Law
Court halts driving licence demerit system
Legislation is unconstitutional, rules judge
Law | 13 January 2022
Court dismisses farmer’s claim to privacy over baboon killing
Right to privacy must be balanced with right to freedom of expression, Appeal Court judges say
Law | 12 January 2022
Fikile Mbalula demands R2 million from GroundUp reporters
He accuses us of defamation but does not point out any factual errors in our article
Law | 8 December 2021
Constitutional Court refuses damages to Ekurhuleni shack dwellers
Majority of judges say damages cannot be awarded to enforce socio-economic rights
Law | 7 December 2021
New court case launched to stop Shell’s seismic survey on Wild Coast
Case due to be heard by same judge who ruled against activists last week
Law | 6 December 2021
Concourt gives man go-ahead to file late road accident claim
Koos Jacobs was unable to lodge his claim within the prescribed three years due to mental incapacity from his injuries
Law | 19 November 2021
PRASA liable for injuries to man thrown from train
Supreme Court of Appeal delivers landmark judgment in a case involving a man attacked on a train in Stellenbosch in 2011
Law | 10 November 2021
State liable for damages after teenager shot by off-duty cop
Court found it “shocking” that officer had been given a firearm despite failing shooting tests and being “consistently incompetent”
Law | 9 November 2021
High Court warns Legal Practice Council “to get its house in order”
The regulator for legal practitioners “twiddled its thumbs” for eight years over delinquent attorney
Law | 8 November 2021