Legal System
latest news & developments
NPA 'dismally failed' – Advocate Matzke
Advocate Trish Matzke, testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg, reiterated her 2018 assertion that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has 'dismally failed'…
A crisis in restitution cases: an imbalance in the scales of justice
South Africa's land restitution landscape is plagued by a three-decade-long crisis in the Land Court, where justice often depends on available resources rather than the merits of…
How misuse of the sub judice rule undermines democracy and free speech
There is a growing trend of public officials exploiting the rule to evade scrutiny and accountability
Judges must deserve respect and trust
Any belief that the legal system is run on corruption is liable to become a self-fulfilling prophecy
‘The law is for protection of the people’ – but do lawyers know it?
It’s fine to be successful and make a good living, but it is essential that law practitioners display morals and ethics and do what’s best for the client