August 2, 2018
Published by NVS at August 2, 2018
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How are legal documents supposed to be served, and what is regarded as invalid service? Purpose of service of legal documents: The fundamental rule with regards to service is that […]
July 4, 2018
Published by NVS at July 4, 2018
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You might have seen something that you did not intend to see or you have decided that you want to be of help to someone. Either way, being a court […]
June 1, 2018
Published by NVS at June 1, 2018
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Litigation is the primary method of dispute resolution in the South African justice system. Essentially, litigation is the institutionalised process adopted by the court system as the method of resolving […]
May 7, 2018
Published by NVS at May 7, 2018
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Medical negligence refers to a negative consequence of a medical treatment that could have been avoided by the medical practitioner. The Health Professions Act 56 of 1974 outlines South African […]
April 4, 2018
Published by NVS at April 4, 2018
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This article focuses on primarily whether the police may search a person without a warrant of arrest. On the face of it, it would appear that the search and seizure […]
March 2, 2018
Published by NVS at March 2, 2018
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The South Gauteng High Court ruled that the common law defence of reasonable chastisement is not in line with the Constitution and no longer applies in our law. This means […]
January 31, 2018
Published by NVS at January 31, 2018
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With the number of videos being leaked on social media, regarding situations of assault, defamation and hate speech, it becomes that much easier for the defendant to be found guilty […]
December 14, 2017
Published by NVS at December 14, 2017
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Arrest is one of the lawful methods of securing the attendance of an accused person in court. It is also the most drastic method. Section 38 […]
December 5, 2017
Published by NVS at December 5, 2017
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If two parties have a dispute and conciliation fails, you may request to resolve the dispute by arbitration. At an arbitration hearing, a commissioner gives both parties an opportunity to fully state […]