The Commission has approved the publication of an Issue Paper on electronic evidence for public comment. The Issue Paper has attempted to draw attention to issues for law reform with regard to matters relating to admissibility of electronic evidence in criminal and civil proceedings. In relation to the longer term objectives of the project, this preliminary research paper has set out to identify shortcomings in the evidential provisions of the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act 25 of 2002 and to define a possible scope for further investigation...

Closing date for comments: 30 Jun 2010

Printed version of Reports for the following Projects: 90, 123, 130, 131 & 134

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2010. In this issue, we launch our “new-look” newsletter and present a selection of Commission activities of the past year.

An updated version of the brochure was published.

South African Law Reform Commission, Thirty-Sixth Annual Report, 2008/2009

The Current Investigations list has been updated.

INVITATION TO ENTER THE 2009 ISMAIL MAHOMED LAW REFORM ESSAY COMPETITION
The South African Law Reform Commission, in partnership with Juta, once again invites law faculties and all LLB and LLM students to participate in the Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition for 2009. The purpose of the Competition, named in honour of the late Chief Justice and former Chairperson of the South African Law Reform Commission, is to encourage critical legal writing by students while generating ideas for law reform which are aligned to South Africa’s priorities as a developmental state.

Privacy is a valuable aspect of personality. Data or information protection forms an element of safeguarding a person’s right to privacy. It provides for the legal protection of a person in instances where his or her personal information is being collected, stored, used or communicated by another person or institution.

MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION (SALRC) ON ITS INVESTIGATION INTO PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION (PROJECT 124)
It contains the Commission’s final recommendations for the protection of personal information and a draft proposed Bill, the Protection of Personal Information Bill, which embodies proposals giving effect to these recommendations.

The South African Law Reform Commission, in partnership with Juta & Co, has awarded the prestigious 2008 Ismail Mahomed Prize for Law Reform to two law students at a ceremony held at the Constitutional Court on 3 July 2009. Among the dignitaries present at the ceremony were Madame Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, a judge of the Constitutional Court and Chairperson of the SALRC; Justice Willie Seriti, the Vice-Chairperson of the SALRC; Prof Thandabantu Nhlapo (Deputy Vice-Chancellor at UCT); Advocate Bonisiwe Makhene, Legal Adviser to the President; Mrs Mahomed, the wife of the late Chief Justice; and Mr Enver Mahomed, the brother of the late Chief Justice with his family.