Professional Update
A
monthly newsletter for KZN Attorneys from the Kwazulu-Natal Law Society

10 July 2009

This professional service draws attention to current and important items of news
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InfoUpdate
14 of 2009

New Books
Durban Library

Recent Journal Articles of Interest
Bureau for Mercantile Law Bulletin
- Payment of a 'performance bonus' to an attorney ; Vesting of immovable property in rehabilitated insolvent, and other articles
SA Mercantile Law Journal - Security for costs in corporate litigation and the right of access to courts ; SMS and e-mail contracts
The Taxpayer

Recent Judgments
Competition Commission, Tribunal and Appeal Court - more on Xstrata / Anglo American
Constitutional Court

Supreme Court of Appeal - Requirements for Evictions in terms of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 set out

Equality Courts

Labour Court
- Construction strikes ; Bullard's account of Labour Court hearing
Eastern Cape High Court : Grahamstown

Eastern Cape High Court : Mthatha

Eastern Cape High Court : Port Elizabeth

KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Durban
- ATM bomber sentenced to 74 years in jail
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Pietermaritzburg
- Fraud cases
North Gauteng High Court - Firearms Control Act of 2000 reprieve
South Gauteng High Court - more on the Tannenbaum case

Western Cape High Court
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Ronald Suresh Roberts pays Sunday Times R1-million ; serial rapist gets five life sentences and an additional 243 years in jail
Magistrates Courts - Rape ruling causes outrage ; first meeting with dad ends in rape

Regional Courts
- Lengthy jail terms for drug dealers

South Africa. Government Information
Speeches
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Legislation
Appropriation Bill ; Companies Act ; Co-operative Banks Act ; RICA ; Draft Taxation Second Laws Amendment Bill
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Legal Profession
Storm erupts after axing of legal firm in Cape Town
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South Africa
Zuma comments on rights of prisoners v rights of public, Superior Courts Bill and transformation of the judiciary ; Chief Justice Langa offers to haunt judiciary ; Judicial Service Commission resumes hearings amid complaints about appointments to Commission ; advent of 'free bail' ; environmental law tightens up on pollution ; health care system in flux ; coffee content regulated ; labour activity in the waste-picking, mining, construction, health, communications sectors ; Cape Town's Gateway housing project runs out of money ; credit cards can now be used for fuel purchases ; talk of nationalising mines ; eThekwini Municipality appoints new bus operator and plans to start demolition at the Early Morning Market by the end of July ; Johannesburg Municipality accused of harrassing hawkers ; Asset Forfeiture Unit sets its sights high ; the Hawks (formerly the Scorpions) are launched and swoop into action ; evictions in Parliamentary village? ; speculation over new national police commissioner, crime intelligence head appointed, police services in disarray, and furore erupts over alleged crime stats scam ; traffic points demerit system to be operational by November 2010 ; lawyers ponder the distribution of Taliep Petersen's R5,3million estate
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Africa
AU summit ; South Africa and EU argue over continuity of trade blocs in the region ; Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant
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Asia
Aung San Suu Kyi trial has resumed ; India lifts ban on gay sex ; oil tax in Pakistan court

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Europe
Buraq debate escalates in France
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Middle East
Afghanistan tones down contentious marriage law ; Burqa debate
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United Kingdom
Pre-nuptial victory for heiress ; sex assault head teacher jailed ; phone-tapping media row
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United States
US government seeks 145-year sentence for lawyer in fraud case ; 'MySpace Mom' acquitted in cyberbullying case
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International
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Miscellaneous E-things
Law blogger fined
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Vacancies
Vacancies exist for a Legal Head, Litigation Attorney and three individuals look for articles
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Market Place
Juta Law
- recent publications
Siber Ink - Labour Law Case Summaries (SILCS), Issue 17

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