UP Law’s Professor Steve Cornelius appointed to ARF Council on Anti-illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime

Posted on March 25, 2022

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria announces with pride and congratulates the Head of the Department of Private Law, Prof Steve Cornelius, on his appointment to the Council on Anti-illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF). The ARF is...

UP Law's Prof Steve Cornelius cited in UN Report

Posted on December 13, 2021

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its Global Report on Corruption in Sport on 9 December 2021. In the section on organized crime, the report cites the article by Prof Steve Cornelius “South African measures to combat match fixing and corruption in sport”...

Groundbreaking judgment for children born out of wedlock and their fathers

Posted on October 09, 2021

In what has been hailed as a groundbreaking judgment for children born out of wedlock and their fathers, the Constitutional Court in Centre for Child Law v Director-General: Department of Home Affairs [2021] ZACC 31 (22 September 2021) has confirmed the unconstitutionality of section 10 of the...

UP Law’s Professor Gustav Muller invited to join international 'Scientific Network on Eviction and Housing Rights'

Posted on June 18, 2021

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor Gustav Muller in its Department of Private Law was invited to join the 'Scientific Network on Eviction and Housing Rights' (SNEHR).

UP Law's Professor Gustav Muller delivers keynote address during virtual conference of Young Property Lawyers’ Forum (YPLF) 2021

Posted on June 18, 2021

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor Gustav Muller in its Department of Private Law delivered a keynote address during a virtual conference of the Young Property Lawyers’ Forum (YPLF) 2021’s Property and Land segment.

UP Law’s Centre for Intellectual Property Law, in conjunction with Adams & Adams, hosts workshop on ‘IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market’

Posted on May 18, 2021

In celebration of World Intellectual Property Day 2021, the Centre for Intellectual Property Law (CIPL) in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP), in conjunction with the leading Africa law firm, Adams & Adams Attorneys, hosted a free virtual workshop on 28 April 2021...

UP Law's Professor Johan Scott receives Toon van den Heever Prize for Legal Science

Posted on April 17, 2021

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) announces with pride and congratulates emeritus Professor Johan Scott on receiving the ‘Toon van den Heeverprys vir Regswetenskap’ (Toon van den Heever Prize for Legal Science) from the ‘Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir...

UP Law’s Prof Steve Cornelius appointed to Independent Hearing Panel of Badminton World Federation

Posted on April 01, 2021

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to and announces with pride that Professor Steve Cornelius, Head of the Department of Private Law, has been appointed to the Independent Hearing Panel of the Council of the Badminton World Federation.