10 Jan 2012

Legal

 

2012 is going to be a GOOD year!

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MWS water use licence: environmental body appeal dismissed
According to a statement from SA- and Canada-listed First Uranium Corp, it has received official notification that the South African Water Tribunal has dismissed the appeal lodged by the Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE) against Mine Waste Solutions' (MWS's) water use licence, 4-traders.com reports. Read more >>

Government, parliament and courts share balancing act
Quoted in an edited extract from the Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial lecture given in Durban recently and published by The Witness, former ConCourt justice Sandile Ngcobo said that it is irrelevant whether judges like the laws and policies made by the other branches of the government, as this can never influence their decisions, similarly, the legislature and the executive may not like the decisions made by the courts, but this is equally irrelevant. Read more >>

Another take on the threat to SA democracy
Commenting on the South African Civil Society Information Service (SACSIS) website, Leonard Gentle, director of the International Labour and Research Information Group (ILRIG), warns about "the insidious way we can become complicit with fascism" through the way "we are invited to disdain democracy under the cover of exposing venal politicians, but recent events in the European Union (EU) tell us otherwise. Read more >>

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Signage company ordered to remove billboards
The Western Cape High Court has ordered a signage company to remove nine billboards promoting liquor, fast food outlets, financial institutions and in one case, the signage company itself, the City of Cape Town said on Wednesday, 4 January 2012. Read more >>

'Axing' time for ASA?
Industry bodies are withdrawing levies and the CPA is putting added pressure on the industry... and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is facing a funding crisis that could cripple its activities. Acts that are relevant to the ASA include, but are not restricted to: health, gambling,communciations, liquor, roads, and even lotteries. Read more >>

African countries show progress in drafting competition laws
Africa is experiencing a noticeable trend in the number of African countries making rapid progress in drafting and implementing competition laws, where merger regulation is predominantly the first area of focus. Read more >>

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Over 78000 driving licences cancelled or suspended
According to BuaNews, more than 78000 driving licences have been cancelled or suspended across the country over the past five years, and transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele instructed traffic police to confiscate and provisionally suspend drivers' licences of those arrested for road traffic violations such as driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and speeding. Read more >>

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Disabled person challenges magistrate-appointment criteria
Business Day reports that the North Gauteng High Court heard that the selection criteria for the appointment of magistrates was unconstitutional. If this argument - made by the South African National Council for the Blind and the League of Friends for the Blind, as friends of the court - is successful, it would have far-reaching implications for the way magistrates and judges are appointed in future. Read more >>


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Government
Understanding debt law
Once consumers have overspent and cannot afford to pay back the monies, ugly little 'additional costs' begin creeping their way into an already unhealthy negative number, such as interest, fees and charges. What the 'In Duplum rule' does is protects consumers and essentially caps the interest figure once it reaches the same amount as the actual money that is owed. Read more >>

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A bunch of thieves!
[Somaya Stockenstroom] You can't trust any airline or airport staff with your precious bags. Guaranteed, some sneaky handler will get into your luggage on at least one trip. Read more >>

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