If you follow international legal news, you may have noticed that on Friday 29 July 2022 judgment was handed down in the high-profile defamation case between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney. The full judgment is available here. The case was informally referred to as the “Wagatha Christie trial” – a play on the famous British … Continue reading Naming and shaming on social media in South Africa
Category: Cybercrime
New Cybercrime Law
After much debate and delay, South Africa’s new cybercrime laws are close to promulgation. Last week, on 7 November 2018, the Justice and Correctional Services committee approved the latest version of the legislation – now known as the Cybercrimes Bill B6B-2017. This is the third main version of the law, and its primary goal is to criminalise various … Continue reading New Cybercrime Law
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