The above is enough to send even the calmest personality type into a flat spin, and rightly so. Chances are that you are not going to see your vehicle anytime soon (if at all) if the vehicle in question was previously reported stolen by the rightful owner. What if, according to Police records, my […]
People continue to ask what on earth legal cost insurance is. Legal cost insurance = the payment of an affordable monthly premium. This pays your legal fees in your future moment of need. Example 1: Similar to paying monthly premiums to your medical insurance company and then not having to pay the doctor when you […]
In the spirit of #backtoschool2017, we have compiled an ABC guide to child MAINTENANCE. It’s important to know the basics in that child maintenance payments (or the lack thereof) acutely impact the life of a dependent/ vulnerable child. M: MEANS test = the person you are claiming from must be able to support the dependent […]
An arrest often happens when you least expect it. Sometimes, in less serious cases, you are granted Police Bail. This is when you may leave the Police Station’s holding cell, go home and then return for the Court appearance. However, sometimes what is required is a formal bail application in Court. This is when you […]
Euthanasia can be described as assisted suicide. In Stransham-Ford v Minister of Justice And Correctional Services and Others (4 May 2015) the High Court gave a terminally ill patient permission to be assisted in his suicide by a doctor who is willing to do so, ‘either by administration of a lethal agent or by […]
Strict uniform rules at school may be unconstitutional. The Federal Constitutional Court (Germany) declared a ban on teachers wearing Islamic headscarves unconstitutional on Friday, 13 March 2015. The decision reminds us of the South African Constitutional Court case of a few years ago: MEC for Education v Pillay 2008. Yes, South Africa has one of […]
Socio-economic Rights include the right to adequate housing, food, health services and water. In other words, these rights are basic essentials necessary to survive. It differs from Civil and Political rights (the right to vote, freedom of speech, equality, etc.) necessary to lead a full life. Our Human Rights (both Civil/ Political and […]
When it comes to our basic human rights, those that usually jump to mind include access to water, adequate housing, health care services, basic education, etc. Perhaps it is because these rights are easy to explain. What about the right to dignity? Section 10 of our Constitution reads that everyone has the right to have […]
About marriage… legally speaking, can I get married in a garden or on the beach? Unfortunately some uncertainty is caused by our Marriage Act 25 of 1961 vs a court ruling. The Act lists the requirements for a valid marriage. According to section 29(2) of the Act, a marriage officer should solemnize a marriage […]
1. Not for convenience The artificial insemination of a surrogate mother is only lawful if the commissioning parent/ parents have a permanent and irreversible condition and are therefore unable to give birth to a child. 2. The surrogate mother may not receive any form of payment The surrogate mother may not receive any form of […]