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MAGISTRATES’ COURTS RULES: CIVIL APPEALS & REASONS DUPLICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED
- 03 July 2026
- Courts
- SA Legal Academy
On behalf of the Rules Board for Courts of Law, the Department of Justice & Constitutional Development has issued a notice calling for input on proposals for consolidating two Magistrates Courts sub-rules affecting reasons-in-writing obligations in the context of civil appeals. The deadline for comment is 31 August 2026.
In particular, Rules Board correspondence calls for input on:
- aligning the proposed combined provisions with a Uniform Rule dealing with similar matters
- the implications for ex tempore judgments of combining the provisions concerned
- reasons for opposing the consolidated sub-rule proposals, and
- possible alternatives for addressing the duplication.
Please click the links below for more information:
- Rules Board correspondence
- departmental notice
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