Legal Articles and Guides
Millions of Dis-Chem customers affected by hack
Dis-Chem has issued a notice on its website alerting customers that one of its third-party service providers suffered a data compromise, affecting 3.68m of its customers.
Lawyers say Diepsloot raids illegal
Human rights and immigration lawyers say it is illegal for police officers to stop people and ask for identification if they do not have a search warrant or reasonable suspicion of a crime having been committed, reports the Mail & Guardian.
Should foreigners be allowed to practise law?
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment on two applications by lawyers from neighbouring countries who argue that barring foreigners who have the right to live and work in SA, but lack permanent residency, from practising law here is unconstitutional.
ConCourt to rule on copyright exemption for blind
In a watershed case to be heard in the Constitutional Court on 12 May, Blind SA and Section27 will highlight the unconstitutionality of the Copyright Act of 1978 for limiting access to books for persons who are blind or visually-impaired.
Racism row erupts at Cape school
A pupil found guilty of racism at a Stellenbosch school has allegedly gone unpunished, says a Weekend Argus report.
Evicted sangoma must be allowed back
The owners of a Johannesburg business premises who kicked out a sangoma, along with some of the ‘tools of her trade’, from the office she was renting has been ordered by the court to immediately allow her back into her office.
'Genetic link' law stymies infertile man's surrogacy bid
A single, infertile man who desperately wants a child has had his wishes dashed by the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg).
Western Cape argues for Amazon development
The Western Cape Government has argued that Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath was incorrect when she ruled the rights of First Nations people outweighed the economic and infrastructure benefits of the Amazon office development in its court application to overturn her ruling that blocked the R4.5bn construction.
Magistrate rules against council's eviction bid
A Brits magistrate has refused a bid by the municipality to evict a single mother, whose child has special needs, from her home.
What Can You Do When Someone Close to You Has No Control Over Their Spending?
What can you do when someone you know (often but not always an elderly relative and/or someone with a gambling, drug or drink problem) starts squandering their money and property irresponsibly and recklessly? Note that we are talking here not about a mentally ill person but about someone “of sound mind but unsound habits”.
Parole logjam slows process for lifers
There is a massive backlog of parole considerations for prisoners with long sentences, reports GroundUp. Prisoners serving life sentences and those who have served out their minimum detention periods are facing lengthy delays.
Understanding needed before people can access laws
The SA equality clause states that everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law, in accordance with section nine of the Constitution.
Johannesburg eviction rulings failings exposed
Research by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) shows the Johannesburg Central Magistrate’s Court has failed to implement the law in its eviction rulings.
Judge sets guidelines for surrogacy agreements
A Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) judgment has set new guidelines for courts to take into consideration before granting surrogacy agreements.
Another key ruling on workplace vaccinations
More companies might ditch implementing mandatory vaccination policies in favour of an admission policy after the Labour Court’s ruling that dismissed Solidarity’s application to have an admission policy implemented by engineering company Ernest Lowe declared unlawful.
