Legal Articles and Guides
Student body lodges complaint against EFF
The Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (Daso) last week filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC), against members of the EFF and Student Command (EFFSC) last week.
Paramedics arrested over 'fraudulent' matric certificates
The Hawks arrested six paramedics in the Eastern Cape on Monday on charges including fraud and forgery linked to their matric certificates, News24 reports.
Motata set to face impeachment vote
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will soon write to National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula about the gross misconduct finding made against ‘drunk judge’ Nkola Motata – beginning a process that could see him becoming the first judge in SA history to be impeached.
Teffo arrested on multiple charges
Gauteng police confirmed yesterday that disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo, who was one of the defence lawyers in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, was arrested and detained at the Pretoria Central police station.
Further delays in Hlophe saga
Uncertainty over which state department is responsible for judges’ litigation costs has meant a four-month delay to a court case brought by Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
Courts still block free flow of information
‘Secrecy is the antithesis of transparency, which is intrinsic to democracy. Journalists constantly having to go the legal route to access court stories, or to publish, is willy-nilly obstructionism. It is also expensive to media pockets and democracy itself.’
Mashatile's luxury lifestyle flagged
Deputy President Paul Mashatile leads a life of luxury, using multimillion-rand homes owned by tenderpreneurs and beneficiaries of government contracts on Cape Town’s exclusive Atlantic Seaboard to entertain a string of lovers and friends, according to a News24 exposé.
No obligation to disclose extra-marital affair
A man who claimed damages against his ex-wife for ‘fraud’, because she did not disclose that she had an extra-marital affair resulting in the birth of their third child, has lost his case, reports GroundUp.
Principal quits over affair with ex-student
The head at a top private school has dramatically quit – a day after he was exposed for allegedly having had sex with a pupil he taught 20 years ago when she was just 15.
Lawyers – and Zuma – should heed Socikwa ruling
The recent Johannesburg Labour Court judgment in Unisa v Socikwa & Others serves as a ‘searing indictment of unscrupulous lawyers who mislead the court or bring utterly hopeless cases to court, and thus enable their filthy rich clients (or clients corruptly bankrolled by filthy rich benefactors) to abuse the legal process’.
State capture ‘kingpin’ wins R282m Western Cape tender
Royal Security – founded by ANC-linked businessman Chockalingam ‘Roy’ Moodley – has won a R282m security contract from the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure.
Bogus advocate arrested ‘while representing client’
A lawyer representing a bogus advocate who apparently committed suicide in East London after being arrested has come out with more details about his former client, says a Daily Dispatch report.
Crackdown on bogus doctors gains momentum
The nationwide crackdown on health-care practitioners operating illegally is gaining momentum with arrests made around the country, Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has noted.
Court orders hospital to abort teen’s pregnancy
Non-profit organisation Section27 has welcomed the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) decision to grant an order compelling the Gauteng Department of Health to take action after a pregnant teenager was denied access to termination of pregnancy services at a primary public health-care facility in Gauteng.
Swimsuit row over school policy for trans boys
A primary school governing body has barred an eight-year-old transgender boy from wearing a male swimsuit because it may cause ‘social discomfort’ to other pupils or be in ‘conflict with their beliefs’, reports Sunday Times.
