Legal Issues in South Africa

Specialist Legal Information and Current Case Studies for South Africa; the practical side of the law in South Africa. Advocate Hennie van Rensburg shares his court experiences with you in these articles ... and soon to come; through books!

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The Arms and Ammunition Act - Who's gun is it?

Spring comes only once a year – 1st September 2009 and with it the expectations of a Summer with rain and the abundance of heat, rain and welfare!So did Spring indeed come to the joy of lawful gun owners in South Africa – the Cape High Court...
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Bail or no bail. An Extensive analysis of what to do and what not to do.

This article is extensive and include section 60 the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 as well as guidelines for bail applications. The detail of the sections referred to is included in the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.
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The "In Duplum Rule".

The article touch on the aspect, which relates to the duplication of capital and interest and the case law referred to is extensive.
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Recission of default and summary judgments Rule 31 and 42 of the High Court.

When one refer to ‘default judgments’ or ‘summary judgment the ordinary public does not know the origin or the effect of such terminology on their lives. The result is plainly that you have a judgment against your name and your credibility has gone down the drain. Normally a person only find out about it when applying for credit to buy a house or car - then the nightmare starts.
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