by Daan Steenkamp | Apr 8, 2026 | Conveyancing, Practice, Property, Snippet
Practice News The NPA has been much in the news of late; its new National Director has had to justify previous underperformance and has done so (and has been roundly castigated as a result) by quoting a conviction rate of 94% of cases, brought to court. This sounds...
by Daan Steenkamp | Apr 8, 2026 | Conveyancing, Practice, Property, Snippet
Practice News Scandals A judge, charged with theft, money-laundering and contempt of court linked to an RAF claim, insists that the case against him is based on a legal costs’ miscalculation by the NPA. Perhaps but more tellingly, he had been put on special leave in...
by Daan Steenkamp | Apr 8, 2026 | Conveyancing, Practice, Snippet
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 last word on this matter has not yet been spoken:...
by Daan Steenkamp | Apr 8, 2026 | Conveyancing, Practice, Property, Snippet
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 of money to the former Hawks’ boss, in settlement of it...
by Daan Steenkamp | Dec 1, 2025 | Legal, Practice, Property, Snippet
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 as I cannot see them going to such lengths, unless very certain of their case. In a similar league is...
by Daan Steenkamp | Dec 1, 2025 | Business, Economy, Legal, Snippet, Uncategorized
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 billion stolen. A part of the problem is prosecution and getting banks to disclose where the money went to; only some 500 such...
