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THE self-proclaimed Zulu king, Prince Simakade Zulu, has started a legal battle to dethrone his half-brother, King Misuzulu.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully instituted civil proceedings in the Special Tribunal to freeze funds to the tune of R11 million held in a bank account linked to Eskom senior manager.  SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said the Special Tribunal had granted the SIU an interim order to seize the funds pending the argument and determination for final forfeiture.  He said the SIU had approached the Special Tribunal to freeze the funds after it received allegations from a whistle-blower that Petrus Mazibuko, Eskom senior manager for coal operations at Eskom was receiving unau...

Crowther v Crowther & Ors [2020] EWHC 3555 (Fam) Successful application for indemnity costs on preliminary issues in financial remedy proceedings when allegations of fraud and conspiracy were withdrawn and claims discontinued shortly before the trial. Mr Crowther applied for Mrs Crowther to pay his costs of preliminary issues on an indemnity basis. There had been highly acrimonious and litigious financial remedy proceedings since late 2019. Mr and Mrs Crowther had run a successful shipping business. Mrs Crowther obtained a freezing injunction against Mr Crowther and the second to sixth resp...

news Look beyond Wilpattu Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) The entrance to Wilpattu National Park © Provided by Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka held in the case C.A. WRIT 291/2015 - which is now better known as the Wilpattu judgement, that the re-settlement of the IDPs in an area of over 3,000 Ha from Marichchikaddi, Kallaru, Vilaththikulam, Madhu, Periyamadu and Sannar forest in the Mannar District since 2009, has been made contrary to law. This judgement was a landmark judgement in Sri Lankan jurisprudence pertaining to environmental law, j...