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Alternative Dispute Resolution in South Africa: Negotiation, mediation, arbitration and ombudsmen addresses the increasing use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in resolving disputes rather than resorting to court-based litigation. The focus of the book is on the resolution of commercial and labour disputes.

Alternative Dispute ...

This resource, available in print and online, incorporates the official law reports, covering precedent-setting Botswana case law since 1964. It provides comprehensive coverage of all the decisions of the Court of Appeal, High Court and the Industrial Court.

Business Transactions Law, now in its ninth edition, addresses fundamental questions about business transactions: When is a transaction recognised as binding at law? If a transaction is binding, what is its legal effect? Are there any circumstances in which a party is excused from carrying ...

Class Action Litigation in South Africa collects, describes and interrogates the first-class action judgments in South Africa and makes practical suggestions regarding the issues that are likely to arise as one encounter class actions in South Africa. The book presents important and useful insights into ...

There is increasing consensus that climate change is real and that its causes and impacts must be governed to preserve the environment and life on earth. Climate change has many dimensions and root causes, several of which require concerted cross-border and supra-national strategies and action ...

Clinical legal education (CLE) is a springboard for entry into legal practice, preparing students for the professional challenges they will face after completing their studies and embarking on their legal careers.

In her eight years of conducting research on CLE in South African universities, the ...

The company today operates in an ever-changing environment. There have been significant corporate governance and regulatory developments, locally and internationally. A plethora of new legislation impacting businesses in South Africa, as well as new corporate reporting requirements and increasing stakeholder expectations reflect the fact that ...

Company secretaries are at the heart of the company, providing the enterprise and its directors with the right legal, compliance, accounting and governance support and advice at the right time. Company secretaries also serve as the link between the board and the rest of the ...

Company secretaries are at the heart of the company, providing the enterprise and its directors with the right legal, compliance, accounting and governance support and advice at the right time. Company secretaries also serve as the link between the board and the rest of the ...

The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa (CILSA) is a peer-reviewed academic periodical that appears three times per annum. An important regular feature in each issue of CILSA is the review of current legal developments in Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and ...

The second edition of Corporate Governance in South Africa: With International Comparisons addresses the changes in the corporate governance landscape in South Africa brought about by the King IV Report on Governance for South Africa, 2016 and changes to several international codes.

Corporate Governance in ...

The company today operates in an ever changing environment. There is a plethora of new legislation impacting on companies in South Africa, as well as new corporate reporting requirements and increasing stakeholder expectations. In the broader context, companies operate in the ‘new economy’ where more ...

Criminal Law in Malawi is an authoritative explanation of criminal law in Malawi, covering both theory and practice. The book discusses the statutory bases of the law, and the interpretation and application of the law by Malawi’s higher courts. Criminal Law in Malawi covers ...

Criminal Procedure Handbook introduces readers to the fundamental principles and values underlying this field of law and guides them systematically through the rules of procedure that apply in criminal cases. Students will find this book invaluable in their study of Criminal Procedure.

The 2nd edition of Criminal Procedure Workbook is designed as an aid in the study of criminal procedure and should be used in conjunction with the prescribed textbook. It is easy to use and facilitates learning through practical, real life scenarios. In particular, it ...

This book contains the Acts and Regulations in English and Afrikaans in one useful volume. This edition reflects the law as at 17 March 2017.

This new title in the Juta's Pocket Statutes series reflects the law as at 14 September 2016.

Expert medical evidence is often essential and pivotal in support or defence of medical negligence. Such cases invariably involve questions of technical and factual complexity requiring the evaluation of conflicting expert medical testimony.

In this book, the first standalone textbook on expert evidence in South ...

The field of forensic investigation has grown significantly in South Africa over the past few years. This growth in the field is mostly due to the fact that investigations are now also undertaken by private and corporate bodies, and by government institutions other than the ...

Hydraulic Fracturing in the Karoo: Critical Legal and Environmental Perspectives explores a broad-ranging set of questions related to proposed hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ in the Karoo. The book is multidisciplinary, with contributors including natural scientists, social scientists, and academics from the humanities, all concerned with ...

This book, marking the centenary of the South Africa’s Income Tax Act, presents historical research by leading experts covering a range of disciplines concerned with taxation, including legal, finance and economics. It promises to become a standard reference on the development of income tax ...

This title flows from several panels at the Commission on Legal Pluralism Jubilee Conference, entitled Living Realities of Legal Pluralism that was organised in conjunction with the Centre for Legal and Applied Research (CLEAR), the Research Chair in Customary Law and the Chair for Comparative ...

Juta’s Indirect Tax is a consolidated comprehensive source of current and pending indirect tax Acts. Relevant promulgated and proposed amendments are incorporated, updated as envisaged by the 2016 legislation (Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2016 and 2016 Amendment Bills) as at 1 January ...

For over thirty years the ILJ has remained the premier South African labour law reporter. This seminal monthly journal covers judgments and awards handed down by the Labour Court, Labour Appeals Court, the CCMA, Bargaining Councils and private arbitration bodies. Also included are labour-related judgments ...

The reworked and updated seventh edition of this widely-prescribed bestseller has been written specifically for second year students following a first course on the subject. Extensive use is made of examples and references to case law and the authors take cognisance of and accommodate the ...

Investigating Misconduct and Incapacity sets out practical steps to enable those initiating dispute procedures to compile and prepare relevant evidence for disciplinary enquiries and to structure that evidence for the best presentation of cases against offenders in the workplace.

Investigating Misconduct and Incapacity assists in ...

The vast array of regulations that govern health professionals and health products can seem overwhelming to those who work in the industry. Every aspect of the field is subject to different legislation and is overseen by various regulatory bodies.

Juta’s Pharmapedia is a unique ...

Juta’s Statutes of South Africa 2016/17
SPECIAL OFFER: Order the set before 30 June 2017, and receive a FREE Regulations of South Africa on CD.

This updated and consolidated 8-volume compilation of Acts reflects the law as at 1 March 2017.

In a radical break with its past, democratic South Africa established a system of devolution that was confirmed in the 1996 Constitution. In reaction to a system of highly centralised government that had seen the abuse of power, spatial inequality and underdevelopment, Kenya has also ...

This set of eight pocket statute titles contains the full text of key labour legislation, including Acts, regulations and codes of good practice. Titles are housed in a complimentary slipcase.

Land Law and Governance: African Perspectives on Land Tenure and Title explores different ways of conceptualising secure land holding in Africa. The book brings together voices from different contexts, offering contrasting perspectives and methodological approaches. Land Law and Governance: African Perspectives on Land Tenure and ...

The Law of Banking and Payment in South Africa provides an explanation of some of the more important aspects of the law applicable to banks and banking in South Africa, along with the principles that govern payment and payment systems in this country.

The Law ...

The Law of Divorce and Dissolution of Life Partnerships in South Africa is a comprehensive publication that provides a detailed exposition and analysis of the law relating to the termination of civil unions, civil marriages, customary marriages, Muslim marriages and Hindu marriages by divorce. The ...

The law of evidence is vital to each legal practitioner and forms part of the curriculum of every South African law qualification. It is compulsory even for some degrees not strictly confined to legal practice, such as certain police and related qualifications. However, law of ...

The purpose of this casebook is to provide an elementary reader of case law and materials for a first course in property law.

The layout and structure of case reports and legislation are discussed and explained, and students are provided with practical hints and advice ...

The last monograph to be dedicated exclusively to the law of servitudes in South African law was the 1973 edition of Hall & Kellaway: Servitudes. Since then, interesting regulatory and constitutional issues have arisen in servitude disputes.

The Law of Servitudes covers the traditional areas of ...

Law of Succession was first published in 1992 as a relatively concise text, primarily aimed at students in the law of succession. In its successive editions the book has evolved into a more general source on the South African law of succession. Through its approach ...

The Marikana massacre at a platinum mine in South Africa on 16 August 2012 reflected a deep social crisis in post-apartheid South Africa, but also marked a failure of voluntary collective bargaining. Against the backdrop of Marikana and other violent protest action in South Africa ...

This ...

This authoritative series covers precedent-setting case law since 1990. Now issued in four volumes a year, these reports cover the judgments of the Supreme Court, High Court Main Division, Northern Local Division and the Labour Court. Expertly headnoted and edited, the law reports provide an ...

NGO Matters is a practical, systematic guide which provides founders, board members, donors, and advisors to NGOs with critical information on structures and registrations, explains key concepts and dispels some myths along the way. Endorsed by Richard Rosenthal, a well-known legal advisor in the NGO ...

Mandatory availability of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 & Regulations is prescribed in terms of regulation 4 of the General Administrative Regulations, 2003 as published under GN R929 in GG 25129 of 25 June 2003, which reads as follows:

"4 Copy of ...

The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA) is a pivotal piece of legislation which allows for the constitutional right of access to information.

The newly established Information Regulator provides a home for the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and the Protection ...

Most planning degrees at South African universities include a compulsory course in planning law. This is usually the first time that planning students encounter law as a discipline. Planning students therefore need to familiarise themselves with sources such as the Constitution, legislation and court decisions ...

A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure in Botswana explains the basic principles of the law of criminal procedure in Botswana in plain and concise language. Aspects of the law of criminal procedure are analysed with an emphasis on their practical application, and with reference to ...

Principles of Criminal Law 5th edition (2016) is hyperlinked to the companion volume, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law 4th edition (2016)

The fifth edition of Principles of Criminal Law now includes detailed discussion of major judicial pronouncements on dolus eventualis (Pistorius), the limits of ...

The fourth edition of Principles of Evidence strikes a balance between the theory of the law of evidence and its practical application. This edition continues to assess the impact of the Constitution on the traditional Anglo-South African law of evidence, especially with regards to the ...

The fourth edition of Principles of Evidence strikes a balance between the theory of the law of evidence and its practical application. This edition continues to assess the impact of the Constitution on the traditional Anglo-South African law of evidence, especially with regards to the ...

Property in Minerals and Petroleum is the first major academic text to analyse the state-custodianship concept in South African law with emphasis on its application in mineral and petroleum law. As such, the book seeks to stimulate academic discourse about the impact of the incorporation ...

South Africa’s property law teachers have been convening annually since 1985 to exchange ideas, subject their work to peer scrutiny and build a collegial network. Over time, the agendas of the annual meetings became snapshots of the development of a discipline.

In celebration of ...

Since 1994 there has been a surge in private land ownership by low-income citizens in South Africa. Approximately a third of residential properties registered by the Deeds Office are previously State-subsidised houses. More than 12 500 000 people live in these homes, constituting a large ...

Part of the Quantum of Damages series, the Quick Guide provides researchers with a compact guide aimed at quickly and easily categorising injuries and determining comparative quantum awards handed down in both the courts and in selected arbitrations.

Real security law is where property law and credit law meet to regulate the rights that creditors have to property belonging to their debtors – either as agreed upon between the parties or as imposed by the law. Security rights facilitate affordable borrowing, investment in property ...

Published annually, this invaluable publication incorporates all promulgated and proposed amendments as envisaged by the 2016 Act and Bills as at 1 April 2017, aided by Juta’s prelex and pendlex. 

SAIT Student Compendium

The 4^th edition of SAIT Student Compendium includes Acts and other materials relevant to the Tax Professional Occupational Qualification curriculum. It should be used in conjunction with the SAIT Compendium of Tax Legislation 2017 (Volume 1 & 2).

This edition includes legislation ...

The 4th edition of SAIT Student Compendium includes Acts and other materials relevant to the Tax Professional Occupational Qualification curriculum. It should be used in conjunction with the SAIT Compendium of Tax Legislation 2017 (Volume 1 & 2).

This edition includes legislation pertaining to customs and ...

The South African Criminal Law Reports is a monthly report of criminal law and procedure cases emanating from the superior courts in Southern Africa. Cases are selected for their importance to the practitioner in criminal law.

The South African Journal of Environmental Law and Policy is a peer reviewed journal which publishes contributions related to environmental law and policy. It provides a forum for scholars and practitioners from South Africa and around the world to reflect on issues of significance locally ...

The South African Yearbook of International Law is the only South African journal devoted solely to international law. Published annually since 1975 by the VerLoren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies at Unisa, issues from 2014 onwards will be published by Juta.

The South ...

Supervision of Local Government discusses the role of national and provincial governments in supervising the functions of local government. The book analyses the legal status of local government, which is entrenched and protected by the Constitution, and examines the powers of the national and provincial ...

Compliance is currently far more than an operational need to comply with one or two laws. Compliance practice is the heart of an organisation’s success or failure and cannot be divorced from an organisation’s risk management and governance functions.

Using both South African ...

This visual comparison of the amending Acts and the effects of their amendments will aid in understanding the new Act when it is in effect.

Understanding Money Laundering and Illicit Financial Flows explains the forms of money laundering and illicit  nancial transfers, mechanisms used to launder money, curbing, investigation and monitoring measures and asset forfeiture. It also considers new strategic approaches to combating this crime. Clear illustrations, useful statistical information ...

Vulnerable Children in South Africa: Legal, social development and criminological aspects analyses the legal, social development, criminological and penology issues that affect vulnerable children and children who are in conflict with the law.

The book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic and considers vulnerability ...

'Vulnerable workers’ have not been adequately defined in South African jurisprudence, although they have been referred to in case law, and consequently the nature and scope of this concept remains unclear. There are also different categories of vulnerable workers in South Africa.

This book introduces ...