European Arrests Warrants system within the European Union is based on the mutual trust that the judicial authorities have with one another. This held in…
Marthese HiliAugust 21, 2021
The defence of impossibility in criminal proceedings does not eliminate criminal responsibility. This was held in a Court of Criminal Appeal judgment presided by Mr…
MMA EditorAugust 1, 2021
If the accused understands the charges he is admitting to, then that guilty plea is valid at law and cannot be overturned. This was held…
MMA EditorJuly 25, 2021
The police must not issue charges on the basis of a police report without first carrying out an investigation in order to establish whether the…
MMA EditorMay 30, 2021
Although the charge of pretended rights is a crime, it is not far off from rights that emerge from civil law. This was held in…
MMA EditorMay 23, 2021
There is a distinction between civil and criminal proceedings when analysing whether the case took a reasonable time because, in criminal proceedings there may be…
Marthese HiliApril 18, 2021
An order to pay maintenance must be followed even if there is a change of circumstance and the non-payment will remain a criminal offence
MMA EditorFebruary 21, 2021
The crime of usury take place even before the transaction, but upon the agreement that the repayment or reward would be higher than 8%
MMA EditorJanuary 10, 2021
The Court must examine whether at the time of the commission of the crime, the accused could have resisted from carrying out the offence.
MMA EditorDecember 13, 2020
