Daan’s Snippets – 15th March 2026
Practice News
ScandalsA judge, charged with theft, money-laundering and contempt of court linked to an RAF claim, insists that the case against him is based...
Daan’s Snippets – 20th February 2026
News:
Lady Justice with her foot on a tortoise – does that image portray slow and sure or just slow? A free state judge has...
Daan’s Snippets – 9th February 2026
Practice News
The debate surrounding the SCA judgement on the value of assets declared in an accrual ANC, roils on and I suspect that the...
Daan’s Snippets – 26th January 2026
Practice News
Hardened newsmakers:
NPA: the SIU head, Adv Mothibi was appointed by the Prez after he rejected the six proffered potential appointees as unsuitable; good luck to him!
The NPA reportedly paid a lot...
Daan’s Snippets – 18th December 2025
Practice News
Lawyers Misbehaving:
Much has been made in the news of Mr. Simelane being nominated for appointment as NDPP leader, despite the Constitutional Court having...
Daan’s Snippets – 27th November 2025
Practice News
Lawyers misbehaving: News24 reported on a Gauteng High Court judge having been arrested for corruption; the SAPS must have a particularly strong case...
Daan’s Snippets – 16th November 2025
Practice News
A recent news report on cyber fraud noted that some 100,000 South African accounts had been hacked in the past year and R1.9...
Daan’s Snippets – 3rd November 2025
Practice
News
The Northern Cape High Court has overruled the MEC for Agriculture, holding that rhino conservation breeding facilities may be granted permits to export rhino...
Daan’s Snippets – 17th October 2025
Practice News
Lawyers misbehaving:Our former Public Protector, Adv. Mkhwebane is to stand trial for perjury in February.A report, out this morning and, on the face...
Daan’s Snippets – 9th September 2025
Gentle readerThis will be my last newsletter for about a month – SWMBO and I shall be taking leave, to drink chianti & grappa!Going...
Daan’s Snippets – 28th August 2025
Practice News
LawyersAn Eastern Cape attorney, who had amended a court judgement to suit, has been scrapped from the roll; yawn.An advocate, a director of...
Daan’s Snippets – 15th August 2025
Practice News
Lawyers:The will of the late Judge Mokgoro was the subject of unpleasantness in the Kimberley High Court: one of the two wills available,...
