“South African landowners who previously had to personally foot the bill for legal fees to successfully defend themselves against vexatious or frivolous land claims, will now have the option to request a court to award costs orders against the state or its legal representatives. This was according to two land reform legal experts following two […]
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Private-sector attorneys and advocates who are paid by the state to assess the merits of land claims, and where necessary, pursue these cases in the Land Claims Court, have been warned to no longer institute legal proceedings where there are clearly no prospects of success. This was according to a judgment handed down recently by
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In a remarkable turn of events, after working for fourteen years representing a group of landowners from the Karkloof area in defending a land claim (which was degazetted and then regazetted), the Honourable Acting Judge President Meer handed down a historical judgment. McCarthy & Associates Attorney Rob McCarthy, who represented the landowners, said his clients
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A 14-year land claim legal battle has ended in a loss for the claimants and an extraordinary court order barring their lawyers from claiming any fees. The claim against 19 landowners in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, mainly dairy farmers in the Karkloof area, was first lodged by the Luhlwini Mchunu Community in 2006. Continue Reading If
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