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Invitations and
Notices
IBA
African Regional Conference 2010
Holland and
Knight Lawyer Traineeship, New York
Law Society of South Africa. L.E.A.D
Bookkeepers
and Conveyancing Assistants Training (no cost)
Register before 14 September 2009
Association of Arbitrators (KwaZulu-Natal Branch). Arbitration Bonanza
Judicial
Service Commission. Interviews for vacancies in Constitutional Court.
Walter Sisulu Hall, Kliptown, Soweto, Johannesburg. 5-7 September 2009
Postponement
of the Judicial Service Commission sitting to 20-22
September
Government Gazette
Update
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Recent Judgments
Competition Commission, Tribunal and Appeal Court - Call for
competition fines to be used in job creation ; dairy and construction
sectors under investigation
Constitutional Court -
State Liability Act (Nyathi judgment) ; constitutionality of
legislation pertaining to the planning of provincial roads ; effect
of amnesty on consequences flowing from a criminal conviction and
sentence ; language policy in schools ; foreign nationals living in
South Africa
Supreme Court of Appeal - Oudekraal decision
Equality Courts - COSATU drops case against Zille ; Malema applies
to have charges dropped ; claims against government in xenophobic
attacks on shopkeepers
Eastern Cape High Court : Grahamstown
Eastern Cape High Court : Mthatha
Eastern Cape High Court : Port Elizabeth
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Durban
KwaZulu-Natal High Court : Pietermaritzburg - Sign language
petition partially withdrawn ; R75 000 for affair
Labour Courts
Land Claims Court
North Gauteng High Court
North West High Court : Mafikeng
South Gauteng High Court
- Bus Rapid Transport/taxi case ; Samurai sword schoolboy murder ;
Tembisa gang rape case ; Tannenbaum case continued
Western Cape High Court - Compensation for guns surrendered in
terms of firearm control legislation ; Arabella property development ;
Ferrari dealership ; Fidentia appeal ; mystery still surrounds murder
of Judge Maqubela
Regional Courts
Magistrates Courts - Mag Courts to handle equality cases ;
snatched Tyberberg baby case ; Professor Samuel Zondi's alleged
killers in court ; taxi
driver accused of murder claims he is only being prosecuted because he
is black ; decision in Motata case
Legislation
Competition Amendment Bill ; Films and Publications Amendment Act
; Protection of Personal Information Bill ; Regulation of Interception
of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information
Act (RICA) ; Taxation Laws Amendment Bills ; Tobacco Control Act ;
Traditional Courts Bill
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Legal Profession
'Billable hour' the hot topic of the month (US) ; advertising and
marketing in the profession (US) ; effects of recession
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South Africa
Details of arms trade requested ; Black Economic Empowerment
moves ahead ; King III ; lost trial transcripts could free prisoners ;
furore over South African granted refugee status in Canada on grounds
of persecution because of his race ; National Planning Commission
releases green papers ; Judge Kriegler's address at Wits School of Law
; interviews with judicial candidates ; debate after JSC decides to
drop matter between Judge Hlophe and Constitutional Court judges
(includes ConCourt and LSSA media releases) ; Freedom Under Law
; out of court settlement in SAPS affirmative action case ; strike
activity continues in various sectors ; revised building regulations
due by year end ; Wild Coast mineral mining ; Mining Charter under
review ; Donen Report into 'Oilgate' ; Durban's street renaming goes
to court ; Road Accident Fund loses court case ; sports law in the
spotlight involving Caster Semenya, Brian Habana and Jacque Fourie ;
tax laws introduced to National Assembly ; Moleleki
Commission looks into kingship claims
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Africa
Jean-Pierre
Bemba Gombo's trial for war crimes ; Tintin to be sued ; Libya
called for Switzerland to be abolished ; Sudanese woman spared lashing
in 'trouser' trial ; Chiluba acquitted
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Asia
Indian judges to declare assets on
website ; Aung San Suu Kyi's 'guest' is freed ; Suu Kyi may appeal
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Australasia
Patent laws to protect Maori culture and tradition ; 'smacking'
law under review
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Europe
Europe to admit more refugees ; Arab
organisation on trial in Netherlands over cartoon deemed offensive to
Jews ; US/Switzerland reach tax deal
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Middle East
Afghanistan passes 'wife-starving' law
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United Kingdom
Debate surrounding release of Lockerbie bomber ; cosmetic surgery
for double murderer ; pension funds for expats
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United States,
Canada and South America
SA swings to support 'apartheid' case ; Microsfot wins back Word ;
hand-writing as alternative method of lie detection? ; presidential
control of Internet? ; coroner's decision on cause of Michael
Jackson's death ; use of tasers
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International
Why banks bought and held so
much securitized debt ; Doha
talks resume ; Boeing v Airbus
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Miscellaneous
E-Things
Email ; Facebook ; forensic imaging ; Google Books ; social
networking ; Twitter including governmental use
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Vacancies
Positions available for Litigation Attorney, Candidate/recently
admitted Attorney, Legal Secretary ; vacancies being sought include
Professional Assistant, Articles, Legal Secretary
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