Superior Courts Act
latest news & developments
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.
Apartheid-era high court boundaries to shift
The boundaries and jurisdictions of high courts in Transkei Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei have never been changed
Hlophe goes to court to prevent his suspension
He argues in court papers that the JSC’s advice to the president to suspend him is a violation of the Superior Courts Act