This book examines sexual contact and abuse from a purely scientific and medical perspective.

The book covers:

• the recently updated and relevant legislation
• the sexual biology (anatomy and physiology) of the body, especially related to understanding medical aspects of injury and sexual contact, how and when injuries are caused, and how these relate to findings and their consequences
• the critical aspects of medical forensic examinations including incident history, clinical examination technique, medical findings, evidence collection, special laboratory investigations and medical reports for court

The cadre of forensic nursing as a professional scope of nursing has recently been accepted by the Nursing Council and is now beginning to emerge, and legally in this country such nurses are now allowed to examine sexual abuse cases, issue reports and give testimony provided they undergo an accredited training programme in sexual abuse medicine. In addition, medical and legal professionals need to understand, interpret, and present sexual medical evidence appropriately in sexual offences cases.

This book will serve as a ready reference for the understanding and interpretation of the sexual biology and medicine, both in the medical practitioner’s consulting room and the courtroom.

Private Law in a Changing World honours the work of Professor Danie Visser and celebrates his return to research after almost a decade as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. It considers the ways in which the law of obligations has evolved in response to external forces in both the recent and remote past – or, to switch perspectives, the high degree of internal coherence and continuity which it has maintained over time despite the operation of such forces.

Leading scholars of legal history and private law from six jurisdictions consider topics drawn from across the law of contract, delict/tort and unjust/unjustified enrichment.

Their insights shed light on contemporary debates around the world regarding the value of doctrinal scholarship, and on the debates regarding the decolonisation of private law currently unfolding in South Africa.

This book is a comprehensive reference manual which will teach students and practitioners how to interpret contracts in four easy steps.

It illustrates how studying the contract from a sound rational and scientific base enables one to confidently interpret contracts, taking the guesswork out of deciding which factual and legal elements should be considered.

A Reasonable Man: Essays in honour of Jonathan Burchell is a collection of essays published in honour of Jonathan Burchell in recognition of his commitment to the academe and his strong sense of loyalty to the institutions in which he has worked, particularly to students and colleagues.

The breadth and impact of his research in the fields of both delict and criminal justice are attested to by the esteemed multidisciplinary scholars who contributed to this work.

A Practical Guide for Legal Support Staff provides basic information about various aspects which legal secretaries, legal support staff, paralegals and candidate attorneys will encounter in carrying out their duties in a law firm or similar environment. While being an easy-to-read and user-friendly textbook, the emphasis is placed on acquiring the necessary practice management skills. It includes practical examples of the various forms required for different processes and documents.

Content

• The legal profession
• The attorney’s office
• Communication
• Accounts
• The South African judiciary
• Civil court documents and procedures
• Debt collections
• Administration of estates
• Legal instruments
• Notarial documents
• Conveyancing
• Annexures: Practical examples of the various forms required for different processes

Refugee Law in South Africa cutlines the existing law relating to refugees as reflected in South African legislation and its growing body of refugee law jurisprudence as at 2022, while also paying heed to relevant international law, which remains central to today’s regime of international refugee protection and international jurisprudence.

The topics covered in Refugee Law in South Africa include a detailed analysis of the refugee definition in South African law, the process of applying for refugee status determination, and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers.

The book examines how immigration law and refugee law in South Africa can be reconciled and concludes with durable solutions for refugees in South Africa.

This book provides law enforcement officials with the essential legal knowledge and practical acumen needed for the performance of their duties.

This book discuss some fundamental changes in South African legal education. One of these changes is the introduction at first year level of a course in the basics of the law and the development of legal skills. At several universities, Roman law will be taught to students at first year level. Roman law is both foundation and basic superstructure of South African private law. This new work promotes a proper understanding of Roman legal development and is an essential study guide for students of Roman law.

This book offers a comprehensive account of South African administrative law with an emphasis on judicial review of administrative action. First published in 2007, Administrative Law in South Africa was soon established as a leading scholarly work in its field. The first and second editions by Cora Hoexter both attracted a remarkable number of judicial citations with approval.

The updated third edition by Cora Hoexter and Glenn Penfold takes account of almost a decade of case law and commentary since the second edition appeared in April 2012. Although considerably expanded in length, the third edition retains the clarity and accessibility that characterised the first two editions.

The work is intended primarily for the subject specialist but will be appreciated by all who work with this branch of public law, including judges, practitioners, academics, students and administrators.

This collection aims not only at honouring Lourens du Plessis in the traditional Festschrift style, but also to engage with his thinking, critically or otherwise, and to reflect on how his thinking can be applied to different areas of the law.

This book contains tributes to Professor Johann Neethling, as well as essays on areas of the law in which he worked.

The essays in this volume disseminate original research by recognised scholars on a wide array of disciplines in which Professor Neethling has an interest.

An introduction to Family Law in Zambia is an instrumental addition to the texts on Family Law in Zambia, it discusses key legislative reforms including the Children’s Code Act, the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act, the Matrimonial Causes Act of Zambia and the Marriage (Amendment) Act of Zambia. The book further discusses key Supreme Court decisions that have immensely transformed the field of family law. An introduction to Family Law in Zambia thus provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and reliable guide for students and law practitioners.

The book is designed to equip undergraduate students and students preparing for the legal practitioner’s qualifying exam with necessary knowledge required for family law practice. The book incorporates chapter summaries and provides a guide on approaching questions on family law to reinforce student learning

Part of the Quantum of Damages series, the Quick Guide provides researchers with a compact guide aimed at quickly and easily categorising injuries and determining comparative quantum awards handed down in both the courts and in selected arbitrations.

Content:

• Cases contained in the latest revision service to Volume VIII of the Quantum of Damages
• Awards by category (spine and brain, head injuries, neck and back, upper limbs, lower limbs, hip, and pelvis, face, internal organs, the senses, multiple injuries, miscellaneous injuries/conditions)
• Combined alphabetical list
• Alphabetical list by volume
• 2024 CPIX Table (1946-2024) to upgrade historical awards
• Glossary of medical terms
• Medical diagrams

Drawing on a rich and diverse legal heritage, Unjustified Enrichment provides a comprehensive and clearly structured exposition and an in-depth evaluation of the South African law of unjustified enrichment.

The book analyses each of the general elements of enrichment liability, and suggests a manageable way of dealing with the intractable problems that arise in the context of indirect or multi-party enrichment.

This guide on the do’s and don’ts of flying a civilian drone legally is intended for:

• Drone enthusiasts who want to fly drones privately, but don’t know what is legal and what is not.
• Aspiring commercial drone pilots who want to find out more about licences.
•  Lawyers who need to understand drone regulations.
• Operators, especially those who want to get into surveying, photography and film, and security.

Labour Litigation and Dispute Resolution, first published in 2010, is the most comprehensive exposition of practice and procedure in the various forums charged with resolving employment and labour disputes in South Africa.

It provides an overview of the nature, powers and jurisdiction of the CCMA, bargaining councils, the Labour Court and private arbitrators, and guides the reader though the maze of rules and procedures that must be followed to process matters through these forums, while giving useful tips on how to avoid or surmount obstacles that might arise along the way. This book is more than a practice manual. Written in the clear and lively style which characterises the author’s writing, it sets out the principles underlying the issues discussed, and illustrates them with many examples from decided cases.

The 4th edition of Labour Litigation and Dispute Resolution will be an indispensable part of any practitioner’s library.

Denis Cowen (1917-2007) is renowned for his work on negotiable instruments. Selected Essays presents readers with other facets of his life's work. His seminal essays and articles helped define areas of law such as constitutional law, environmental law, law of property and statutory interpretation. As a public intellectual in the liberal tradition, he spoke with great timeliness, insight and insistence, during apartheid, about the need for a court-enforceable bill of rights, academic freedom and pre-publication censorship.

Cowen on Law: Selected Essays spans more than 50 years of his lively, contentious and beautifully constructed texts. Leading legal thinkers introduce newly-accessible texts and provide us with a contemporary, evaluative lens. The book reveals to readers a fascinating mind. It also serves as an engrossing reflection on South Africa's legal past as well as the intersection of law and society.

The goal of investment management is to achieve the investor's required rate of return by putting assets to their most productive use. The return should compensate the investor for the time during which the funds are committed, the expected rate of inflation and the uncertainty of the future financial benefits expected from the investment. Investment management is a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to investment analysis and portfolio management, specifically in South Africa. Investment management focuses on investment in financial assets such as shares and bonds, and explains fundamental and technical analysis. It investigates portfolio management and how derivative instruments such as futures, options and swaps may be used for this purpose. In addition, a chapter is devoted to the foreign exchange market and its management. The book provides a comprehensive framework and a thorough network of guidelines, with self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter. It is written with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA(R)) Level I learning outcomes for investment analysis and portfolio management in mind. Investment management aims to prepare undergraduate investment management students for postgraduate study.

Developments have turned the study of South African constitutional law, even at an introductory level into a major undertaking. The purpose of this book is to guide the student of constitutional law in such an undertaking.

The motivation for this particular law of obligations is the notion that the core assumptions of the dogmatic structure of each field, and of the law of obligations as a whole, can be expected to begin to show their imperfections more clearly the further one moves from the centre, and that this kind of examination affords an opportunity to reassess both the current premises in each field as well as the overall structure of obligations.

This title is not merely a new edition, but a complete rewrite. It provides the reader with a thorough understanding of international income tax aspects from a South African perspective. Topics generally regarded as highly complex are dealt with in a practical way, and illustrated by relevant examples. These topics include: controlled foreign companies; foreign dividends; exchange controls; tax havens; intermediate holding companies; double-taxation agreements. Some features of this title include: a discussion of the 2010 Update to OECD Model Tax Convention and Commentaries as well as the 2010 SA Legislative amendments; a rewritten chapter on Trusts; a substantially expanded bibliography. Five new chapters added on: Taxation of individuals; Taxation of Companies and Dividends; Taxation of Partnerships; Cross-border VAT; and Interpretation of Statutes.