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Free South African law study guides

Plain-language study guides for core LLB modules, written for South African law students. Each guide explains the law with examples and leading cases, with practice, flashcards and quizzes after each topic. Read the opening of every guide here; the full guides are free in the student portal.

• Introduction to LawIntroduction to South African Law in plain language: what law is, sources of law, how SA law developed, the courts and legal skills. Free LLB study guide.
• Law of PersonsLaw of Persons in plain language: legal subjectivity, the unborn, death, domicile, minority and capacity under South African law. Free LLB study guide.
• Law of ContractSouth African Law of Contract in plain language: offer and acceptance, mistake, capacity, legality, terms, breach and remedies. Free LLB study guide.
• Law of DelictSouth African Law of Delict in plain language: conduct, wrongfulness, fault, causation and harm, with leading cases. Free LLB study guide.
• Criminal LawSouth African criminal law in plain language: conduct, unlawfulness, private defence, capacity, intention, negligence and participation. Free study guide.
• Constitutional LawSouth African Constitutional Law in plain language: supremacy, the Bill of Rights, limitation, equality and key Constitutional Court cases. Free study guide.
• Property LawSouth African Law of Property in plain language: real rights, ownership, the property clause, possession, spoliation and servitudes. Free LLB study guide.
• Specific ContractsSouth African specific contracts in plain language: sale and voetstoots, lease, agency, insurance and suretyship, with leading cases. Free LLB study guide.
• Family LawSouth African family law in plain language: civil, customary and Muslim marriages, matrimonial property, divorce, maintenance and children. Free study guide.
• Law of SuccessionSouth African law of succession in plain language: intestate succession, wills and formalities, freedom of testation and estates. Free LLB study guide.
• Criminal ProcedureSouth African criminal procedure in plain language: arrest, search and seizure, bail, fair trial rights, trial, sentencing and appeals. Free LLB study guide.
• Law of EvidenceSouth African law of evidence in plain language: relevance, hearsay, privilege, confessions, unlawfully obtained evidence and proof. Free LLB study guide.
• Legal EthicsSouth African legal ethics in plain language: the Legal Practice Act, duties to court and clients, conflicts, fees and trust money. Free LLB study guide.
• Legal HistorySouth African legal history in plain language: Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, English influence, customary law and the Constitution. Free LLB study guide.
• Insolvency LawSouth African insolvency law in plain language: sequestration, trustees, impeachable dispositions, ranking of claims and business rescue. Free LLB study guide.
• Administrative LawSouth African administrative law in plain language: legality, PAJA, procedural fairness, reasons, grounds of review and remedies. Free LLB study guide.
• Labour LawSouth African labour law in plain language: the BCEA, unfair dismissal, unfair labour practices, employment equity, unions and strikes. Free LLB study guide.
• Company LawSouth African company law in plain language: legal personality, the MOI, shares and distributions, shareholder remedies and directors' duties. Free study guide.
• Civil ProcedureSouth African civil procedure in plain language: jurisdiction, pleadings, summary judgment, motion proceedings, trial, appeals and costs. Free LLB study guide.

The guides are in beta and have not yet been legally reviewed. Use them alongside your course outline and prescribed material. Educational tool, not legal advice.