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SCL1501 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 (807873 ) - DUE 28 March 2025; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.6.7-1.7.1-1.7.3.9. Ensure your success with us. QUESTION 1 a) Refer to Learning Unit 1 and explain the notion of “social contract.” (4) b) How is this text relevant to the notion of a subjective being? ilw1501 2. Make a connection between the message of this text and the concept of “learning”. Refer to the section on “banking education” under item pvl1501 2.2.3 in this learning unit and explain which study methods will most likely be embraced by this kind of education. cpd1501 What is “banking education”? Further indicate why, in terms thereof, “the student is reduced to the level of an unthinking object with no views, values or capacity to engage with the facts”. (4) hfl1501 QUESTION 2 Reflect on what you have studied with regard to the various litigation stages before reading the following extract from a song by the music artist, Peta Teanet. Later do the tasks given after the extract: bwe1501 “DIVORCE CASE”, Peta Teanet (1993 EMI Records www.Y irm1501 watch?v=ex4xAbyYTQIA date accessed 15 May 2017) Hey you, magistrate, do you remember When I came to you with my favourite girl; I told you that I love her so much, I signed, oh yes I signed That I will live with her for the rest of my life I am sorry, Oh, yes, I’m sorry for signing that, She beat me, she used to kick me, she used to shout me… She’s now the boss of the house, I think divorce case is better, is better than killing her, SCL1501/1 87 LEARNING UNIT 4: Communication and litigation skills It’s better, better-better-better than killing her Heeh, divorce case is better! 1. Explain how the above text indicates that Peta Teanet is a layman. 2. Pretend you are a legal practitioner representing Peta Teanet against his wife, Mma-Modhatšo. Draft your opening address. 3. In the light of the above text, what is the remedy that Peta Teanet seeks? Draft your prayers. What does the work of a notary public and conveyancer involve? 2. What are the key issues or points that a notary public and a conveyancer should always be on the lookout for when they do their work? 3. Distinguish between the work of a notary public and that of a conveyancer. 4. Distinguish between the following terms: accuracy and truthfulness, authenticate and verify. On 06 January 2024, a budding music duo based in Wadeville Pretoria West, DJ Letsatsi & Lonza, borrowed the amount of R12 000, 00 from Mr Black Koto, a local businessman. The duo promised to pay the amount by end of November 2024 after promoting their hit song, “Mpeteni dololo” for the December festive period. It is now January 2025 and DJ Letsatasi & Lonza have failed to pay over this amount to Black Koto after numerous reminders. Black Koto wants his money from the duo but does not want to involve lawyers and wants to recover his money expediently without any delays. Read Learning Unit 5 and answer the following questions: a) Do these facts give rise to a civil or criminal case? Give reasons for your answer. (4) b) Advise Black Koto on the appropriate and competent court that can adjudicate his case and give reasons for your answer (4) QUESTION 3 Applying a legal principle to a problem will be expected of you throughout your career as a legal practitioner. a) In light of the above statement, briefly discuss the process involved when applying the law to a legal problem. Refer to Learning Unit 4.6 (6) b) Read the section on “finding an Act of Parliament” (Learning Unit 3) and then find any Act of Parliament. With reference to that Act, answer the following: (i) What is the underlying philosophy of that Act? (2) (ii) State, in full, the purpose of the Act? (2) (iii) On which date is/was the Act effective? Explain. (2) QUESTION 4 Ms. Moko is suing her former employer, MBC Pty Ltd, for wrongful termination of employment. She claims that she was dismissed without notice or valid reason after raising concerns about workplace safety violations. During the trial, Ms. Moko's legal team called her to the stand to testify about her employment history, the events leading to her dismissal, and the safety violations she reported. Afterward, MBC Pty Ltd's lawyer questions Ms. Moko, attempting to challenge her testimony. Following her responses to MBC Pty Ltd's lawyer, Ms. Moko’s legal team poses brief questions to her again. After all the evidence and testimonies have been presented, both legal teams argue the case before the court. Ultimately, the presiding officer reserves judgment. You are part of Ms. Moko’s legal team, and she approaches you to explain why she was subjected to so many questions by both legal teams and why they argued the case in court. In light of the above scenario, advise Ms. Moko and explain the process/steps followed during her trial. (8) QUESTION 5 a) Mr Siyamthanda Ngalo purchased a Range Rover last week for R980 500 (VAT incl). While driving along the N8 Road from Kimberley to Campbell, he collides with Ms Lerato Mopedi who is the owner-driver of a Porshe Cayenne. Ngalo is 21% negligent, whereas Mopedi is 30% negligent. The damage to the Range Rover is estimated at R125 000.00. It is uneconomical to repair the Porsche, but its salvage value is R120 000.00. The pre-accident value of the Porsche was R985 000.00. With reference to the damages to Mr Ngalo and Ms Mopedi’s motor vehicles, calculate who must pay whom, and what would be the amount in damages. (4) b) Rachel Witbooi approaches Mr White Attorneys, an attorney at Dirkie White Attorneys, a law firm in the small town of Danielskuil in the Northern Cape, to assist her with her legal claim for damages resulting from her dispute with Ms Cherise Sal. The agreed remuneration is as follows: Every letter written R120 Every letter received R 80 Drafting of summons R 1250,00 Drafting of an affidavit R 90,50 per page or any part thereof Telephonic consultations R150,50 per 10 minutes or any part thereof Consultation R1500,00 per 30 minutes or any part thereof Stamps R3,50 VAT excl VAT @ 15% During the past month the attorney rendered the following services: Received 10 letters Wrote and posted 8 letters Drafted four affidavits: 1 consisting of 2½ pages, 1 consisting of 4½ pages and 2 consisting of 5½ pages each Consulted thrice telephonically: first for 23 minutes, second for 22½ and later for 35 minutes Consultation twice: first for 30 minutes and later for 3½ hours Instructed an advocate to draft a pleading. The Advocate charged R3220, 00 VAT excl He referred the client to Postmansburg Private Hospital, to consult a specialist at a cost of R3347,50 VAT excl. In light of the above facts, draft Dirkie White Attorneys’ comprehensive statement of account to Rachel Witbooi.

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SCL1501
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Due Date: 28 March 2025
QUESTION 1

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A ―social contract‖ describes a collective agreement among individuals to create and live
under a shared system of rules in order to ensure order, security, and mutual benefit in
society. This idea emerges from the premise that citizens voluntarily consent to be governed,
thereby legitimising the authority of the legal and political institutions that arise. Philosophers
such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed different
versions of social contract theory, but they share a belief that humans, seeking to escape a
chaotic ―state of nature,‖ come together under an agreed set of laws and structures. The
contract thus provides legitimacy to governing bodies, as the people themselves have elected
to be bound by their own collective rules. In modern constitutional democracies, this is seen
through participation in elections, referenda, and other civic processes, reflecting the
continuing commitment of citizens to uphold the laws and institutions formed by their joint
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