Law

Children caught using cannabis will no longer be criminally prosecuted

Concourt rules sections of Drugs act unconstitutional. But ruling makes it clear that the court does not condone drug use by children.

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Law | 29 September 2022

Municipality finally gives in after editor’s long court battle

Makhado Municipality makes information available after more than three years

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Law | 29 September 2022

When can someone be removed from public land without a court order?

We explain what the courts have ruled

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Law | 27 September 2022

Couple challenges law on maternity leave

Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple

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Law | 26 September 2022

Municipality liable for child shot by mayor’s bodyguard

Five-year-old suffered severe brain damage and paralysis

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Law | 23 September 2022

Concourt rules that Copyright Act is unconstitutional

Court gives immediate redress for blind and visually impaired people

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Law | 21 September 2022

City of Joburg pays constitutional damages for trying to evict park dwellers

Court settlement reached between Albert Park occupants, and City and metro police

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Law | 16 September 2022

Evicted “park dwellers” seek damages from City of Johannesburg

“I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being”

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Law | 14 September 2022

Restoring dignity to our courts: the duties of legal practitioners

Insulting, inappropriate, vulgar, and disparaging language have no place in litigation

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Law | 14 September 2022