RIP Seychelles Justice Prithviraj Fekna

Justice Prithviraj Fekna, who served on the Seychelles Court of Appeal, died unexpected this week. He had been sworn into office as a non-resident member of the appeal court on 27 June this year. Previously he had been a member …Share this:Click to share on...

As common as contempt?

Successful contempt orders seem to be less rare than they once were, if two recent judgments are anything to go by. Just as courts are handing down more decisions finding public servants personally liable for part of the legal costs, …Share this:Click to share...

Conflicting deadlines over school promotion disputes

Initially I was confused: how could SA’s highest labour court decide that subordinate agreements trumped the crucial Labour Relations Act (LRA)? Read the judgment The man who tested this issue, Leon Appels, is a teacher in Klerksdorp. During 2016 he …Share...

Top Malawi officials face jail after contempt finding

Two top government officials are due to be sentenced for disobeying an order of Malawi’s Supreme Court. They had been told by the highest court to apologise to the nation for their role in the ‘Tractorgate’ scandal that has gripped …Share this:Click to share on...