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Would Oscar Pistorius Be Better Off Pleading ‘Temporary Insanity?’ – Experts Weigh In [Updated]
25 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Now that Oscar has been given bail and granted the right to travel, conversation has returned to his statement and how it will hold up in a court of law. We have investigated the alternatives.
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BREAKING: Amanda Knox To Face Retrial
26 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” is an idiome Amanda Knox might have missed when she popped the champagne after her murder conviction was overturned in October, 2011 – an acquittal that has been overturned – again..
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In Case You Missed It: It Is Now Legal For 12 Year Olds To Have Sex In South Africa
21 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
This article popped up last week on iol, which explains why it has taken so long for us to find out about it. Wowsers, can you believe that it is now legal for children aged between 12 and 16 to engage in consensual sexual activities with each other? Seriously. Read on.
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Court Rules Google Must Pay For Libelous Search Result
27 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Australia has decided that search results that Google publishes amount to content that the company “publishes”, and is therefore responsible for.
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Do “Likes” On Facebook Qualify As Freedom Of Expression?
08 Aug 2012 by Simon Gerber / No Comments
Facebook recently entered the South African legal domain when the Durban High Court held that it is permissible for documents to be served through the social media platform. This begs the question though – what’s coming next?
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SA Legal History – High Court Allows Man To Be Served Through Facebook
01 Aug 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 2 Comments
South African legal history was made in the Durban High Court yesterday when Judge Esther Steyn agreed to allow the service of a legal notice on a man being sued to be posted on his Facebook page.
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Iran Is Threatening To Sue Google Inc.
18 May 2012 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
I know, today was supposed to be Facebook’s special moment, but when a sovereign state threatens to sue a corporation like Google, it’s sort of a thing. Especially when a sovereign state sues a corporation because of a disagreement over how a map should be labelled. Seriously.
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The Stop Online Piracy Act – What You Need To Know [VIDEO]
17 Nov 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
The American Senate has officially begun holding hearings on the the ‘Internet Blacklist Bill,’ also known as the “PROTECT IP Act” or the “Stop Online Piracy Act.” It is potentially the most harmful bit of Internet censorship legislation to date, and you should know what’s going to happen if it passes.
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Millionaires Club Advocates Struck Off Roll For Fleecing RAF
30 Sep 2011 by Janey Bee / No Comments
Remember the Millionaires Club of advocates, who were under investigation for sucking the Road Accident Fund dry? Well those 13 naughty members of the Pretoria bar have been punished for ill-gotten gains. The case, which commenced exactly a month ago in the Pretoria High Court, closed today with six of the lawyers being struck off the roll, and a further seven receiving suspensions.
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