Apr 29, 2026 | Criminal Law
Mohlaloga v The State (1028/2023 and 1112/2023) [2025] ZASCA 115 (8 August 2025) The decision in S v Mohlaloga is of notable importance both procedurally and substantively. It provides clear guidance on the narrow scope of reconsideration applications in terms of...
Mar 10, 2021 | Criminal Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
As a direct result of the ongoing global pandemic, there has been a significant increase in non-paying tenants. When this happens, a landlord may want to consider evicting the tenant. When is a landlord entitled to evict a tenant? An eviction is the procedure whereby...
Oct 27, 2020 | Criminal Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The 2017/2018 South African Police Service Annual Crime statistics showed 86,160 instances of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This is a substantial amount more than the 75,034 during the 2016/2017 financial year. This means that increasingly South...
May 21, 2020 | Criminal Law
As the country grapples with COVID-19 and the national lockdown implemented to mitigate the effects, a grim reality is that many South Africans will be left unemployed as a result thereof, and some will also be dealing with a criminal record from breaking lockdown...
Oct 9, 2018 | Criminal Law
The taboo topic of euthanasia is back in the media as Sean Davison, the founder of Dignity SA, has been arrested related to the suicide of his quadriplegic friend, Dr Anrich Burger, in a Cape Town hotel room in 2013. The state is charging Davison with the planned and...
Sep 19, 2018 | Criminal Law
On 18 September 2018, the highest court in the country ruled that the personal use of cannabis is not a criminal offence. The unanimous decision of the court ruled that the ban on private possession and consumption, and cultivation of the plant for own use, is...
