Law
Financial services company ordered to pay client more than R800,000 lost in cybercrime fraud
Judge found that PSG Wealth Financial Planning had not complied with its own policy to protect clients against cybercrime
Law | 31 March 2023
Court challenge to SIU findings against Nelson Mandela Bay’s Covid spending fails
The Special Investigating Unit found irregularities in a R26.4-million toilet procurement during the national state of disaster
Law | 15 March 2023
Attempt to neuter corruption-busting tribunal rebuffed by Concourt
Appeal brought by company accused of dodgy Covid contracts dismissed
Law | 10 March 2023
Insulting language by a lawyer cannot be tolerated in court, says SCA
The Supreme Court of Appeal has blocked a bad tempered, disrespectful law graduate from being admitted as an attorney
Law | 8 March 2023
Evicted waste pickers win in court
Company must rebuild homes of the “Airfield Community” on land near Waterkloof base
Law | 3 March 2023
Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist
Raymond Joseph is suing former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission Phillemon Letwaba for defamation
Law | 1 March 2023
Budget: Decision not to raise the sugar tax “puts profits ahead of people” say activists
“Difficult operating environment for the sugar industry” cited by Finance Minister as reason
By Daniel Steyn
Law | 23 February 2023
Supreme Court of Appeal reserves judgment in Tafelberg matter
“At the heart of the matter is the government’s obligations to promote equitable access to land and to redress spatial apartheid” says housing activist
Law | 20 February 2023
High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional
The sections render asylum seekers “undocumented” if they do not renew visas within one month of expiry date
Law | 16 February 2023