August 2, 2023

Justice Johann Kriegler Retires as Chair of Freedom Under Law

Johannesburg, 1 August 2023: – After 15 years as Chair of Freedom under Law, Justice Johann Kriegler conveyed to its Board at its biennial meeting on 30 July 2023 that he wishes to  step down as a director and Chair. The Board resolved at the meeting to express its deepest appreciation for the dedication and unflagging …

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Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (Slapps)

FREEDOM UNDER LAW / UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM on STRATEGIC LITIGATION AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: INAUGURAL LECTURE DELIVERED BY DARIO MILO ON 27 JULY 2023, STELLENBOSCH There has been increasing awareness in South African legal circles of the role of so-called SLAPP lawsuits or, Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation. Such cases are defined as …

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