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A defence lawyer represents a person accused of a crime, from the moment of arrest through to sentence and, where necessary, appeal. In South Africa ...

South African law divides almost every dispute into one of two branches: criminal law or civil law. The distinction matters because each branch follows its ...

Criminal law is the body of rules that defines what conduct counts as a crime in South Africa and sets out how the State may ...

A criminal history record is the formal entry that the South African Police Service keeps on a person once they have been convicted of a ...

Criminal justice is the framework of laws, institutions and practices that a society uses to maintain order, respond to crime, and protect the rights of ...

A criminal offence is the most serious category of legal wrong recognised in South African law. When someone commits a criminal offence, they have done ...

Criminality, in plain legal terms, refers to conduct that the State of South Africa prohibits and punishes under its criminal law. When a person commits ...

A defence attorney is a legal practitioner who represents a person accused of a crime. In South Africa, a defence attorney is an admitted attorney ...

Criminal law in South Africa is the body of law that defines conduct the State considers harmful enough to punish. It sets out what counts ...