Law

SAā€™s new refugee regulations could have been drafted by Trump, says activist

Ban on political activity is ā€œillegal, unconstitutional and contrary to the UN convention on refugeesā€

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Law | 17 January 2020

Denying people in wheelchairs access to shops is discriminatory, argues lawyer

Mitchells Plain shop owner says policy was implemented to stop ā€œrampant shopliftingā€

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Law | 15 January 2020

Komape family awarded R1.4 million for emotional shock and grief

Supreme Court of Appeal overturns Limpopo High Court decision

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Law | 18 December 2019

Hereā€™s how the common purpose rule now applies to gang rape

ā€œThe court must not be implicated in perpetuating patriarchy and rape cultureā€

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Law | 17 December 2019

Chinese Association heads to court over ā€˜hate speechā€™ comments on Facebook

Equality Court hears history of discrimination against Chinese people in South Africa

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Law | 12 December 2019

Court reprimands shop owner who denied access to child in wheelchair

ā€œNo one should be allowed to waste the courtā€™s time unnecessarilyā€ says magistrate

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Law | 11 December 2019

Help, my eviction date is tomorrow and I donā€™t know what to do!

If you donā€™t prepare, you might find yourself and your belongings on the street

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Law | 6 December 2019

Court rules that child offenders, victims and witnesses may not be named - even in adulthood

Parliament given 24 months to correct Criminal Procedure Act

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Law | 5 December 2019

Understanding the SCAā€™s freedom of expression judgment

ā€œThe legislature may well have wanted to regulate hate speech as broadly as possible, but it has not done so with the necessary precisionā€ explains Judge Navsa

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Law | 2 December 2019

Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020

ā€œThe applicantsā€™ rights and the stateā€™s obligations are two sides of the same coinā€

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Law | 29 November 2019

Phyllis Jowell Jewish Day School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site

But social housing wonā€™t work, says schoolā€™s advocate

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Law | 28 November 2019

Judges question provinceā€™s argument in Tafelberg case

No social housing has been built in the inner city, says judge

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Law | 27 November 2019

Court case on future of Sea Point property begins

Western Cape government wants Tafelberg to be sold to a private school, while housing activists want it to be used for affordable housing

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Law | 25 November 2019

No lawyers and no bail: Refugees on trial for trespassing

They occupied the UNHCR offices in Pretoria, demanding resettlement to a third country

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Law | 19 November 2019

Asylum seeker appeals hospital decision to stop dialysis

Alem Bazabe Ereselo was deemed ineligible for a kidney transplant because of her refugee status

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Law | 19 November 2019

Heated debate over which court should hear farm worker case

Judge expected to rule next week on whether Oak Valley case will be heard in Labour or Equality Court

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Law | 8 November 2019