Law | 7 March 2022

High Court cautions curators against “cultural imperialism”

Road accident victim was treated as incapable of managing her R2.2-million payout

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Law | 4 March 2022

Concourt limits interdicts against strikers

An employer cannot interdict striking workers as a group if some of those on strike commit violence

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Law | 3 March 2022

Court finds that Children’s Act discriminates against unmarried parents

Both partners in a relationship that conceives a child through artificial insemination should have parental rights

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Law | 28 February 2022

New law protects women against online abuse

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed laws extending protection against harm online and in social media

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Law | 22 February 2022

Concourt hears vital defamation case

Defendants want common law to be developed to prevent ‘SLAPP’ suits

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Law | 20 February 2022