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CONTENTS
OCTOBER 2012 Issue 524
ISSN 0250-0329
Regular columns
EDITORIAL
SADC Tribunal decision a blow for justice 3
LETTERS
4
NEWS
Judicial leadership adopts plan of action 5 Outcry over interstate SADC Tribunal 5 BLA concerned about shortlisting of judicial candidates 7 New Constitutional Court judge 8 Outgoing National Consumer Commissioner's introspection 8
SADC LA AGM NEWS
SADC Lawyers' Association 2012 conference and AGM 10 Safeguarding judicial independence in SADC 13 Decriminalising freedom of expression in SADC 15
LSSA
NEWS
LSSA speaks out on Marikana tragedy 17 LSSA welcomes appointment of Taswell Papier as administrator of the EAAB and extension of tenure of Dr Navi Pillay as UNHCHR 17 Attorneys Development Fund: Revised application criteria for business support loans 18 LSSA says Traditional Courts Bill infringes on constitutional rights 18
PEOPLE AND PRACTICES
19
5 MINUTES WITH ...
21
THE LAW REPORTS
40
CASE NOTES
Service of court process by social media 47 Clarity on contingency fees agreements 48
NEW LEGISLATION
50
EMPLOYMENT LAW
52
RECENT ARTICLES AND RESEARCH
55