Legal Articles and Guides
Taxpayers paid R6m for convicted official’s legal fees
The state has paid more than R6m for the legal fees of the former head of the Northern Cape Department of Health, Dr Dion Theys, during his corruption trial.
Minister defends SAPS’ VIP Protection Unit
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has expressed confidence in the police's VIP Protection Services Unit's performance, claiming it was doing its job very well.
Concern over size of Motsoaledi’s legal team
The employment of no fewer than 12 advocates for Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi in one of the first NHI court challenges has stunned some role-players, Netwerk24 reports.
Judgment finally delivered after 12 years
Retired Judge Anton Van Zyl has handed down a judgment in a case more than 12 years after it was reserved in the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) on 12 December 2012.
Mlambo issues mediation directive to ease backlogs
Judge President Dustan Mlambo has issued a directive that all civil matters with no triable issues should be referred to a mandatory mediation process, to alleviate the case backlog in Gauteng High Courts.
FUL welcomes ConCourt dismissal of Hlophe appeal
Freedom Under Law (FUL) has welcomed the decision by the Constitutional Court to dismiss the MKP’s leader in Parliament and impeached Judge John Hlophe’s appeal of the Western Cape High Court’s interdict that prevented him from sitting as a member of the JSC, says a Polity report.
Court killing could have been avoided
A Cape Town attorney who has spent years campaigning for safer, more dignified court security measures said the recent killing inside Wynberg Magistrate's Court could have been prevented – if the court had simply followed a High Court order issued nearly five years ago.
Suspended magistrates raking in millions
The state has paid R31m to six suspended magistrates, ‘who are essentially at home’, chairperson of the Magistrates’ Commission's Ethics Committee, Advocate Naome Manaka, told the Select Committee on Security & Justice.
SAPS refuses to fund De Kock
The SAPS has refused to provide legal funding to infamous apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock, who is set to testify in the upcoming inquest into the 1987 murders of the Cradock Four.
Master’s Offices still paralysed despite reform moves
Operations at six Master’s Offices across SA have come to a near standstill after key leadership positions were left vacant at the end of March 2025.
Battle over similar logo and name dismissed
The battle of the milks – First Choice versus Fresh Choice – was debated before the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), with the owner of First Choice asking that its competitor be interdicted from using its Fresh Choice logo, as it claimed it is similar to its trademark.
Widow launches action against suspended lawyer
A 99-year old widow has been forced to launch expensive court proceedings against suspended Durban attorney Shahir Ramdass in an attempt to get back almost R640 000 – the proceeds of the sale of her home and her only asset – that he allegedly misappropriated, reports TimesLIVE.
Courts now have to decipher emojis
Judges and lawyers are increasingly being asked to decipher the hidden meanings of emojis, according to two University of Western Cape researchers on forensic linguistics.
Barred advocate turns to ConCourt
A former advocate barred from the court buildings of the Gauteng division by Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, on Thursday urgently turned to the Constitutional Court, saying Mlambo was ‘circulating false information’ about him in the media.
Lawyers welcome new Insolvency Court
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) last week announced that it would pilot a dedicated Insolvency Court, a move widely celebrated by specialist lawyers as it will see insolvency cases being heard within a month of enrolment.
