2 February 2022 – Will the Constitutional Court rule in favour of the provision of adequate and equitable policing resources in townships and informal settlements?
For Immediate Release 2 February 2022 Will the Constitutional Court rule in favour of the provision of adequate and equitable policing resources in townships and informal settlements? JOHANNESBURG – Tomorrow, the Constitutional Court will hear the matter of the Social Justice Coalition and Others v The Minister of Police. The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) is represented by Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in this matter. Khayelitsha and neighbouring informal settlements have [...]
19 January 2022 – Amicus intervention for civil society and indigenous groups that seek to stop controversial development in Cape Town
For Immediate Release 19 January 2022 Amicus intervention for civil society and indigenous groups that seek to stop controversial development in Cape Town CAPE TOWN -- The Legal Resources Centre will be in the Western Cape High Court today as Amicus Curiae in the matter of the Observatory Civic Association and Others v Trustees for the Time Being of Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust. The applicants, the Observatory Civic Association and the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous [...]
28 December 2021 – Major victory for Wild Coast communities: Shell interdicted from conducting seismic operations with immediate effect
For Immediate Release 28 December 2021 Major victory for Wild Coast communities: Shell interdicted from conducting seismic operations with immediate effect MAKHANDA -- Today the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda ordered Shell to immediately cease its seismic blasting along South Africa’s Wild Coast, while ordering Shell and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy to pay the costs of the application for the interim interdict. Details of the judgement: In [...]
14 December 2021 – Will the courts stop Shell in the Wild Coast? Second urgent hearing to take place this week
For Immediate Release 14 December 2021 Will the courts stop Shell in the Wild Coast? Second urgent hearing to take place this week MAKHANDA -- On Friday, 17 December, the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda will hear arguments in application of an urgent interdict against Shell’s seismic survey along South Africa’s Wild Coast. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and Richard Spoor Attorneys – supported by Cullinan & Associates and Natural [...]
2 December 2021 – Wild Coast communities apply for interdict to stop Shell exploration
For Immediate Release 2 December 2021 Wild Coast communities apply for interdict to stop Shell exploration MAKHANDA -- Residents from communities located along the Wild Coast have filed an application for an urgent interdict against Shell in the Makhanda High Court today to stop the petroleum company from initiating seismic survey operations for the exploration of hydrocarbon reserves in the Transkei and Algoa areas off the coast of the Eastern [...]