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Class Action Law Suits in South Africa

This brief considers the emerging legal field of class and group action law suits in South Africa. Previously uncommon and undefined in law, these cases are ...

Constitutional damages: Recent decisions in focus

This brief explores the concept of “constitutional damages” in South Africa and why they were awarded to the loved ones and survivors in the Life Esidimeni ...

Illicit Financial Flows: A Primer - Part II: Laws And Institutions

This series of briefs examines illicit financial flows in the South African context - and what is being done to stop them.

Illicit Financial Flows - Part I: A Primer

This series of briefs examines illicit financial flows in the South African context - and what is being done to stop them.

Illicit Financial Flows - Part III: Laws And Institutions (Continued)

This series of briefs examines illicit financial flows in the South African context - and what is being done to stop them.

Legal Costs Orders - An Underused Tool For Accountability - Part I: A Look Through The Case Law

This brief is the first in a two-part series and will consider case law examining principles regarding cost awards against public officials in their personal ...

Legal Costs Orders - An Underused Tool For Accountability - Part II: The Present And Future

This brief - Part II in a two-part series - examines ongoing litigation where high-ranking public officials face the prospect of being ordered to pay legal ...

South African Support For The Suspension Of The SADC Tribunal

This brief considers the relevance of a recent High Court judgment in which Zuma’s actions were declared unlawful, irrational and unconstitutional.

Structural Interdicts: An Effective Means Of Ensuring Political Accountability?

Incapacity. Incompetence. Pure recalcitrance. Intentional non-compliance. Corruption. These are among the most egregious reasons for any government’s inability ...

The National Credit Amendment Act - And What Can Be Done

This brief looks at the potential effects of the National Credit Amendment Act that was recently signed into law. It begins with an overview of the Act, ...