15/11/2024 Bertus Preller Abuse, Costs, Defamation, Revenge Porn civil damages quantum, civil remedies, cyber harassment, cyber violence remedies, cybercrime South Africa, cybersecurity jurisprudence, digital abuse precedent, digital evidence law, digital harassment damages, digital privacy law, digital rights South Africa, Facebook harassment, Gauteng High Court, image-based abuse, internet privacy law, intimate image abuse, Justice Mia judgment, online defamation, online harassment damages, online privacy rights, online protection precedent, privacy breach compensation, privacy litigation breakthrough, privacy violation, protection orders, psychological damages, revenge porn damages, social media abuse judgment, social media defamation, social media law Face(book) the Music: Justice Mia’s R4.3 Million Digital Privacy Judgment in KS v AM and SHM (2021/28121) [2024] ZAGHC. High Court Awards Landmark R4.3 Million in Revenge Porn Case In a watershed judgment that's giving social media abusers a very expensive wake-up notification, the Gauteng Local Division of the… READ MORE
10/01/2024 Bertus Preller Divorce, Publication of Identities Constitutional Rights, Court Rulings, digital age challenges, divorce proceedings, ethical journalism, freedom of expression, Johncom Media case, legal balance, legal implications, Legal precedents, media and law, media reporting, press freedom, privacy in divorce, Privacy Rights, public interest, Section 12 Divorce Act, social media law, South African Family Law Balancing Act: Navigating Privacy and Press Freedom in South Africa’s Landmark Johncom Media Case: Johncom Media Investments Limited v M and Others (CCT 08/08) [2009] ZACC 5; 2009 (4) SA 7 (CC) ; 2009 (8) BCLR 751 (CC) (17 March 2009). In the landmark ruling that has reshaped the landscape of media reporting in divorce proceedings, the Constitutional Court of South Africa's decision in Johncom Media Investments Limited vs. M, PD,… READ MORE