Posted on June 08, 2023
Dr Tshepiso Scott was the proud recipient of the prestigious University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Fellowship Program in 2021 . This is a yearly program that aims to support a number of career researchers on the African Continent from specific countries by offering them a...
Posted on May 11, 2023
The Department of Mercantile Law recently conducted a seminar on consumer protection under the theme, The Enforcement and Redress of Consumer Rights in South Africa. The seminar's main purpose was to explore the role and mandate of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) in supporting the...
Posted on April 21, 2023
In appreciation of her significant contribution to national and international research, Professor Corlia van Heerden has been added to The National Research Foundation's (NRF) list of “B” rated scholars. B-rated researchers are those who enjoy considerable international recognition by...
Posted on March 16, 2023
Professor Phumudzo Munyai recently obtained a Y2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF). According to the NRF, A Y-rating is for young academics under the age of 40 who have held the doctorate or equivalent qualification for less than five years at the time of application, and who are...
Posted on March 10, 2023
During the Society for Law Teachers of Southern Africa (STLSA) 2022 Conference, Khodani Sengwane, a lecturer in the Department of Mercantile, earned the Oxford Award for Best First Time Presenter.
Posted on March 10, 2023
The Department of Mercantile Law is proud to announce that Professor Tumo Maloka, has been cited by the Kwazulu-Natal High Court, in Pietermaritzburg on 30 January 2023.The citations are uprooted from a paper that Professor Maloka co-authored with Prof C Okpaluba titled,“Recusal of a judge...
Posted on March 10, 2023
Professor Van Zyl, a professor of Tax Law in the Department of Mercantile Law at UP Law, recently received an award from the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for his contribution to ATAF’s roles in tax reform in Africa.
Posted on November 22, 2022
The Department of Mercantile Law presented an Insolvency and Business Rescue Colloquium in honour of Professor Andre Boraine's contributions to the field of insolvency law. On 31 December 2022, Professor Boraine will retire from his post as a Professor in the Department of Mercantile Law. He has...
Posted on September 19, 2022
Professor Van Zyl, who is Professor of Tax Law in the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law, was recently appointed to serve on the African Tax Research Network (ATRN) Advisory Board for the term 2022 to 2024 at the ATRN Annual Congress that was held in Ghana on 5-7 September 2022.
Posted on December 10, 2021
UP Faculty of Law's Department of Mercantile Law staff recently went on a wellness and team-building retreat in Magalisberg
Posted on April 29, 2021
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor Corlia van Heerden, its Absa Chair in Banking Law in the Department of Mercantile Law, has been cited by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 13 April 2021 in a long-anticipated decision on the...
Posted on March 10, 2021
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (UP EMS) at the University of Pretoria (UP) are excited to announce the introduction of an MPhil in Insolvency and Business Rescue, the first of its kind in South Africa.
Posted on February 08, 2021
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) congratulates Prof Piet Delport in its Department of Mercantile Law on the publication of his latest book update, New Entrepreneurial Law, Second Edition (2021).
Posted on December 06, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to Professor Stefan van Eck in its Department of Mercantile Law, and the other members of the editorial team, Pamhidzai Bam, Chanda Chungu and commissioning and series editor Evance Kalula, on the...
Posted on December 03, 2020
On 16 November 2020, the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) - Africa in collaboration with the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) presented a Consumer Protection Law webinar. Professors Jacolien Barnard, Stéfan Renke and Dr Sylvia...
Posted on November 03, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that the Constitutional Court in the recent decision of National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa and Others v Aveng Trident Steel (a division of Aveng Africa (Pty) Ltd) and Another 2020 ZACC 23 referred to...
Posted on October 26, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulates to Professor Phumudzo Munyai on his appointment as the UP Head of the Department of Mercantile Law.
Posted on December 09, 2019
On Monday, 2 December 2019, the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria (UP) had the privilege of celebrating the contributions of three legends ― Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and Chris Nagel, with combined expertise experience of approximately...
Posted on August 19, 2019
It is with great sadness that the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria has been informed of the passing of our colleague and friend, Professor Chris Nagel, on Sunday, 18 August 2019.
Posted on May 30, 2019
The Faculty of Law extends hearty congratulations to alumnus Minister Ronald Lamola as SA's newly appointed Minister of Justice and Correctional Services.
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