Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Supreme Court of Appeal ( SCA ), formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court. The country's apex court from 1910 to 1994, it no longer holds that position, having been displaced in constitutional matters by the Constitutional Court in 1994, and in all matters ...
The court sits in Bloemfontein; the chief judge is called the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal. It has its origin in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa, which was established by the South Africa Act at the formation of the Union of South Africa. High Court The local seat of the Gauteng Division in Johannesburg
The Supreme Court of South Africa was a superior court of law in South Africa from 1910 to 1997. It was made up of various provincial and local divisions with jurisdiction over specific geographical areas, and an Appellate Division which was the highest appellate court in the country. [1]
Qwelane appealed the High Court's decision to the Supreme Court of Appeal, which upheld his appeal on 29 November 2019. In a unanimous judgment written by Judge Mahomed Navsa , the Supreme Court found merit in Qwelane's argument that section 10(1) was vague and unconstitutional on the grounds of overbreadth , as it licensed violations of the ...
The Chief Justice of South Africa [1] is the most senior judge of the Constitutional Court and head of the judiciary of South Africa, who exercises final authority over the functioning and management of all the courts. The position of Chief Justice was created upon the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, with the Chief Justice of ...
recusal. reasonable apprehension of bias. South African Human Rights Commission obo South African Jewish Board of Deputies v Masuku and Another is a 2022 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa on the statutory definition of hate speech. The court held that criticism of Israel and anti-Zionism may amount to anti-semitic hate speech ...
Wallis was made a judge of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in 2009. He was soon elevated to the Supreme Court of Appeal. In 2015 he was an acting judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the country's highest, for one term. Honours and awards. In 2010, Wallis completed a doctorate in maritime law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
28 January 2021. (2021-01-28) (aged 76) Citizenship. South African. Alma mater. University of South Africa. University of Natal. Khayelihle Kenneth Mthiyane SC (13 September 1944 – 28 January 2021) was a South African jurist, judge and deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.