An Overview of Expungement Applications

By Justin Sloane (Partner) and Jarrod Van Der Heever (Candidate Attorney) 1. Introduction Mistakes happen – this is a part of life. However, certain mistakes are accompanied with far-reaching consequences. Individuals often seek to avoid criminal convictions due to their negative consequences. However, just because you have a criminal record does not mean that you
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Motsa v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others (2016/19992) [2020] ZAGPJHC 114

By Jarrod Van Der Heever and checked by Danmari Duguid Background An extradition agreement exists between South Africa and the Kingdom of eSwatini (“the Kingdom”). In accordance with the agreement, authorities of the Kingdom requested that Senzo Motsa (“the Applicant”), be surrendered to them in order to face several charges, including a charge of murder.
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South African Football Association v Fli-Afrika Travel (Pty) Limited (13172018) [2020] ZASCA 4 (4 March 2020)

BACKGROUND The Appellant, the South African Football Association (hereinafter referred to as “SAFA”), and the Respondent, Fli-Afrika Travel (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Fli-Afrika”) had a long-standing commercial relationship, in terms of which Fli-Afrika was SAFA’s travel agent. The subject of the appeal was two agreements concluded between the parties, namely a Service Level
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