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Recent Judgments
Competition
Commission, Tribunal and Appeal Court - Penalties total R331m ;
fines to help Legal Aid
Board?
Constitutional Court - School's language policy ; KZN 'Slums' Act
; tenants' right to electricity although
landlord failed to pay supplier ; State's obligation to pass
legislation within set time period ; right of access to water ; right
to prosecute for rape 38 years later ; jurisdiction of High Court and
Labour Court in labour matters ; Hlophe drops appeal
Equality Courts - Surprise turn in 'forced circumcision' case ;
blind woman seeks assistance to modify home to meet her needs
(Pietermaritzburg)
Labour Appeal Court - Termination of outsourcing agreement (SAA)
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Durban - 'Rates case'
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Pietermaritzburg - Nine-year old
testifies that granny pleaded to be raped in her place
North Gauteng High Court - 2010 billboards decision ; Tshwane name
change ; 'Advocate Barbie' case
draws to an end
South Gauteng
High Court - Sunday Times wins battle with SABC ; Tigon
pair's bid for legal aid of their choice ; Selebi trial commences
Western Cape High Court - Van der Westhuizen sentenced for murder
of his three children
Magistrates Courts - University of Free State 'racist' video
developments
Regional Courts - Judge threatens to throw out child murder case
if witnesses do not comply with terms ; former KZN Magistrate
sentenced ; McBride claims he was denied right to prepare for 'drunk
driving' case
Legislation
Criminal Procedures Act ; Protection of Personal Information Bill
; Superior Courts Bill ; Taxation Laws Amendment Bill
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Legal Profession
Deputy Minister of Justice speaks at Free State Law Society's
Annual General Meeting ; Scottish lawyer runs her practise from
hospital bed
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Library World
Future of libraries
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South Africa
Cellphone companies under the spotlight ; Shaik has applied for
presidential pardon ; Commercial Crimes Unit's impressive record ; row
over defence aircraft order ;
Canadian government's Memorandum of Argument in the Brandon
Huntley appeal ; world's first human rights moot cour to take place in
Pretoria ; new Constitutional Court judges take up their posts ; JSC
interviews for Supreme Court of Appeal and Gauteng High Courts
positions ; labour brokers future under discussion ; expropriation
laws under revision ; Eskom submits tariff application ; talk on
nationalisation of mines ; municipalities ranked in report on service
provision ; President Zuma meets with executive mayors and mayors to
discuss service delivery ; metro status for Pietermaritzburg in the
balance ; Parliament to relocate? ; purchase of 'bling' cars good for
the economy ; 'shoot to kill' debate continues ; child support grants
extended ; future of police services ;
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more Africa
Rejection of international courts grows ; SA farmers offered land
elsewhere in Africa ; Egypt cleric to ban full veils ; Zimbabweans
argue over donor money ; Roy Bennett trial
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more Asia
Death sentence for Chinese rioters ; Thailand scores environmental
victory
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more Australasia
Call for Boer War pardons
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more Europe
Finland makes broadband access a legal right ; Italy's Constitutional Court rules that the president,
prime minister and the two parliamentary speakers do not have immunity
from prosecution whilst in office ; Netherlands to make marriage
migration more difficulty ; Polanski arrest and court appearances
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more International
Calls for bank reform
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more Middle
East
TV 'sex talk' man sentenced to five years and one thousand lashes
; women suing over cellphone identity
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Kingdom
Call to scrap short jail terms ; Supreme Court starts business ;
Lockerbie bomber is still alive despite news reports of his death ;
decision to ban Guardian from reporting on Parliament
discussion is overturned after protests - Trafigura report is
published ; police win data deletion appeal ; Scottish law to protect
tenants on repossession
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more United
States
Gun rights before Supreme Court again ; ruling in matter
concerning human rights abuses abroad ; are ringtones 'public concerts'?
; parents face court action after 'balloon boy' hoax
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more Miscellaneous
E-Things
Nothing lasts forever, even on the Internet ; Seacom cable
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more Vacancies
Professional assistant seeks position ; three places need for
Candidate Attorneys ; conveyancing secretary and support staff seek
vacancies
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