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Consolidated Index and Noter-up (Gracies)

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Criminal and Civil Case Law

All South African Law Reports provide high level summaries, cross referencing, indexes with annotations and a table of statutes. The print dates back to 1996 and online to 1828.

Tax Case Law

Established in 1926, The South African Tax Cases are the only comprehensive collection of Tax Case Law available. Content covers South Africa and Zimbabwe

Pensions Law

Our carefully selected determinations in the Pensions Law Reports appear alongside editor's summaries on the facts and arguments, making the content relevant and accessible.

Constitutional Case Law

Includes constitutional judicial decisions since 1994. With comprehensive summaries providing overviews and making it easy to identify relevant cases.

Arbitration Case Law

Arbitration Law Reports covers all judgments relating to arbitration issues from the CCMA, bargaining councils and private arbitration awards.

Labour Case Law

The Labour Law Reports cover a range of judgments from various courts. Comprehensive summaries and overviews make it easy to use and navigate.

Competition Case Law

The Labour Law Reports cover a range of judgments from various courts. Comprehensive summaries and overviews make it easy to use and navigate

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Make your case in the founding affidavit

An applicant must stand or fall by the allegations made in the founding affidavit and cannot make out its case in the replying affidavit.

Basic services for
farm tenants

Mr Mshengu refused to give up the struggle for access to sufficient water, basic sanitation and collection of refuse for farm occupiers and labour tenants until he was called to rest at
the age of 104.

Administrative law and collateral challenges

Trudon claimed R3,5 million from the prosecuting authority (NPA) but the NPA pleaded that the agreements for advertising were unlawful and constitutionally invalid.

View of dam
infringed by building

Van Heerden bought a property near the Orange River because of the surrounding beauty and a view of the dam. A neighbour got restrictive conditions removed and building plans
approved by the municipality.

Tax fix
backfires

The husband signed a deed of donation giving his half share of their property to his wife, on the advice of his auditor, to get a tax break
for his business.

RICA and
Surveillance

It is declared that bulk surveillance activities and foreign signals interception undertaken by the National Communications Centre are
unlawful and invalid.

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