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Who We Are

The Law Clinic, situated at 18-24 Crozier Street in Stellenbosch, subscribes to the following vision, mission and values:

Vision

  1. A community that is legally empowered and that possesses a strengthened capacity to exercise their rights, either as individuals or as members of the community;
  2. Law graduates who are professionally trained and are at the highest echelons insofar as their employability is concerned; and
  3. A broader South African community that is sensitised to their social justice responsibilities.

Mission

To bring our vision into reality the Law Clinic, through collaboration initiatives or otherwise, provides professional legal advice and representation in civil matters to members of the community who qualify for legal aid in Stellenbosch and surrounding areas and we offer legal education, including clinical legal education, to candidate attorneys, final-year law students and to members of the community, including the poor and marginalised.

Values

The Law Clinic expects every employee to maintain the organization’s core values ​​in dealing with clients, colleagues and other stakeholders:

  1. Diligence and passion.
  2. Transparency, honesty and integrity.
  3. Respect.

Where We Are

Stellenbosch

Closed on public holidays.
Mon:
08:00 to 16:30
Tue:
08:00 to 16:30
Wed:
08:00 to 16:30
Thu:
08:00 to 16:30
Fri:
08:00 to 15:00
Sat:
Closed
Sun:
Closed

Ceres

Please contact the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic as to when we will be present at this address.

Worcester

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News

STAFF

We are extremely proud of Dr. Stephan van der Merwe, who recently obtained his Doctor of Laws....

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Impact Matters

SU Law Clinic class action certification success: SU Law Clinic and others v Lifestyle Direct Group International and others.

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GROBLER V PHILLIPS

The Clinic received judgment in one of our high impact matters in which our office opposed the eviction of an...

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Workshops, Training, Conferences, and Other Initiatives

On 26 March 2022 the Clinic attended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Community Dialogue on the Maintenance Act, 99 of...

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Collaborations with the Black Stash

The Black Sash along with Stellenbosch University Law Clinic facilitated a stream on debt, credit and consumer rights at the...

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Children’s Rights Project

Thank you to Legal Aid South Africa for enabling us to conduct a children’s rights project at primary schools in...

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Hasselt Internship

The Clinic’s hosted a number of Hasselt interns for a 5-week internship programme. The interns were exposed to  orientation and...

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Wills Week

During 4 – 5 October 2022, staff from the Clinic paid a visit to the Kylemore community to assist 53...

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Visit by Strathmore Law Clinic

The Clinic is pleased to have been able to host a delegation of staff and students from Strathmore University Law...

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Constitutional Rights Project

From 17 October to 5 November 2022, the Clinic continued with its constitutional rights training project in terms of which...

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Please take notice that a class action will be instituted in the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa against the companies and individuals listed below:
  1. Lifestyle Direct Group International (Pty) Ltd
  2. Capital Lifestyle Solutions (Pty) Ltd t/a Lifestyle Legal
  3. Loan Tracker SA (Pty) Ltd
  4. Loan Spotter SA (Pty) Ltd
  5. Loan Match SA (Pty) Ltd
  6. Loan Choice SA (Pty) Ltd
  7. Loan Quest SA (Pty) Ltd
  8. Loan Connector SA (Pty) Ltd
  9. Loan Hub SA (Pty) Ltd
  10. Loan Zone SA (Pty) Ltd
  11. Loan Locator SA (Pty) Ltd
  12. Loan Scout SA (Pty) Ltd
  13. Loan Tracer SA (Pty) Ltd
  14. Loan Detector SA (Pty) Ltd
  15. Lifestyle Legal (Pty) Ltd
  16. Lifestyle Attorneys (Pty) Ltd
  17. All Wheel Auto (Pty) Ltd
  18. Damian Malander
  19. Nandie Paich
Please take notice further that the class action will be brought on behalf of the following class:
All persons who have had any monies debited from their bank accounts and/or who have been harassed and threatened in connection with any demand for or collection of payment by any of the respondents at any time from 20 May 2015 to date on the basis of them having concluded purported agreements with any of the respondents through any of the websites listed below:
Should you wish not to be a member of the class you may opt out of the class by notifying the class action attorneys of record, the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic, of your choice to so opt out by no later than Monday 30 October 2023.
18 – 24 Crozier Street
Stellenbosch
Telephone: (021) 808 3600
Email: rhkadmin@sun.ac.za
You may contact the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic through the details provided above should you wish to obtain more information about the class action.
Electronic copies of the Court’s order certifying the class action and the particulars of claim therein shall be available on the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic's webpage – https://www.sulawclinic.co.za