Overview

There are few topics in the legal history of South Africa as contentious and politically sensitive as that of Eviction law. Under the shadow of a depressing and inhumane past with regard to evictions, South African courts are attempting to strike a fine balance between litigants, with due regard to their social and financial standing. This has led to development of the law, not always as decisive or desirable as we might wish, but changes that must be acknowledged and prepared for if legal representatives are to move such matters to successful conclusions.

Join Advocate Dwight Snyman on the 16th of August from 16:00 - 18:00 where he will provide a practical guide to litigation of eviction proceedings, where the law of evictions came from and where we now stand, common pitfalls and procedural impediments and how to overcome them, as well as a general theoretical framework to help understand how best to prosecute and defend potential evictions.

Learning objectives

By the end of this webinar the attendee should know:

• Brief history and context of eviction law in the Southern African context.
• A theoretical overview of the relevant legislation, procedure and case law pertaining to evictions.
• A practical understanding of the most common procedural and substantive stumbling blocks often encountered in eviction proceedings.
• The possibility of shifting probabilities of success based on the identity of the litigants.
• A guide to common defences, tactics and argumentation pertaining to Evictions.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• History of eviction law in South Africa
• Applicable Legislation
• Applicable Procedure – High and Magistrates Courts
• Most influential case law and analysis
• Theory vs Practice of Evictions
• Identity of litigants – How social justice considerations have altered the balance of power in evictions
• Common Defences, Tactics and Argumentation of Evictions
• The “Modderklip Stalemate”: The nightmare scenario and how to avoid it.

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: 

R450.00 per person 

Who should attend?

• Junior practitioners,
• attorneys and advocates,
• paralegals,
• Housing Rights activists and social workers,
• Pro-bono sphere legal representatives,
• anyone with a interest in the practical necessities of eviction applications.

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.