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Constitution remains client of pro bono lawyers
Former Constitutional Judge, Justice Yacoob, said that law should be used as a weapon in order to achieve greater good in society... read


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Open Stellenbosch students set sights on language policy
Student activist group Open Stellenbosch is to approach the Equality Court to challenge the University of Stellenbosch's "discriminatory" language policy... read
Labour Law
State-owned entity not required to furnish security when instituting review applications

Sipelelo Lityi and Aadil Patel

Due to an amendment introduced by the Labour Relations Amendment Act in 2014, a review application does not suspend the operation of an arbitration award, unless the applicant furnishes security to the satisfaction of the Labour Court... read
'Garden leave' clause permitted in employment contracts

Bankey Sono and Toka Moiloa

A 'garden leave' clause forms part of an employee's contract of employment, whereby the employer may elect to relieve the employee from performing his/her duties for the duration of any notice period, on full pay... read
Land & Property Law
The importance of job cards in municipal billing disputes

Chantelle Gladwin and Jonathan Salant

Job cards are documents that are generated by people who work for (or who are contracted to work for) municipalities, when testing or installing or removing water and electricity meters... read
Law Practice
New advocates given a career boost

Issued by LexisNexis

Assisting with the development of newly qualified advocates is the mandate of LexisNexis South Africa's annual Advocate Advancement Programme. This year, 52 advocates from previously disadvantaged backgrounds were sponsored... read
International
Wikimedia art database breaks copyright law: Swedish court
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Sweden's highest court on Monday, 4 April 2016, found Wikimedia Sweden guilty of violating copyright laws by providing free access to its database of artwork photographs without the artists' consent... read
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Business
Business meetings: From time-wasters to productivity boosters

Leigh Andrews

With a younger workforce and the rise of multinational companies with staff based across the globe, the dreaded conference call is on the rise. Here's how to take learnings from these typical time-wasters to make your business meetings more productive... read
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