Law

Judge takes hard line against Stalingrad tactics

Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale

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Law | 19 March 2024

Judge’s conduct embarrassed me, Judge President tells tribunal

Maumela faces gross misconduct and incompetence charges because of late judgments

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Law | 18 March 2024

Zimbabwean permits: Helen Suzman Foundation takes on Minister in Constitutional Court

Foundation opposes bid by Aaron Motsoaledi to overturn High Court ruling

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Law | 18 March 2024

Gauteng bid to gag civil society fails in court

Provincial Department of Social Development asked court to interdict 455 NGOs from protesting, in the face of huge budget cuts

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Law | 18 March 2024

Bester and Magudumana fail to stop TV documentary

Four-part Showmax series on the Facebook rapist starts Friday

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Law | 15 March 2024

Zuma lawyer to represent Judge Makhubele at misconduct inquiry

Makhubele is accused of abetting state capture while she was chair of PRASA

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Law | 11 March 2024

Why a farmer is riding from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on a horse

Ben Freeth will petition for the reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal

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Law | 11 March 2024

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

The High Court ruled against the minister and he failed in his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal

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Law | 6 March 2024

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Application to stop Covid vaccine slammed as “manifestly unfair”, fatally defective and dismissed with costs by Pretoria High Court

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Law | 5 March 2024

Judges grapple with use of “ma se p…”

Court considers nuances of grammar in decision to acquit man

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Law | 29 February 2024

Makhubele tribunal winding up

The tribunal will hear one more witness and argument then consider written and oral arguments before making a ruling

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Law | 23 February 2024

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Minister Motsoaledi wanted leave to appeal a ruling that declared the termination of the Zimbabwean permit programme unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid

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Law | 23 February 2024

Judge Makhubele accuses evidence leader of ridiculing her over her knowledge of the Constitution

She was questioned about section 174 of the Constitution which governs the appointment of judges

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Law | 22 February 2024

Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

Courts to rule on key issues linked to succession

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Law | 22 February 2024

Lawyers’ council defends its handling of rogue lawyer

“The matters have been seriously litigated and time consuming. However, that is the nature of the legal process” - Legal Practice Council chairperson

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Law | 22 February 2024