Legal Articles and Guides
Bogus lawyer re-arrested after sentencing for fraud
A man who posed as a lawyer to move a bail application for a murder accused has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, with an option to pay a R20 000 fine, by the Bethal Magistrate’s Court.
Lawyer wins restraint battle against firm
In what The Herald calls a classic David-and-Goliath courtroom battle, lawyer Lizette Ferns – a sole practitioner from Gqeberha – has successfully defeated Kaplan Blumberg Attorneys’ (KBA) attempt to enforce a restraint of trade clause against her.
Backlash over Meyiwa judge’s racial rant
The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice & Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has demanded Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng apologise to the nation over the racially charged comment he made in court yesterday.
ConCourt throws out mandatory mediation challenge
The Constitutional Court has thrown out an urgent application for direct access brought by a firm of attorneys in a bid to overturn a directive introducing mandatory mediation for civil trials at the Gauteng High Court, reports News24.
Mlambo welcomes LPC probe into Mpofu
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo says he is ‘not unhappy’ about the Legal Practice Council (LPC) investigating Advocate Dali Mpofu SC over his false sexual harassment claims against him, reports News24.
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.
