by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Criminal Law / Crime, General Interest, Road Traffic
“We must not make a scarecrow of the law” (Shakespeare) A criminal record, even for a minor offence from decades back, comes with very serious and lifetime consequences. It will hang around forever, just waiting to ambush you when you apply for a job, or a travel...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business, Criminal Law / Crime
“… it is necessary for an unequivocal message to be sent out that corruption on the part of politicians, especially those holding high office, will not be tolerated and that punishment for those who act as Mr Block has done in this case will be severe” (extract from...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Criminal Law / Crime, Delict and Civil Claims, Employment and Labour Law, Litigation
Believing someone to be guilty of a crime you call the police and have the suspect arrested, only to have the charges dropped. Can you be sued for defamation? A recent High Court case provides some answers. A fraudulent iPad order, an arrest and a R1.6m claim A...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Criminal Law / Crime, General Interest
“… this is a matter of national security and… something of the order of 450,000 gun owners with their expired licences form part of this equation… in a country riddled with crime…” (Extracts from judgment below) Possession of an unlicensed firearm is, for good reason,...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Criminal Law / Crime, General Interest
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse” (old Roman law principle applied in many legal systems worldwide) Whether you travel abroad on business or on holiday, ignorance of local laws can easily land you in a situation where your protestations of “But I had no idea that...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Criminal Law / Crime, Employment and Labour Law, Road Traffic
The media has been awash with reports (sometimes conflicting, often vague) of what the recent Constitutional Court ruling actually means in practice. Whether you agree with the ruling or not, and whether or not you personally have ever had (or intend to have) anything...
