Juta publication: Superior Courts Act & Magistrates’ Courts Act, and Rules & Periodic Time Charts 2019

About this Publication This popular handbook is a source of first reference for practitioners and students of civil procedure. Updated annually, it contains the most up-to-date text of the Acts and Rules (including the Constitutional Court Rules). Useful aids…

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Juta publication: Superior Courts Act & Magistrates’ Courts Act, and Rules & Periodic Time Charts 2019

Is a fixed term contract really that fixed?

Litigation versus arbitration: which to use in a civil dispute?

Admission of guilt – Permanent criminal record or not?

Commercial Court Practice Directive

Colour me protected? Colour protection in trade marks and brands

When ‘straying’ courts need to be ‘reined in’

Modern families: Surrogacy is an option

Are banks entitled to sell your house for next to nothing?

Section pertaining to “surviving spouse” in Wills Act declared unconstitutional

Trust litigation – Who can institute a claim and which court has jurisdiction?

Domain name disputes – Amendments update

The Brusson Scheme: Practical difficulties for ex-owners trying to implement the Constitutional Court’s decision

Analysis of the High Court’s decision to invalidate South Africa’s notice of withdrawal from the Rome Statute : why and whereto from now?

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Ambit of inspector powers under Section 54 of the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 clarified

Certain Provisions of the Environmental Conservation Act remain in force

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