Browsing: Law & Justice

The Advertising Regulatory Board has upheld a complaint against Amazon after a Philips Steam Iron PerfectCare was advertised at R999.00 as the “Lowest price of the year,” despite evidence that it had been sold for R848.99 weeks earlier.

Caroline Peters challenges the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services in the Western Cape High Court, seeking to have Sections 154(2)(b) and 335A of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional.

A scholar transport driver has been sentenced to an effective five years’ imprisonment after six learners died in a high-speed crash in Mitchells Plain, with the court finding he ignored medical advice and acted with gross negligence.

Recognised in law and binding in property, customary marriage cannot be undone by tradition alone. Cor Van Deventer examines the legal realities couples must understand.

The Labour Court in Gqeberha removed a reinstatement application from the roll after an attorney took the original court file out of the building without authorisation. Acting Judge PN Kroon warned that the unauthorised removal of state court records may constitute an offence and could justify a personal costs order.

A policyholder insured her ring for R155 000 but received a R59 030 settlement after it was stolen, exposing the hidden risk in ring insurance settlements when replacement cost is lower than the sum insured.

Linraw CC claims R3.7 million in losses allegedly linked to an electricity disconnection by the City of Johannesburg and City Power, as the dispute moves toward trial.

The High Court has held PRASA 100 percent liable after a commuter was pushed through open train doors, awarding R2.55 million and rejecting any claim of contributory negligence.

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the immediate return of two British children to the United Kingdom after finding that they were wrongfully retained in South Africa, rejecting claims of consent and grave risk under the Hague Convention.

The Supreme Court of Appeal will decide whether surplus funds in Jürgen Scheer’s South African insolvent estate can be transferred to Austria to pay unpaid creditors under Section 116 of the Insolvency Act.