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Practical Approach to Administrative Law

This webinar on demand is part of a series of webinars. Click here to read more

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Overview

This webinar covers administrative law. Administrative law regulates decisions made by Government officials that effect persons. Often such decisions are made regarding commercial matters, such as tenders. Thoroughly understanding this area of the law is essential for any lawyer who wants to establish a commercially-focused practice. This webinar is also part of the Litigation & Commercial Law Short Course.

Join Adv. Verlaine de Wit  where he will unpack this field of the law for you.

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Learning objectives

By the end of this webinar, you will have a firm grasp of what administrative law is and how to challenge a decision made by a Government official.

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Content

The webinar will cover the following: 

• What is an administrative action
• The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA)
• The grounds in PAJA for challenging an administrative action
• The common law grounds for challenging an administrative action
• Bringing a review application
• The provisions of Rule 53 of the High Court
• Obtaining and interrogation the record of an administrative action
•  Preparing and supplementing papers in a review application
• Other applicable legislation

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About the Presenter

Advocate Verlaine de Wit is a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and keeps chambers with the Maisels Group. He has been in practice for over ten years and focuses mostly on mercantile law. He holds a LLM in International Trade Law and further qualifications in international commercial arbitration and film producing.

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Who this is for?

• Attorneys
• Advocates
• Legal advisors
• Law clerks
• Pupils
• Law students
• Anyone interested in law

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Price

R 500.00 per person

This webinar is part of the Litigation & Commercial Law Short Course. To find out more about the short course, please click here.

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Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• A summarised slide presentation.
• Reference documents and/or course material where available.