SAJEI Annual Report V12

Enhancing Judicial Excellence

37. Workshop:

Children’s Court Skills 27 - 29 September 2017

Date:

Content:

Constitutional imperatives, national legislative framework and international conventions; critical aspects in the Children’s Act (2005) relating to a finding of an abandoned or orphaned child; the Birth and Death Registration Act (Act 51 of 1992) and its impact on child and family law; paternity with reference to the Children’s Act and the Births and Death Registration Act (1992); critical consideration of the Citizenship Act (Act 49 of 1949) and the impact of family law

Province:

Eastern Cape

Number of delegates: 15

38. Workshop:

Civil Court skills

Date:

28 - 29 September 2017

Content:

Evictions: applications; trials; judgment writing; practical: judgment writing and delivery of judgments; default judgments: overview of NCA (2005); Section 57, Section 58 and Rule 12 and Prescription

Province:

KwaZulu-Natal

Number of delegates: 20 QUARTER 3

39. Workshop:

Civil Court skills

Date:

02 - 05 October 2017

Content:

Overview of NCA (2005) for debt reviews and default judgments; NCA (2005): debt review application procedure - Section 86; overview of NCA (2005) for default judgments; default judgments - Section 57, 58, Rule 12 and Prescriptions in terms of Section 126(B) of NCA (2005); evictions

Province:

Western Cape

Number of delegates: 16

40. Workshop:

Criminal Court skills 09 - 11 October 2017

Date:

Content:

DNA-the process; interpretation of results; fingerprints, footprints and shoe prints - collection and identification process interpretation of results; basic medical forensic investigation; Constitutionality of DNA and fingerprinting; alcohol: metabolic process that takes place in the body with the first drink; blood spatter and poison analysis; delivery of exhibits to laboratory

Province:

Free State

Number of delegates: 15

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SAJEI I Annual Report I 2017/18