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Stellenbosch University Law Clinic’s mission
One of the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic’s missions is to provide professional clinical legal education to law students, candidate attorneys, and the broader public.
LAW CLINIC WELCOMES 2018 STUDENT CONSULTANTS
More than 50 LLB students have recently registered for the Clinic’s Clinical Legal Education module, Practical Legal Training 471, which is presented as a final year elective to students of the Faculty of Law.
LAW CLINIC HOLDING RESPONDENTS RESPONSIBLE IN TERMS OF EMOLUMENT ATTACHMENT ORDER JUDGMENT
On 8 July 2015 Desai J delivered judgment on case 16703/2014 in the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. The case is of course better known as University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic & Others v Minister of Justice & Others 2015 (5) SA 221 (WCC).
A Case Study in Advocating for Expanded Clinical Legal Education: The University of Stellenbosch Module 2017 28(3) Stell LR 679 – 701
The Clinic produced another peer reviewed research output when Stephan van der Merwe’s article in support of the expansion of clinical legal education was published in the 2017:3 volume of the Stellenbosch Law Review.
Groepgeding hou groot uitdaging in
In ‘n groepgeding is dit gewoonlik baie moeilik om aanspreeklikheid te bewys.
Class action: access to justice for the poor
Theo Broodryk – What do Ford, AngloGold, Ashanti, Gold Fields and Tiger Brands have in common? They are just a few of the well-known companies in South Africa facing class actions or lawsuits filed on behalf of a group.
Listeriosis outbreak: The blame games begin
The world’s worst outbreak of listeriosis in history has claimed 180 South African lives and counting. Now, the time-honoured national pastime of finger-pointing and blame-shifting has begun.
Formal rules are needed for class action lawsuits
South Africa is seeing a growing body of class actions. Our constitution clearly provides for it and a practical way of going about it is starting to emerge.
