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Table 2: Seminars for newly-appointed Judges Seminar

Month Content

No. of delegates

Newly-appointed Judges

July 2017 Judicial ethics; Judicial case flow management; managing criminal trials; sentencing and judgment writing; unopposed motions; opposed motions; managing civil trials; electronic evidence; appeals; reviews; Judges’ tools of trade. 20

The evaluation feedback was positive with some recommendations for the future workshops. The participants requested that the training materials be provided prior to the seminar and the duration should be extended. 3.1.2 REGIONAL MAGISTRATES QUARTER 3

1. Workshop:

Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA, Act 3 of 2000)

Date:

25 - 27 October 2017

Content:

Background of the PAJA (2000), Interim Constitution 1993 -Sections 24, 33 & 39; procedural fairness; reasons for administrative decisions; jurisdiction; Judicial review of administrative action; PAJA (2000) rules; PAJA (2000) reviews (practical); Constitutional interpretation.

Province:

Gauteng

Number of delegates: 143 QUARTER 4

2. Workshop:

Criminal refresher course 28 February -02 March 2018

Date:

Content:

Sections 77 – 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act (Act 51 of 1977): amendments and cases; discussion of cases dealing with joint possession of firearms; developments in sentencing through the cases; the National Register of Sex Offenders; electronic evidence; technology used in cybercrime; judgment writing; developments in respect of the Child Justice Act (Act 75 of 2008) and RC Practice Directives, CFM and Pre-Trials.

Province:

Gauteng

Number of delegates: 154 Summary of evaluation reports

The training was found to be a good eye-opener by the participants. Participants acquired skills on PAJA and enhanced their knowledge on criminal court skills.

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