UP Law's Professor Stéfan van Eck and Dr Kamalesh Newaj cited by Constitutional Court

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...

Professor Phumudzo Munyai the new Head of UP Law's Department of Mercantile Law

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.

UP Law's Prof Reghard Brits a permanent member of intergovernmental organisation UNIDROIT’s Working Group on Digital Assets and Private Law

Posted on October 12, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Prof Reghard Brits in its Department of Mercantile Law has been invited to become a permanent member of the UNIDROIT Working Group on Digital Assets and Private Law.

UP Unit for Insurance Law and Governance is providing crucial professional advice to policyholders, intermediaries and insurers

Posted on August 24, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest disaster to hit the insurance history, by far exceeding any NatCat (natural catastrophe) events to date. The Unit for Insurance Law and Governance in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP), of which Professor Birgit Kuschke is the Director, is...

UP Law Professor Jacolien Barnard in the Department of Mercantile Law awarded 2019 Prize for Best Short Contribution in Contemporary Journal for Roman-Dutch Law (THRHR)

Posted on July 22, 2020

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) announces with pride that Professor Jacolien Barnard in the Department of Mercantile Law is the recipient of the 2019 Prize for the Best Short Contribution as published in the Contemporary Journal for Roman-Dutch Law (THRHR) by the Vereniging...

Social justice in action: UP Law Professor Birgit Kuschke involved in group collaborations re Covid-19's impact on policy holders and insurers

Posted on July 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest disaster to hit the insurance history, by far exceeding any natural catastrophe risks to date. The Unit for Insurance Law and Governance in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, of which Professor Birgit Kuschke is one of the Directors, is...

UP Law Lecturer, Professor Reghard Brits, awarded the Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht Wisselleerstoel

Posted on July 07, 2020

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor Reghard Brits in its Department of Mercantile Law was appointed on 5 July 2020 as the 2020/21 holder of the Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht Wisselleerstoel (Journal for Private Law Exchange Chair) at Radboud...

Mercantile Law hails legendary legal eagles - Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and the late Professor Chris Nagel

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...