Law
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
Law | 23 October 2024
Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council
The council and its disciplinary committee not only failed to act in the public interest but also contributed to injustice, says Judge Siraj Desai
By Tony Beamish
Law | 17 October 2024
Understanding the High Court ruling on rape and consent
Minister of Justice opposed the case to have “defence of subjective consent to rape” scrapped
Law | 14 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.”
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
Law | 10 October 2024
Complaint against Mail & Guardian by the Patriotic Alliance dismissed
But the report that is the subject of the complaint and the deputy ombud’s ruling leave unanswered questions
Law | 27 September 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
Law | 27 September 2024
Press Ombudsman orders TimesLIVE to give correct account of facts
Complaint lodged by GroundUp partially upheld
Law | 25 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
Law | 19 September 2024