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6 November 2009

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InfoUpdate
24 of 2009

Recent Judgments
Constitutional Court - Matatiele case begins ; Hlophe withdraws case
Equality Courts - Malema's case postponed after late filing of papers ; Jurie Els faces sex claims by fellow singer Robbie Klay
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Durban
- Lotter siblings may not use deceased parents' money for defence
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Pietermaritzburg - Muslim marriage in spotlight
North Gauteng High Court - Sections of Communal Land Rights Act declared unconstitutional
South Gauteng High Court - Leigh Matthews' parents do not support Donovan Moodley's appeal ; policemen accused of dealing in drugs ; Agliotti's testimony comes to a conclusion, Diane Muller and Martin Flint take the stand
Magistrates Courts

Legislation
Draft Customs Controll Bill ; Draft Customs Duty Bill ; Draft Public Service Broadcasting Bill
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Legal Profession
Zimbabwe Law Society protests country's judicial system
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South Africa
Argument over rhino trophy hunting ;
Judge Siraj Desai says credibility of parole system has been damaged by Shaik's release ; Airbus deal is cancelled ; Durban school acts on bullying ; aspiring judges need to have judicial temperament ; Prakash Naidoo looks at judiciary and legal profession that are battling to get over the past ; Kgomotso Moroka SC on prejudice tainting SA's pool of potential judges ; Agriculture department unable to recover some R80 million ; KZN praised by Auditor General ; Royal household budget to be turned around ; spending of all KZN departments to be cut ; Surveyor-Generals' Offices affected by labour dispute ; Department of Human Settlements cracks down on shoddy workmanship ; Oudekraal case comes to an end ; spotlight on transformation in the mining sector ; status of Eskom's CEO uncertain ; municipality's response to air pollution in Durban South ; unhappiness over name changes in Mpumalanga ; policemen implicated in manipulation of statistics are redeployed while investigation continues ; Athletics South Africa apologises to Caster Semenya, suspends head and board ; trade union general secretary explains doubling of salary ; furore around Erasmus Commission continues ; call for nationalisation of individuals' wealth
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Africa
Coup plotters released from Equatorial Guinea one year after sentencing
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Europe
Karadzic appears before International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia ; Italy challenges European Court of Human Rights ruling that displaying crucifixes in classrooms violates religious and educational freedoms
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Middle East
Iranian student questions the
Ayatollah directly ; Saudi Arabian to be beheaded and crucified for rapes
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United Kingdom
Family courts go online ; Serious Fraud Office hands over paperwork relating to bribery claims against BAE ;
concern among lawyers that providing financial incentives to prosecutors could undermine the criminal justice system ; patients to be given right to private care ; parents on opposing sides in baby's right to life case
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United States and South America
Brazil universities face race quota row ; victims' right to legal action against 'apartheid companies' ; Madoff accountant pleads guilty
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Vacancies
Vacancy exists for legal bookkeeper ; Professional Assistant seeks position ; two people seek positions as Candidate Attorneys
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