March 25, 2021
India Supreme Court of India brings to an end the extension of limitation period for legal services by including them as essential services (Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No.3 of 2020 (In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation)) In India, due to the onset of COVID-19 pandemic the Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of […]
March 11, 2021
Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2021] UKSC 5 Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Reed, P; Hodge, DP; Arden, Kitchin, Sales, Hamblen & Leggatt, SCJJ February 19, 2021 Reported by Faith Wanjiku Download the Decision Employment Law – worker – definition of – where it was contended that Uber drivers were not […]
March 9, 2021
LEGAL EDUCATION ACT NO. 27 OF 2012 DRAFT LEGAL EDUCATION APPEALS TRIBUNAL (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE) RULES, 2021 The Legal Education Appeals Tribunal (LEAT) is established under Section 29(1) of the Legal Education Act No. 27 of 2012 [Rev.2015]. The members of the Tribunal took oath of office in February, 2018. LEAT has developed draft Rules […]
March 3, 2021
Economic Freedom Fighters and Another v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another [2020] ZACC 25 Constitutional Court of South Africa Mogoeng CJ, Jafta, Khampepe, Madlang, Majiedt, Mhlantla, Theron, Tshiqi JJ and Victor, Mathopo AJJ November 27, 2020 Reported by Ian Otenyo & Faith Wanjiku Download the Decision Criminal Law – inchoate crimes – […]