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The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act that was signed into law in 2024. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Procurement Act struck down by ConcourtTania Broughton

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How sanctions are reshaping international arbitration for global companiesTrevor Versfeld, Chandni Gopal, and Katy Hindle

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Adrian Mopp named new WC director of Public Prosecutions

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How sanctions are reshaping international arbitration for global companies

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Adrian Mopp named new WC director of Public Prosecutions

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Megan Rodgers, managing partner of the CDH Cape Town office

#Newsmaker: Meet Megan Rodgers, CDH Cape Town's new managing partner

Shan Radcliffe 14 Sep 2026

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2026 African Legal Awards celebrates continent’s top legal talent

Shan Radcliffe 10 Sep 2026

Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara appointed acting head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)

Justice Minister appoints IDAC acting head

4 Sep 2026

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New head of the Special Investigating Unit appointed

2 Sep 2026

Khanyisa Monqo, associate at Herold Gie Attorneys

#WomensMonth | Herold Gie's Khanyisa Monqo: Your circumstances do not determine the life you create

Shan Radcliffe 31 Aug 2026

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"It's commercially sensitive" is no longer enough to block PAIA requests

Ryan Tucker 28 Aug 2026

An attorney has been sentenced to 12 months in prison or a R10,000 fine, half suspended, for delaying a major murder trial by more than a year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Lawyer sentenced for delaying murder trial

Tania Broughton 27 Aug 2026

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Is AI eroding our critical thinking skills?

Retha Beerman 24 Aug 2026

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When AI meets PoPIA in the workplace: What HR and recruiters need to know

Melissa Cogger and Talita Laubscher 18 Aug 2026

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No life after death for claims: High Court rejects joinder after claimant passes away

Lesetja Mochaki 14 Aug 2026

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Deputy commissioners appointed for Competition Commission

14 Aug 2026

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#WomensMonth | Bowmans' Lerato Thahane: Women don't need more laws, they need better implementation

Shan Radcliffe 13 Aug 2026

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Public comment open: Legal practice and trust law reforms, tougher penalties for illegal mining

13 Aug 2026

Ekapa Minerals’ diamond mine in Kimberly has been placed into business rescue after a court challenge by NUMSA. Photo supplied

Numsa wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mine

Greg Dor 11 Aug 2026

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that public office bearers in Chapter Nine institutions are not “workers” entitled to benefits beyond what is laid down in the relevant statutes. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Chapter 9 commissioners are not workers, High Court rules

Tania Broughton 6 Aug 2026

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 5 Aug 2026

Webber Wentzel, Linklaters to part ways

Webber Wentzel, Linklaters to part ways

29 Jul 2026

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Small Claims Court limit raised to R30k

23 Jul 2026

Cox Yeats shortlisted in 3 categories at prestigious awards

Cox Yeats shortlisted in 3 categories at prestigious awards

Cox Yeats 16 Jul 2026

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Judge ordered to apologise to litigants for year-long delay

Tania Broughton 13 Jul 2026

A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

Tania Broughton 1 Jul 2026

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#YouthMonth | Looking back to move forward: What drives the new generation of African lawyers?

30 Jun 2026

Zahra Ally, candidate attorney at Herold Gie Attorneys

#YouthMonth | Zahra Ally, Herold Gie Attorneys: Voting is the best way for youth to be heard

Shan Radcliffe 29 Jun 2026

Keanu Ennes, an associate at Bowmans’ Namibia and Jessica Rushmere, a candidate attorney at Bowmans’ Johannesburg

#YouthMonth | 50 years later, Youth Day still matters in the fight for economic inclusion

29 Jun 2026

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5 free marketing channels every law firm should use

Andrea Paulsen 18 Jun 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 17 Jun 2026

The gravel bed on the right is where part of the Transnet line was uplifted at Sterkstroom in late 2012. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Prasa rail theft case: Virtual testimony accepted

Steve Kretzmann 9 Jun 2026

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