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Class action suits taking hold in SA
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.
Guptas straler rustig in Dubai
Die Guptas is nie plan om die hofbevel te gehoorsaam en hul Bombardier Global 6000-straler.
Scottish University Law Clinic Network
The law clinic at Stellenbosch is a busy place, as per this photo, which reflects the inequality in South Africa and the need for “poverty law” services. Debt and debt enforcement are big issues there.
Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law
The Law Faculty sent two teams to participate in the 2017 National LexisNexis moot court competition from 4 to 8 October 2017, held in Pretoria. These teams consisted of two students each (ms Kathleen Henning and ms Jodie Muller, and ms Gretchen Jansen and mr Earl Coleman), selected from the top performers in the mock trial component of the faculty’s Clinical Legal Education module, Practical Legal Training 471.
Linked-In – Stephan van der Merwe presenting at Coventry University on the current South African legal aid landscape
Stephan van der Merwe presenting at Coventry University on the current South African legal aid landscape.
DE Rebus – Debt collection system to be changed
In trying to curtail the abuse of the debt recovery procedure system, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development released a statement to say that it is finalising the Magistrates’ Courts Amendment Bill.
IOL – Court puts end to microlenders exploiting law
THE Justice Department has urged creditors and their attorneys to study a judgment declaring emolument attachment orders (EAOs) against a group of Stellenbosch workers illegal and unlawful, and to rescind EAOs that have been obtained illegally.
South African Legal Information Institute
University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others; Association of Debt Recovery Agents NPC v University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic.
Dr Theo Broodryk presents at seminar hosted by the CCLE
On Friday, 9 February 2018, the Law Clinic’s Manager, Dr Theo Broodryk, presented at the Competition Law Seminar hosted by the Centre for Competition Law & Economics at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University.
LEGAL AID CLINIC EDUCATING OTHERS
The Legal Aid Clinic that forms part of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Law Faculty, has been delving into financial literacy education projects to further individuals’ fundamental constitutional rights.
