Jul 2, 2018 | Criminal Law
Currently there is a high level of unemployment in South Africa and people are finding it increasingly difficult to procure employment, especially if they have a criminal record, which is usually a deterrent for a potential employer. Of course criminal records exist...
Nov 14, 2017 | Criminal Law, Labour and Employment Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Most employers are unaware that they can be held liable for the actions of their employees. Vicarious liability is where someone is held responsible for the actions or omissions of another. In Neethling’s Law of Delict, he describes liability as “the strict liability...
Mar 31, 2017 | Criminal Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
South Africa experienced its first successful private prosecution case in the recent judgment of Private Prosecutor v Hendricks 32/94/2010, heard in May 2016, in which a family succeeded in convicting an accused of murder and sentencing him to 15 years imprisonment....
