The High Court of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) has upheld and defended the secrecy surrounding that country’s central bank. The court had been asked by the governor of the central bank for an interdict preventing a local newspaper from reporting on...
In this case, from the High Court, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, Golden Fried Chicken wanted to restrain Oh My Soul Café from using certain of its trademarks. What complicated matters is that while Golden Fried Chicken trades in cooked meat, Oh …Share this:Click...
This unusual explanation for why judges in some countries want to hold on to the colonial practice of wearing wigs and gowns in court came from a judge in Malawi as part of a recent decision. Judge Zione Ntaba of …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...
Three High Court judges, sitting in Johannesburg, South Africa, as an Appeal Bench, have found an agreement between a now-estranged couple is invalid because the woman signed due to the ‘undue influence’ of her then partner. The agreement would have...
Despite the scourge of wildlife poaching across Africa, the courts seldom see either poachers or smugglers in the dock. A recent trial followed by an appeal, however, has given members of the judiciary in Namibia a chance to express their …Share this:Click to...
