Is the ‘bloody hand’ principle capable of opening a back door to inheritance?
The dictum, ‘de bloedige hand erft niet’ states that one cannot benefit by way of inheritance when one intentionally caused the testator’s demise. This is...
Tag: case law and precedents
LexisNexis announces partnership with SASLAW to advance labour law in SA
Legal technology company LexisNexis South Africa’s drive to advance the Rule of Law took a major step forward with the announcement of a partnership with the South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) in August 2021.
“We have technology solutions that align perfectly…
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With(out) prejudice
What is the purpose of marking correspondence “without prejudice”?
The general position is that without prejudice correspondence is inadmissible in court. The term “without prejudice” means without the loss of rights. Ordinarily when parties attempt to settle…
Provided By Eversheds Sutherland
Electronic signatures and email – What you need to know
Electronic signatures have long been a debate, especially regarding how binding or non-binding they can be. A recent case helped clarify what has seemingly become...
Possible demotivating factors for COVID-19-linked medical negligence/malpractice cases
During the first wave of infections in South Africa, there were several allegations of negligence in various institutions leading to “mass infections”, for example, amongst...
Patentability of a programme for a computer and computer-implemented inventions: A South African perspective
The Patents Act 57 of 1978 of South Africa (the South African Patents Act) provides that, among other things, anything which consists of:
a programme for...
Benefits of using eDiscovery technology
Pumping down the volume
As we well know, the volume of data being generated is growing rapidly. eDiscovery involves almost all information capable of being stored...
Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world
Thomson Reuters and Juta & Co are proud to announce a partnership in Africa, that will see legal professionals being offered market-leading research technology. This...
by Juta
How will technology shape the future of law and the legal sector?
Legal technology, also known as Legal Tech, refers to the use of technology and software to provide legal services and support to the legal industry....
by Sabinet
Ignore eDiscovery at your peril
The proliferation of electronic documents makes electronic discovery imperative for the legal and corporate world, and mishandling such documents could spell danger for the success...
by LexisNexis
