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Protecting animals from mistreatment through private prosecutions in South Africa: A comment on National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development 2016 1 SACR 308 (SCA)
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
The general rule in South Africa is that, when an offence is committed, the suspect
has to be prosecuted by a public prosecutor. However, there is an exception
whereby a victim of crime is permitted to institute a private ...
Private prosecutions in Zanzibar
(Makerere University, 2017)
In this article, the author deals with the question of private prosecutions in Zanzibar. The following issues are discussed: locus standi to institute a private prosecution; appeals in cases of private prosecution; the ...
Restorative justice as postmodern justice: exegesis and critique
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This essay explores the relationship between postmodernism and RJ.
Postmodernism quickly outgrew its non-legal origins and has extended its
reach to incorporate matters legal. Already, it has established a significant
presence ...
Cave pecuniam: Lawyers as launderers
(North-West University, 2012)
In South Africa there is something almost sacrosanct about an attorney's trust
account. It is the prescribed destination of all funds paid in trust by a client to an
attorney. Clients tend to have complete confidence in ...
Co-trusteeship and the joint- action rule in South African trust law
(Elsevier, 2013)
This article examines the fundamental rule of South African trust law that co-trustees must always act jointly in regard to trust administration. It highlights the rule's foundation, but also contextualizes some of the ...
Trust deeds as ‘constitutive charters’ and the variation of trust provisions: a South African perspective
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
In this article, I assess the constitutive status accorded to trust deeds in Potgieter v Potgieter and Pascoal v Wurdeman, two recent South African judgments on trust variation. In particular, I analyse judicial condemnation ...
Roman-Dutch law in modern South African succession law
(Ars Aequi, 2014)
Modern South African succession law adheres to many of the tenets of Roman-Dutch succession law, and present-day South African courts frequently invoke Roman-Dutch authority to address questions regarding contemporary ...
Criticism of the testamentary undue influence doctrine in the United States: lessons for South Africa?
(Lousiana State University Law Center, 2013)
This article analyzes undue influence in the South African law of wills in light of scholarly criticism of the testamentary undue influence doctrine in the United States. The Article assesses particularly whether the ...
Testamentary rescue: an analysis of the intention requirement in Australia and South Africa
(LexisNexis Australia, 2014)
This article provides a legal-comparative perspective on the rescue of formally irregular wills through the exercise of judicial dispensing powers in Australia and the comparable exercise of a judicial condonation power ...
The limits imposed upon freedom of testation by the boni mores: Lessons from common law and civil law (continental) legal systems
(Juta, 2000)
This article investigates the limitation of freedom of testation in terms of the boni mores or public policy from a legal-comparative perspective. The limits imposed by public policy on freedom of testamentary disposition ...