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• Getting rid of a criminal record

  What happens if you committed a petty offence (like shoplifting) and you want to clear your name?

  The act that applies is the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, that provides ...

• Unlawfully evicted?

  Because the landlord has evicted you without first getting a court order, you need to bring what is called a “spoliation” application to be allowed back onto the leased premises.

  As ...

• Warrant for your arrest

  If you ignored a summons requiring you to appear in court for failing to pay a traffic fine, the court may issue a warrant for your arrest for being in ...

• AARTO traffic fines

  Traffic fines under Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, No. 46 of 1998 (AARTO), currently applicable to Tshwane and Johannesburg.

  • Traffic offences set out in section 29(a) of the act ...
  • Fines issued in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act
    • After an infringement is captured on camera, within 30 days, a notice of offence under Section 341 of the Criminal Procedure Act must be generated and sent to the ...
    • Non compos mentis

      A client asked me if she could still act on a power of attorney that her mom signed in her favour, now that her mom had been diagnosed with dementia.

      At ...

    • What to do after an accident

      By Roy Bregman

      Bregman Moodley Attorneys

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      What are your duties after a crash? What are your rights if you are injured or your car is damaged?

      Y0UR ...

    • Are You Being Abused?

      You can apply for a Protection Order which can protect you from further abuse.

      How are you being abused?

      Physical abuse: pushing, slapping, punching, kicking, burning, biting, stabbing.

      Verbal abuse: putting you down, ...

    • How To Get A Protection Order

      Domestic violence is the term used when a person in a household abuses another person with whom he or she is living. It occurs between people who are in a ...

    • Your rights if stopped at a roadblock

      Know your rights and don’t be afraid to report incidents of intimidation either at your local police station or to:

      Corruption Watch: http://www.corruptionwatch.org.za and/or

      Justice Project: 087 809-0399 and https://www.jp-sa.org/.

      Always have these numbers handy on your ...