19 May 2022 – Can a high court refuse to exercise concurrent jurisdiction?
For Immediate Release 19 May 2022 Can a high court refuse to exercise concurrent jurisdiction? JOHANNESBURG -- The Legal Resources Centre will be in the Constitutional Court this morning, on behalf of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), the appellant in South African Human Rights Commission v Standard Bank SA limited and Others. The appeal is against the 2020 judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) wherein the [...]
05 May 2022 – Amasango School heads to court over unimplemented 11-year-old court order
For Immediate Release 5 May 2022 Amasango School heads to court over unimplemented 11-year-old court order MAKHANDA — The High Court in Makhanda has issued a rule nisi order for both the MEC for Education in the Eastern Cape and the Superintendent General of the Department of Education to appear before the court on 31 May 2022. Both parties must explain to the court why they failed to comply with [...]
06 April 2022 – Victorious Prudhoe land claim finally reaps some rewards
For Immediate Release 06 April 2022 Victorious Prudhoe land claim finally reaps some rewards MAKHANDA -- The LRC is pleased to confirm that on Thursday 31 March 2022, the Prudhoe Community took transfer and possession of the Fish River Properties which house the Fish River hotel and golf course. This is an important milestone in the restitution of the community’s land rights. While 24 other farm properties still need to [...]
22 March 2022 – Western Cape High Court grants interdict in River Club case
For Immediate Release 22 March 2022 Western Cape High Court grants interdict in River Club case Cape Town -- Western Cape High Court Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath granted an interdict on Friday, 18 March, temporarily halting the development underway at the River Club in Observatory in the Observatory Civic Association and Others v Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust matter, commonly referred as the River Club Case. The applicants – the Observatory Civic [...]
28 February 2022 – LRC heads to court over failure to deliver textbooks and stationery to all Eastern Cape schools
For Immediate Release 28 February 2022 LRC heads to court over failure to deliver textbooks and stationery to all Eastern Cape schools MAKHANDA -- The Legal Resources Centre, acting on behalf of the Khula Development Forum in Peddie, has launched an urgent application to compel the delivery of textbooks and stationery to all Eastern Cape schools by the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE). Seven weeks into the school year, [...]