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Dan Mafora
Dan Mafora is a lawyer based in Johannesburg. He is interested in constitutional law and theory and rule of law issues. He has dabbled in corporate law but now freelances.
Mandatory mediation raises concerns about the rule of law
It has been introduced to deal with the huge backlog of civil trials, but could mean thousands of litigants are denied the right to be heard by a court in a fair public hearing.
Expropriation Act: Van Staden misrepresents the Constitution and the law
‘Nil compensation’ in the Expropriation Act is a legally and constitutionally sound tool that parliament has chosen to use to achieve legitimate governmental ends
Mpofu-Walsh’s book ‘The New Apartheid’ misses the point on common and contract law
Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s characterisation of the constitution and the law of contract as being ideologically at odds is inaccurate
‘My sister is mistaken’ and other responses to dissent in Zuma contempt case
In what may prove to be a first in our legal history, the constitutional court on 12 July heard an application for the rescission of an earlier judgment delivered on 29 June.
Mogoeng Mogoeng: A chief justice for such a time as this
The JCC’s recent ruling against the chief justice is a win for accountability that enforces the principles of judicial authority
The case for the ConCourt’s nonintervention in the latest Zondo drama
Running to Braamfontein every time Zuma breaks the law is surely not the way to go.