What seems to be a simple question of banks’ responsibilities is actually a major issue playing out where social security, banking, property, criminal and constitutional law intersect.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court embodies values of justice and transformation. How can law schools do the same?
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For law faculties, the transformative vision embodied in South Africa’s constitution provides a potent driver for change. So what does a transformed law faculty look like?
Any judicial review of government’s spending choices must contribute to transformative constitutionalism.
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South Africa’s Constitution enjoins government to act “reasonably” in ensuring that basic socioeconomic rights are progressively realised. But the government has limited resources.
Clergymen who conceal sex abuse offences are guilty of betraying the trust vested in them.
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Church cover-ups are extremely serious. Child victims are especially vulnerable and often suffer long-term psychological harm.
Senator Sam Dastyari, who has been involved in scrutinising the banks, and former Commonwealth Bank employee turned whistleblower Jeff Morris.
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By confronting powerful record companies and streaming services, Prince paved the way for other musicians to demand artistic freedom and their fair share of profits.
There are several ways to defend a defamation claim in South Africa.
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Is it defamatory to ‘name and shame’ alleged rapists? Absolutely, according to South African law – and those who share that information on social media are liable too.
A bill that would give courts in NSW the power to restrict offenders departs from existing regimes in many striking ways.
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A “judicial activist”, it seems, decides cases in favour of a preferred (non-“mainstream”) litigant or interest, to reach a result that is inconsistent with a conservative worldview.
The Knitting Nannas Against Gas could be caught up in a push by the NSW government to criminalise legitimate protest.
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It isn’t just the ‘bad guys’ who are exposed to restrictive powers and tougher penalties. Anyone whose behaviour is regarded as a public safety risk is potentially in the frame.
Middlemen like law firm Mossack Fonseca moved into a lucrative market for tax evasion.
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Proponents of tax havens would argue tax evasion may not be moral, but isn’t criminal. History suggests this is a slippery slope.
The royal commission’s report should be viewed as only the start of the necessary transformation of Victoria’s family violence system.
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The royal commission’s recommendations seek a complete transformation of Victorian family violence services, and the state’s prevention of and response to family violence.
The NSW Electoral Commission’s withholding of public funding to the NSW Liberal Party may yet again imperil Arthur Sinodinos.
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