by VDT Attorneys | Apr 7, 2020 | Court, COVID-19, Litigation
Essential services You may be wondering if attorneys are included in the list of essential services. Paragraph B of Annexure B of the Regulations provides a list of essential services during the lockdown. One of these listed services is the “services related to the...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 10, 2018 | Court, Litigation
Small Claims Courts are present in many centres around the country. These courts have been established to provide a faster, simpler and more affordable opportunity to obtain justice and offer a quick and easy way of resolving disputes that involve claims not exceeding...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 12, 2018 | Arrest, Court, Criminal, Litigation
Prescription in the general legal sense speaks to the time in which one can claim from another for a specific debt, and if not done, that claim can prescribe (fall away). Generally for civil claims, a well-known period of 3 years applies. But does criminal law have...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2018 | Court, Law, Litigation
Firstly, your friend is right. Our courts do create law, but not necessarily in the way that you understand our Government to do so through the passing of legislation. Our courts rather do so through the interpretation of our legislation and applying and developing...
by VDT Attorneys | May 9, 2016 | Appeal, Court
In South Africa our courts are independent and subject only to the law and our Constitution. It is also the Constitution that sets out the structure of our court system and defines the roles and jurisdiction of each court in this country. The matter of President Jacob...
