Law
Defamation case aims to censor activists, says Budlender
Case has begun in Cape High Court involving three environmental lawyers and three activists who were critical of mines in Xolobeni and Lutzville
By John Yeld
Law | 10 June 2020
R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history
Defendants argue this is a ‘SLAPP’ suit
By John Yeld
Law | 8 June 2020
Zoom can be used to negotiate retrenchments
The Johannesburg labour court has ruled that labour negotiations can take place using video conferencing facilities
Law | 5 June 2020
Court orders Reserve Bank to make apartheid records public
South African History Archive Trust wins important victory for access to information
Law | 3 June 2020
Free State ordered to pay NPOs R120 million in outstanding subsidies
“If financial constraints were an issue, the respondents should have played open cards,” says judge
Law | 26 May 2020
Court challenge to government’s “peanut butter sandwich ban”
Lockdown regulations stop or intimidate charities’ food handouts
Law | 25 May 2020
Court victory for “invisible, undocumented children”
Fathers to be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent
Law | 20 May 2020
Police must pay R96,000 in damages to gospel singer after warrantless search
“Evil act” perpetrated by police who have constitutional duty to protect society, says judge
Law | 11 May 2020
Covid-19 relief can be aligned to BEE, court rules
Afriforum and Solidarity will appeal to the Constitutional Court
Law | 11 May 2020