Tips & Updates

“Divorcing” one’s adoptive child

The Johannesburg High Court dealt with a rare request by a litigant, in the case of Grant versus Carmelita and Others. The biological parents of the two children concerned in the case, divorced

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Xenophobia at the CCMA

The recent Labour Court judgment in Simba v Mothoka’s Trading and Others suggests that xenophobia is alive and well, even in the halls of justice. The commissioner who heard this labour dispute at the

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Protecting the Public Protector

On 8 October 2015, the Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the matter between the SABC and others versus the Democratic Alliance and others. The matter concerned the appointment of Mr

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Ignorance of the law – is it an excuse?

The Mthatha High Court handed down judgment on Wednesday in the matter between Sinethemba Mtokonya and the Minister of Police. Mr Mtokonya was arrested and detained for four days in 2010, without being

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