https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/546.html South Africa Law Practice news 15 Law Practice news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/546.html en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:44:10 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/procurement-act-struck-down-by-concourt-186386a Parliament failed to allow proper public participation on a new law that the City of Cape Town said creates red tape. 1-271858 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-sanctions-are-reshaping-international-arbitration-for-global-companies-964044a It is tempting to think of sanctions primarily as instruments of foreign policy, or measures that belong in the realm of geopolitics rather than day-to-day commercial life. This view is misguided. 1-271784 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/adrian-mopp-named-new-wc-director-of-public-prosecutions-186226a Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has welcomed the appointment of Advocate Adrian Carl Mopp as the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the Western Cape Division. 1-271728 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/meet-megan-rodgers-cdh-cape-town-new-managing-partner-742872a CDH appointed director and head of its Oil & Gas practice, Megan Rodgers, as the new managing partner of its Cape Town office, effective 1 July 2026. 1-271712 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-african-legal-awards-celebrates-continents-top-legal-talent-075425a The 13th annual African Legal Awards celebrated legal excellence from across the continent at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on 4 September 2026. 1-271637 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/justice-minister-appoints-idac-acting-head-742622a Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara has been appointed as the acting head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) until a permanent incumbent is appointed. 1-271482 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-head-of-the-special-investigating-unit-appointed-964684a President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Leonard Lekgetho as head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) with effect from 1 September 2026. 1-271374 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/your-circumstances-do-not-determine-the-life-you-create-297927a Driven by a desire to help people, Khanyisa Monqo left her hometown of East London (now KuGompo City) in the Eastern Cape to pursue her law degree at the University of the Western Cape. Today, she is an associate at Herold Gie Attorneys, specialising in employment law. 1-271310 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/it-commercially-sensitive-is-no-longer-enough-to-block-paia-requests-964584a There is a phrase reached for almost automatically in South African boardrooms, whenever a request for a record in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) lands on the CIO’s desk: “It’s commercially sensitive information”. For those using it, it has a comforting sound of a slamming door, and for years, it has largely functioned as such. 1-271274 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lawyer-sentenced-for-delaying-murder-trial-742702a The judge found Sithembiso Nkatha avoided court, delaying a mass murder trial from July 2025 to October 2026. 1-271192 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Law Practice South Africa