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In Employment Law

The “invisible” illness challenge

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"Managing an employee who suffers from a "visible" illness or injury (for example a damaged or lost limb or back injury) is difficult enough. Managing a situation involving an invisible illness, such as depression, can be even more challenging, as the employer in discovered in New Way Motor & Diesel...
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November 28, 2015 by Maponya
In Student News

So you want to be a lawyer?

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"So you want to be a lawyer?" a question that I have been asked many times. From the day I finished reading Nelson Mandela's autobiography, "Long walk to freedom" whilst I was still in primary school, I decided that I wanted to follow in his footsteps and also become a...
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October 28, 2015 by Maponya
In Probono

The legalities and the reality

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The phrase pro bono publico literally refers to "for the public good"; it is usually shortened to pro bono, a Latin phrase referring to professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. Unlike traditional volunteerism, it is service that uses the specific...
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September 28, 2015 by Maponya
In Road Accident Fund

Duty or discretion?

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Much can be, and has been, said about the Road Accident Fund Regulations of 2008. Of particular interest is the question of whether the Minister of Transport has an obligation to publish operational guidelines so claimants and their attorneys can comply with the Regulations and, in particular, Regulation 3. “ Click...
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June 27, 2015 by Maponya
In Road Accident Fund

“Shocking” Developments

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Emotional shock can be described as a condition where a person suffers psychologically due to the infringement of mental and intellectual wellbeing, emotional sorrow, sadness or grief. Section 19(g) of the RAF Amendment Act states that the Road Accident Fund is not liable for any damage suffered from emotional shock...
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March 28, 2015 by Maponya
In General news

What’s in a name?

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The formality of address in any court room in South Africa has always amazed me. In the Magistrates Courts, the magistrates are addressed as "Your Worship". In the high courts, male judges are addressed as "My Lord", and female judges are addressed as "My Lady". This practice becomes second nature...
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February 28, 2015 by Maponya