SUING the lover of your spouse or ex-spouse for damages can be dangerous. It’s very, very expensive if you lose; it can be equally costly even if you win. And that’s just the money. The personal and social costs in …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
A WOMAN is attacked, raped twice and left with broken bones and her life in tatters. For this the rapist is given a completely suspended sentence plus a trivial fine for attempted murder. Welcome to the real world of South …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
WHEN Oscar Pistorius says his nightly ‘thank you’ prayers there’s one that might have escaped his attention: He should be devoutly and eternally grateful for the tardiness of the Department of Justice and its Minister. If it wasn’t for their …Share this:Click...
ALL those jokes about Nigerian drug dealers and shysters? – don’t translate them into an anti-Nigerian workplace or business policy or you could find yourself in big trouble. Nigerian doctor Anderson Anyikwa was barred from an upmarket restaurant during 2010...
SEX and the law aren’t easy companions – I almost said ‘bedfellows’. Our highest courts have often spoken about the private nature of sex and how prying infringes human dignity. But what do you do when someone forces the law …Share this:Click to share on...