Bio

Nhlanhla Sono is a senior lecturer in the Department of Private Law. He obtained his LLB from the University of Venda, and his LLM and Doctoral degrees from the University of Stellenbosch. Nhlanhla spent five years (2013-2017) as an intern and assistant researcher at the SARChI Chair in Property Law, hosted by Stellenbosch University under the guidance of the late Prof AJ van der Walt. Nhlanhla has also previously lectured LLB students and successfully supervised postgraduate (LLM) students at the University of the Western Cape and the University of South Africa.

Research interests & expertise

Dr Sono's research interests are in Property law, Constitutional Property Law, Law of Succession, Real Security law and Family law.

Teaching

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Publications

Journal Articles

NL Sono: “Re-examining the Constitutional Court's approach to the property question since the First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank v Commissioner, South African Revenue Service and Another; First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank v Minister of Finance 2002 4 SA 768 (CC)” PER / PELJ 2022 (25)

AJ van der Walt & NL Sono “The law regarding inaedificatio: A constitutional analysis” (2016) vol 79 THRHR 195-212

Books

A Pope & E du Plessis (editor/s) H Mostert, J Pienaar, J van Wyk, P Badenhost, W Freedman, S Govindsamy, L Kiewitz, N Seme, L van Schalkwyk, P Dhliwayo, P Dube, N Sono, G Viljoen (author/s) The Principles of the Law of Property in South Africa (2nd ed 2019) Oxford University Press

Unpublished theses

 

NL Sono: Development of the law regarding inaedificatio: A constitutional analysis (2014) Unpublished LLM thesis Stellenbosch University

NL Sono: Re-evaluating the Constitutional Court's approach to deprivation of property since the FNB decision (2014) Unpublished LLD thesis Stellenbosch University

 

Local and international conference/workshops presentations

NL Sono: "Re-examining the Constitutional Court's approach to the property question since the FNB decision" (paper published in 2022(25) PER | Presented a work in progress at Unisa College of Law Research Week Conference (Unisa, College of Law 2021)

NL Sono: "Research proposal and dissertation writing: a personal experience" | Presented at a Departmental Writing workshop, Unisa College of Law (26 August 2020)

NL Sono: “How to create an E-portfolio: A Personal Reflection” | Presented in a seminar hosted by the Private Law department (University of the Western Cape) 2019

NL Sono: “My e-Portfolio: a work in progress” | Presented in a seminar titled the Professionalising Teaching and Learning: Lessons learnt hosted by Law Faculty University of the Western Cape (October 2018)

NL Sono: “The South African Constitutional Court’s approach to deprivation of property” | work-in-progress paper presented at at Molengraaf Institute for Private Law, Utrecht University, the Netherlands (November 2017)

NL Sono: “Interests recognised as property in South African Law” | paper presented at the Young Property Lawyers Forum, hosted by the University of Monterrey, Mexico (November 2017)

NL Sono: “A constitutional implications of the decision whether or not inaedificatio had taken place” | paper presented at the South African Property Law Teachers’ Colloquium and Postgraduate Day at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus): 4-5 November 2015

NL Sono: “Development of the law regarding inaedificatio: A constitutional analysis” | paper presented at the South African Property Law Teachers’ Colloquium and Postgraduate Day at the University of KwaZulu-Natal 30-31 October 2014

NL Sono: “Re-evaluating the Court’s approach to deprivation of property since the FNB decision" | paper presented at the South African property Law Teachers’ Colloquium and Postgraduate Day at the University of Johannesburg

Professional body affiliation/ contribution

 

 

• Member of YPLF (Young Property Law Forum)
• Member of Golden Key Society