Author Archives: andre

Media Statement 25 August 2020 Western Cape High Court grants interdict against City of Cape Town evictions The Western Cape High Court handed down judgement today, in Part A of the application brought by the Legal Resource Centre (LRC) on behalf of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), the Housing Assembly and Bulelani Qolani. […]

Media Statement 21 August 2020 LRC secures court order required for an elderly couple to regain legal title to their home After protracted litigation, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) yesterday secured the final court order from the Pietermaritzburg High Court, which allows for the conveyancing process to commence and for our clients’ legal title to […]

Media Statement 20 August 2020 LRC secures court order compelling Msunduzi Municipality to provide basic services while the appeal process is pending This morning the Pietermaritzburg High Court granted an order in the Mshengu case, stipulating that the 2019 court order requiring municipalities to provide access to basic services to labor tenants and farm-dwellers will […]

Media Statement 19 August 2020 Can the High Court refuse to exercise concurrent jurisdiction? This Thursday, the Legal Resources Centre will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal Court (SCA) on behalf of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) who are Amicus Curiae in the Standard Bank, Nedbank and Firstrand Bank IN RE: Nedbank […]