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06/12/2020

No to gender based violence.

12/09/2020

*SOUTH AFRICAN CONCOURT LEGALISES ADULTERY*

The Constitutional Court in SA ruled on Friday that adultery was no longer part of South African law.

The judges ruled unanimously that a wronged spouse could no longer sue for damages, reasoning that marriage was based on the concept of two willing parties and it did not seem appropriate in this day and age to have the law intervene in personal affairs.
The court said you could not attach a monetary value to marital fidelity and the third party involved in the infidelity could not be sued for damages.

In a unanimous judgment written by Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, the highest court in the land said it “recognised that, when developing the common law, courts must have regard to societal values which are based on constitutional norms.

The central question in this case, then, was whether society would still regard it as legally unacceptable for a third party to commit adultery with someone’s spouse.”

The judgment found that the global trend was moving towards the abolition of civil claims based on adultery. “Even in South Africa, it is clear that attitudes towards the legal sanction of adultery have been softening.

“Marriages are founded on love and respect, which are not legal rules, and are the responsibility of the spouses themselves.

“In the present case, the breakdown of the marriage was as a result of a failure by the spouses themselves to sustain their marriage and thus it would be inappropriate for the courts to intervene.

“In contrast, maintaining the claim in our law would infringe on various rights of adulterous spouses and the third parties, including the rights to dignity and privacy. Accordingly, adultery should no longer be punished through a civil damages claim against a third party,” the judgment said.

A concurring judgment by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and Justice Edwin Cameron (concurring) emphasised that marriage hinged on the commitment by the parties to sustain it, rather than the continued existence of a claim for damages for adultery by an “innocent spouse”.

When a similar announcement was made in South Korea, the share price surged in the country’s biggest condom maker, Unidus.
-The Sunday Independent

02/05/2020

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11/04/2020

We wish you a happy Easter. Stay safe and abide by the health and safety rules.

25/03/2020

Due to the COVID-19, Chakanyuka & Associates Attorneys will be closed to the public. Only urgent matters will be attended to otherwise our entire legal team will be operating from home and we are contactable on our usual mobile phone numbers. For any emergencies use the following numbers:
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Lets stay at home and contain the virus.

10/03/2020

COMPANIES TO RE-REGISTER
The new Companies Act requires all pre-existing companies to re-register with the Registrar of Companies within a period of 12 months from 13 February 2020, the date the Companies Act became effective.

The re-registration by companies will not create a new legal entity or expunge the company’s existing rights and obligations in any way. The re-registration exercise is merely an administrative process aimed at establishing a new and updated register of companies as well as to remove inactive companies from the same. A company is still required to update its returns.

21/12/2019

Chakanyuka & Associates Attorneys will be closed for Christmas from 20 December 2019 and will reopen on 6 January 2020.

09/10/2019

We continue to grow from strength to strength as a law firm. We will be announcing two new lawyers who joined our team and our new accountant.

23/01/2019

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CHITAKUNYE J. The plaintiff and her husband are Zimbabwean nationals. They also acquired South African citizenship after moving to that country. They thus hold dual citizenship. On about 30th November 2015 the plaintiff and her husband contracted a civil marriage in terms of the South African laws.....

05/12/2018

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ZimLII is publishing the following 4 Guides compiled and updated by Professor G Feltoe, Adv. J Reid-Rowland and B. Crozier:
1. Criminal Defenders Handbook
2. Judges Handbook for Criminal Cases
3. Magistrate's Handbook for Criminal Cases
4. Sentencing Murderers

Visit the ZimLII Website today to read, download and share these legal resources here:
https://zimlii.org/content/published-books

14/11/2018

Year: 2018Number of SL: 236Date of assent: 02 November 2018Date of promulgation: 02 November 2018Date of commencement: 02 November 2018Link to Related Legislation: Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05]Taxonomy: It is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs...

30/07/2018

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A GUIDE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW
IN ZIMBABWE

Another Legal Guide provided for free online access! Link to ZimLII database provided below.

This Guide provides a basic introduction to the Administrative Law of Zimbabwe. It gathers together all the important Zimbabwean cases on the various aspects of Administrative Law. It will be a useful reference work for both law students and legal practitioners.

As English Administrative Law has also influenced Zimbabwean Administrative Law, the leading English texts on this subject are also useful reference works for Zimbabwean purposes.

This Guide is subdivided into two main segments. The first part deals with Administrative Law All the major legislation on Administrative Law such as the Administrative Justice Act and the Administrative Court Act is set out in full for reference purposes. The second part deals with Local Government Law.
Professor G. Feltoe

https://zimlii.org/content/guide-administrative-and-local-government-law-zimbabwe