Default Judgments- I just received a court order and know nothing about the suit, now what?

Article written by Blake Liam Hamilton, Candidate Attorney, checked and released by Lisa Schmidt, Senior Associate at Schindlers Attorneys 06 September 2021 INTRODUCTION Clients often attend at an attorney’s office, seeking legal advice in respect to default judgments obtained against them, without their knowledge. In this regard it must be noted that judgments are frequently
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Umanda Njuze v Velile C Makedama & Emalahleni Local Municipality PR11/20

Article written by Blake Liam Hamilton, Candidate Attorney, checked and released by Courtney Altmuner, Associate at Schindlers Attorneys 30 August 2021 BackgroundThis case deals with an application for contempt of court, wherein Umanda Njuze (“the Applicant”) sought to enforce an arbitration award which was granted in her favour against Emalahleni Local Municipality (“the Second Respondent”)
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The Current State of Evictions under the Various Adjusted Alert Levels

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Article was written by Blake Liam Hamilton and Wade O’Connor, Candidate Attorney’s, checked and released by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood. 9 July 2021 Introduction This article discusses whether a landlord may evict a residential tenant under the various adjusted alert levels, more specifically, Adjusted Alert Level 1, up to and including, Adjusted Alert Level 5 (the “Adjusted
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Can Perpetrators be Prosecuted for Wilfully Transmitting HIV?

Article written by Blake Liam Hamilton and Wayde Grant Jacobs, Candidate Attorney’s, checked and released by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner at Schindler Attorneys 24 May 2021 Introduction The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) is a virus that targets the body’s immune system and, if not treated properly, can lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”). Although there is
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McMillan v Bate Chubb & Dickson Incorporated (Case no 299/2020) [2021] ZASCA 45 (15 April 2021)

Case summary written by Blake Liam Hamilton and checked by Khotso Mmatli. Background On 13 October 2017, Bruce Gordon McMillan (“the “Appellant”) instituted an action in the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, East London (the “Court a quo”), against Bate Chubb & Dickson Incorporated (the “Respondent”) for damages for breach of an oral
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Independent Examinations Board v Umalusi and Others (83440/2019) [2021] ZAGPPHC 12 (7 January 2021)

Case summary written by Blake Liam Hamilton and checked by Khotso Mmatli. 25 February 2021 Background The matter concerns an application for leave to appeal brought by the first Respondent (“Umalusi”) against an interlocutory ruling of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (the “Court”) refusing Umalusi permission to file a further affidavit.
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Is the South African legal profession ready to embrace Digitization?

By Blake Hamilton, Candidate Attorney and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner 22 January 2021 Introduction The world is being propelled into utter turmoil with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been almost a year since the global pandemic struck South Africa, and for many months, people around the world have had to restructure their lifestyles, buying
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