Overview:

Appeals are central to the integrity and functionality of any judicial system. They can be the most high stakes, perilous and life-changing of litigation experiences. It takes a steady hand to shepherd a client from a defeat to victory, to have your interpretation of the law vindicated by a more august court than that which disagreed with your client the first time around. It is a subject every potential litigator must study and understand. 

And just as Appeal can be decisive in reversing a miscarriage of justice, sloppy and reckless pursuit of appeal for it’s own sake is a recipe to disappoint clients and ruin one’s reputation.

Join Adv Dwight Snyman on the 21st of February 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm where he will seek to arm you with some important and useful strategic thinking that can be used when approaching appeals, whether defending against them or driving them on.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this webinar the attendee should know:

• When should an appeal be launched?
• Structure and Procedure of Appeals
• Litigating an appeal
• Appeal v Review v Rescission – Choosing the Right Remedy
• Common Pitfalls and Dangers

Content:

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• What is an Appeal?
• Appeal v Review v Rescission
• Prospects of Success – Test For Leave to Appeal
• Leave to Appeal v Automatic Appeal
• Higher Forums – Further Appeal to SCA, CC
• Litigating an appeal
• Dangers, risks and common mistakes.

About the presenter:

Dwight is an admitted member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Council as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.

Before being called to the Bar, Dwight completed articles of clerkship, and attorney’s competency exams under the auspices of the Wits Law Clinic. He completed his Advocacy pupillage under the tutelage of the esteemed Adv. Louis Du Bruyn.

Though still junior within the profession, Dwight has had opportunity and success in litigation, in the High and Magistrates’ Courts of the republic, the CCMA, Disciplinary Hearings and assorted other venues and forums, and has become possessed of practical litigation experience beyond what would normally be expected from a practitioner of his age and seniority.

Price: 

R550 per person

For those of you who are unable to attend the live webinar, the recording will be made available to you shortly after the event.

Who should attend?

• Candidate Attorneys,
• Law Students,
• Pupil Advocates,
• Paralegals,
• Young/junior legal practitioners.

Additional material: 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• A summarised slide presentation.
• Reference documents and/or course material where available.
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.

For any assistance please send an email to [email protected] or call Karien van der Merwe on 012 941 0448