Law
Embarrassing court defeat for PRASA
Judge rules that agency defamed Pearl Munthali
By James Stent
Law | 20 April 2022
Court sets out new guidelines for surrogacy agreements
Existing children of a woman who agrees to act as a surrogate must be psychologically assessed, judge says
Law | 20 April 2022
Thirteen years after a disabled child spent a night in a filthy cell, court slashes damages payout
Court reduces Minister of Safety and Security’s damages payout by R20,000 and orders each party to pay its own costs
Law | 19 April 2022
Court stops municipality evicting single mother whose child has special needs
It would not be “just and equitable” to evict her, says magistrate
Law | 6 April 2022
Constitutional Court finds Minister liable for sloppy police work
Minister of Police must pay damages to woman who was held hostage and repeatedly raped over a 15-hour period
Law | 5 April 2022
Telkom has frozen an employee’s pension. Here’s why a judge has allowed it
The company is suing a man it accuses of having sold information to a competitor
Law | 5 April 2022
Father can’t get money from sale of his house until he pays child maintenance, judge rules
Former wife wins interdict
Law | 29 March 2022
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
Law | 25 March 2022
High Court rules woman had the right to call out her rapist
Judge overturns “gag” order
Law | 25 March 2022