Francophone Africa refers to the 24 countries in Africa which have French as either one of the official or main languages. Though the region shares aspects of a common culture due to a shared language and shared aspects of history: French colonization, the region is...
“Giving evidence via video link conference or other social media mechanisms is a novelty in South African civil proceedings. Technology, with the necessary safeguards enhances the right to access to justice enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South...
Private prosecutions for environmental crimes has always been a thorny issue in South African environmental law. In the recent case of Uzani Environmental Advocacy CC v BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria found BP Southern...
On 09 March 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) promulgated its new mining code, namely the 2018 Mining Code. The 2018 Mining Code substantially amends the previous mining code, the 2002 Mining Code. The preamble of the 2018 Mining Code states that the...
LNP Attorneys is very proud to be nominated by WOZA (Women in Law Awards) 2019 in the category “Best Law firm with less than 5 woman lawyers” as well as individual nominations for Nikita Lalla and Zama Ncgobo in the category “Best woman in alternate...
