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Constitutional damages: Recent decisions in focus
This brief explores the concept of “constitutional damages” in South Africa and why they were awarded to the loved ones and survivors in the Life Esidimeni ...
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Legal Costs Orders - An Underused Tool For Accountability - Part II: The Present And Future
This brief - Part II in a two-part series - examines ongoing litigation where high-ranking public officials face the prospect of being ordered to pay legal ...
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Legal Costs Orders - An Underused Tool For Accountability - Part I: A Look Through The Case Law
This brief is the first in a two-part series and will consider case law examining principles regarding cost awards against public officials in their personal ...
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Class Action Law Suits in South Africa
This brief considers the emerging legal field of class and group action law suits in South Africa. Previously uncommon and undefined in law, these cases are ...
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South African Support For The Suspension Of The SADC Tribunal
This brief considers the relevance of a recent High Court judgment in which Zuma’s actions were declared unlawful, irrational and unconstitutional.
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Structural Interdicts: An Effective Means Of Ensuring Political Accountability?
Incapacity. Incompetence. Pure recalcitrance. Intentional non-compliance. Corruption. These are among the most egregious reasons for any government’s inability ...
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