by Sean Slabber | 26 Feb, 2018 | Insights
The independent rating agency PMR.africa (Professional Management Review) has announced that Fairbridges Wertheim Becker has earned the 2018 Diamond Arrow Award for achieving the highest rating of 4.21 out of a possible 5.00 (84.2%) for law firms in the Western Cape...
by Sean Slabber | 26 Feb, 2018 | Insights
The High Court has ordered a financial adviser to pay back to her the R2 million a widow invested on his advice, plus interest and costs because he failed to exercise the reasonable standard of care and skill expected of someone in his position engaged to provide the...
by Sean Slabber | 26 Feb, 2018 | Insights
While the Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape Provinces suffer the ravages of climate change as water resources dry out, in other areas of South Africa flooding causes its own havoc. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in the East Rand, Gauteng, has been ordered by...
by Sean Slabber | 26 Feb, 2018 | Insights
DISMISSAL (Third Edition) By John Grogan (805 pages) Juta & Co (Pty) Ltd | www.jutalaw.co.za “Even I regained my freedom with a sigh.” – Lord Byron (1788 – 1824) In American television reality shows “You’re fired” is usually...
by Sean Slabber | 5 Jun, 2017 | Insights
Reviewed by Louis Rood. An understanding of the principles of the law of evidence and how they are interpreted and applied in practice is essential to the proper functioning of our courts. Twenty years after this compilation of cases and statutes was first published...
by Sean Slabber | 22 May, 2017 | Insights
Reviewed by Louis Rood. Primarily aimed at students of criminal procedure, this comprehensive guide to the legislation framing criminal procedure in South Africa will also be welcomed by legal practitioners, judicial officers, law enforcement officials, and crime...
