Law

Can you be retrenched without being consulted? Constitutional Court makes a far-reaching ruling

AMCU challenged sections of the Labour Relations Act

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Law | 27 January 2020

Court decision is major victory for Eastern Cape learners

Makhanda High Court declares new school admission policy unconstitutional

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Law | 20 January 2020

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