by PB-M-Admin | May 20, 2016 | News, Radio Today
Constitutionally speaking: Patrick Bracher hosts Glenn Penfold from Webber Wentzel. He practices in the areas of constitutional and administrative law, and wrote “Constitutional Litigation”. Glenn talks about the rules and principles that apply to governmental...
by PB-M-Admin | May 5, 2016 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News
Article by Andy Bester. Published in the April edition of the Advocate. [vc_separator color=”grey”] The majority of south africans cannot afford legal representation. In 2011 the average monthly household income was R9 962. The average household income of...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News
Article by Erica Emdon ProBono.Org is involved in discussions with stakeholders on the Legal Practice Act, and we are developing our own position on what we think “community service” (dealt with in Section 29 of the Act) should constitute. Section 29 of the Act covers...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, Newsletter
Article by Richard Chemaly One often reads about the plethora of obstacles plaguing asylum seekers. Some believe that the system is as rigorous as it is because the benefits of acquiring refugee status place refugees on an equal footing with South...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, Newsletter, STAFF NEWS
The Durban office of ProBono.Org has two staff attorneys who deal with our various help desks. They are Petrina Chetty, who joined in August 2014 and Trisha Dhoda, who joined in January 2016. In addition to her other help desks, Petrina took over the refugee law...