Law
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
Parole board told to explain why repeat sex offender was released from jail
Appeal court decision revives woman’s civil suit against minister of justice for R2 million in damages
Law | 2 November 2021
Vital Concourt judgment on warrantless searches
Case arises out of “degrading and invasive” raids on “poor and vulnerable” communities in downtown Johannesburg
Law | 25 October 2021
Employee dismissed for racist rant on Facebook loses court bid
Irrelevant that the statement was made after hours or that employee was unaware of company’s social media policy
Law | 11 October 2021
Court rules that District Six eviction was unlawful
People do not choose to live in a public parking area out of malice or wilfulness but out of desperation and need, says judge
Law | 11 October 2021