By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney) Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys For many years, Muslim marriages in South Africa were not recognised under civil law. This left couples, and women in particular, without important protections when it came to divorce, inheritance, and property rights. That legal gap has now narrowed significantly. Recent court rulings, legislative developments, [...]
By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney) Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys The Gauteng Division of the High Court which is among South Africa’s busiest divisions, has announced a major change to how civil cases are handled. From 22 April 2025, all civil matters must go through mediation before they can be set down [...]
By: Attorney Ziyaad Ebrahim Patel International Human Rights Lawyer and Lawfare Advocate 24 September 2025 The conscionable world have been aware of the ongoing reality of the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the continued belligerent occupation of the West Bank and thousands of lives lost in the Middle East region over [...]
ZIYAAD EBRAHIM PATEL The article featured in IOL and the STAR on 13 October 2023. Image: Palestine Solidarity event at the Claremont Mosque after Friday prayers (01 November 2024), Attorney Ziyaad Patel with anti-apartheid stalwart Ronnie Kasrils Palestinians in Gaza face an [...]
Al Mayadeen English interviews Ziyaad Patel, a South African lawyer and international Human Rights advocate who is working diligently on bringing those responsible for war crimes in Gaza to justice. The Silent Genocide: South Africa and its role in supporting Gaza | Al Mayadeen English Link is below for the full the interview: https://youtu.be/GJFrxozNzew
An excellent piece published in Muslim Views, written by Sozarn Barday an attorney based in Cape Town with a particular interest in human rights in the Middle East. IPPSRA is supported by activists within the Palestinian solidarity movement, which has wide-ranging legal implications. It affects the government, state organs, private individuals, companies, civil society, [...]
The international solidarity day with the people of Kashmir is commemorated on 5 February, until their right to self-determination is realised under international law. On behalf of #SAKAG, the South African Kashmiri Action Group, I was honoured to deliver a message of hope and solidarity. We reaffirm UN Security Council Resolution 47 of 1948, the [...]
The Zionist regime has been perpetrating decades of human rights violations; abducting Palestinians, detaining them indefinitely, uprooting agricultural land, illegally evicting them from their homes, restricting their movement, and murder. So where is the law, and international law in all of this? Guest: Ziyaad Patel, attorney and lawfare expert | Radio 786, 14 November 2023 [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has kicked off its hearings on the legal consequences arising from policies and practices of Zionist-Israel in Palestine, including East Al-Quds. The public hearings were on the request of an advisory opinion, and will run from the 19th to the 26th February 2024 at the Peace [...]
The world is assessing the true weight of the International Court of Justice interim ruling in the case between South Africa and Israel over its genocidal acts in Gaza. The ICJ has ordered Israel to take immediate action to prevent acts of genocide. Notably, the court refrained from calling for a ceasefire, prompting South African [...]
