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Unprotected personal information: Expression and privacy

by GilesFiles | Jan 10, 2022 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Delict, Dignity equality freedom, Evidence & onus, Exceptions/special pleas, Interpretation etc, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Personal services, Private enterprises, Roman Dutch law, SCA judges, Sectors, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Smuts v Botha The issue concerned unprotected personal information and SCA allowed the appeal and decided that personal information was in the public domain before the posts were published and ownership of the farm was a matter...

Publishing defamatory statements: Interdict refused

by GilesFiles | Aug 10, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Causes and defences, Central, Courts, Declaratory, Delict, Evidence & onus, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts & rules, Interpretation etc, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Refused, Sectors, State organs, Topics | 0 |

Goberdan v Sitshetshe (NDPP) Publishing defamatory statements sought to be interdicted by some prosecutors in the National Prosecting Authority (NPA) but high court refused to grant the interdict because in making a value...

Publishing defamatory statements: Unlawfulness?

by GilesFiles | Jun 23, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Applications, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Courts, Delict, Dignity equality freedom, Disallowed, Evidence & onus, Exceptions/special pleas, HC Uniform, Interdicts & rules, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, OL Rogers, Orders, Roman Dutch law, Rules Codes & Manual, SCA judges, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Malema v Rawula In considering publishing defamatory statements the SCA disallowed the appeal from the high court and confirmed that an interdict must always be directed at future conduct and if there is no risk of future...

Publishing defamatory statements: Truth and public interest

by GilesFiles | Jun 23, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Courts, Delict, Dignity equality freedom, Disallowed, Evidence & onus, Exceptions/special pleas, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Orders, Roman Dutch law, SCA judges, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Malema v Rawula In considering publishing defamatory statements the SCA disallowed the appeal from the high court and confirmed that an interdict must always be directed at future conduct and if there is no risk of future...

Social media defamation: Many issues considered

by GilesFiles | Dec 17, 2020 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Courts, Damages, Delict, Evidence & onus, Exceptions/special pleas, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, MJD Wallis, Orders, Roman Dutch law, SCA judges, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) v Manuel Social media defamation – defences – lack of animus iniuriandi – whether established – reasonable publication in relation to media defendants – requirements of – whether extending...

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Unprotected personal information: Expression and privacy

Publishing defamatory statements: Interdict refused

Publishing defamatory statements: Unlawfulness?

Publishing defamatory statements: Truth and public interest

Social media defamation: Many issues considered