SAJEI Annual Report V12

2. Workshop

Judicial skills for Aspiring District Magistrates

Date:

12 - 14 May 2017

Content:

Overview of critical concepts in the Children’s Court; Constitutional imperatives, national and international instruments and the standard of the child’s best interest: Constitutional perspective; parties and locus standi to proceedings; parental responsibilities and rights; monitoring, variation, extension and termination of orders

Province:

Free State

Number of delegates 19

3. Workshop:

Judicial skills for Aspiring District Magistrates

Date:

06 May 2017

Content:

Evictions; debt review application procedure; default judgments Rule 12, Sections 57 and 58; prescription in terms of Section 126(B) of the NCA (2005); Administration orders – Section 74 of MCA; summary judgment; costs and review of taxation

Province:

Western Cape

Number of delegates: 26

4. Workshop:

Judicial skills for Aspiring District Magistrates

Date:

13 May 2017

Content:

Overview of critical concepts in the Children’s Court; Constitutional imperatives, national and international instruments and the standard of the child’s best interest: Constitutional perspective; parties and locus standi to proceedings; parental responsibilities and rights; monitoring, variation, extension and termination of orders

Province:

Western Cape

Number of delegates: 24

5. Workshop:

Judicial skills for Aspiring District Magistrates

Date:

20 May 2017

Content

First appearance of accused and rights explanations; bail schedules 1, 5 and 6; Practical of accused and rights explanations; plea procedures; sentencing options and social context and sentencing

Province:

Western Cape

Number of delegates: 20

6. Workshop:

Judicial skills for Aspiring District Magistrates

Date:

27 May 2017

Content:

Maintenance: introduction to Regulation 3; future maintenance and orders; practical exercise; PATSAA; domestic violence; harassment and the Older Persons Act (2006)

Province:

Western Cape

Number of delegates: 24

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SAJEI I Annual Report I 2017/18