TuksLaw HOD presents on Transformation of the curriculum in a Mercantile Law context

Posted on November 21, 2017

Prof Monray Marsellus Botha, Head of the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, was a guest speaker at a recent University of Western Cape Law Faculty Workshop on Transformation and Decolonisation.

TuksLaw lecturers attend Mercantile Conference

Posted on November 08, 2017

The University of the Free State hosted The Fourth Annual Mercantile Law Conference from 1 to 3 November 2017 in Bloemfontein. The conference workshop on the first day focussed on the transformation and decolonisation of Mercantile Law subjects and conference papers on the subsequent days...

Five-star research conducted by the Department of Mercantile Law

Posted on November 08, 2017

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that five staff members in the Department of Mercantile Law have received new NRF ratings as established researchers.

University of Pretoria in world top 100 for Law

Posted on October 04, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) has been ranked 92nd in the world for law, according to the latest Times Higher Education Law subject ranking, published today. It is the only local university in the top 100.

Work of TuksLaw lecturer cited by Constitutional Court

Posted on August 31, 2017

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that the Constitutional Court recently referred to the published work of Dr Reghard Brits, a senior lecturer in the Department of Mercantile Law at UP.

TuksLaw lecturers attend Private Law and Social Justice Conference

Posted on August 31, 2017

The Nelson Mandela University held its ninth conference on Private Law and Social Justice from 21 to 22 August 2017 in Port Elizabeth. The Conference, which focused on the latest research and practical challenges in various areas of law in line with the constitutional agenda of transformation...

World Consumer Rights Day 2017

Posted on March 15, 2017

World Consumer Rights Day is an opportune time to consider the extent to which SA consumers are afforded redress in respect of defective, hazardous or unsafe goods. Profs Corlia van Heerden and Jacolien Barnard from UP explain.

TuksLaw lecturer author of 'The New Derivative Action under the Companies Act - Guidelines for Judicial Discretion'

Posted on April 26, 2016

The Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that a staff member in our Department of Mercantile Law, Professor Maleka Femida Cassim, has recently published a scholarly book in the Field of Company Law, titled 'The New Derivative Action under the Companies Act -...