The office of commissioner at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and accredited bargaining councils should no longer be regarded as a role that can be adequately performed through short-term training, accreditation courses, and procedural exposure alone. In
In South African labour law, urgent applications in the Labour Court (LC) serve as a vital mechanism for parties facing immediate and irreparable harm that cannot await the ordinary course of proceedings. However, such applications are subjected to strict judicial
Could ChatGPT cost you legal privilege?
South African legal practitioners are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini for legal research, drafting, summarising documents and testing legal arguments. Used appropriately, these technologies can improve
The unlawful arrest and detention of a person constitute a serious infringement of fundamental constitutional rights in South Africa. Section 12 of the Constitution guarantees every person the right to freedom and security of the person, including the right not
By Helmer Tieben
South African attorneys are increasingly approached by clients who have discovered a German parent, grandparent or great-grandparent and want to know whether that ancestry has legal consequences. In some cases, the client may already be German by
The recent rise in anti-illegal immigration operations in South Africa (SA) has put employers under close examination. In an IOL article it has been reported that there are joint enforcement actions by the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of
South African lawyers increasingly advise on transactions involving Chinese companies in mining, construction, logistics, energy and trade. When a dispute is sent to arbitration, the focus is often on the arbitral institution, the seat and the governing law. But another
Following Bwanya v the Master of the High Court and Others 2022 (3) SA 250 (CC), surviving life partners may claim under the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 and the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990,
The Department of Justice, in partnership with the Wits Law Clinic, the South African University Law Clinics Association, and the National Youth Development Agency, held a ministerial engagement with law students. The event, held on the eve of the 16
The Western Cape Society of Mediators (WCSM) is a group of like-minded mediators who practice in the Western Cape, and who subscribe to the Society’s Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct. This voluntary Society was established in October 2025, to
