Department of Private Law
Prof R Ahmed
| College of Law | |
|---|---|
| School of Law | |
| Department: Private Law | |
| Associate Professor | |
| Tel: | 012 429 8321 |
| E-mail: | ahmedr@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
LLB (UNISA), LLM (UNISA), LLD (UNISA).
Currently teaching
Law of Delict, Law of Damages, Third Party Compensation
Fields of academic interests
Law of Delict, Law of Damages, Third Party Compensation
Field of Specialisation
Books
- § Chapter in a book
Ahmed R “The influence of reasonableness on the elements of delictual liability” 2015 (Fetschrift for Johann Neethling, Lexisnexis).
Journal articles
- § Publications in DHET accredited Journals
1. Ahmed R “Defining and bringing clarity to suppliers claims in MVA matters” 2010 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
2. Ahmed R “The defence of contributory intent (voluntary assumption of risk) – Neethling v Oosthuizen 2009 5 SA 376 (WCC)” 2010 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
3. Ahmed R “Finding the intention of the legislature: RAF v Monjane 2010 3 SA 641 (SCA) 2011 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
4. Ahmed R and Steynberg L “The interpretation of the amended RAF Act of 1996 and the regulations thereto by the courts with regard to “serious injury claims” 2012 Potchefstroom Electronic Journal.
5. Ahmed R “Voluntary assumption of risk as a defence excluding delictual liability with regard to sports injuries: Hattingh v Roux 2011 5 SA 135 (WCC)” 2012 Obiter Law Journal.
6. Ahmed R and Steynberg L “Quad motorcycle qualified as a motor vehicle in terms of the RAF Act 56 of 1996 – requirements relaxed in Jeffrey v Road Accident Fund 2012 (4) SA 475 (GSJ)” 2013 De Jure Law Journal.
7. Ahmed R “Contributory intent as a defence excluding delictual liability” 2014 South African Law Journal.
8. Ahmed R and Steynberg L “Claims for emotional shock arising out of the death of a passenger who is subject to section 18(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996, Swartbooi v Road Accident Fund 2013 1 SA 30 (WCHC)” 2014 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
9. Ahmed R “‘Contributory Intent’ as a defence limiting delictual liability” 2014 Potchefstroom Electronic Journal.
10. Ahmed R and Steynberg L “Claims for emotional shock suffered by primary and secondary victims” 2015 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
11. Ahmed R and Mahomed R “A steep learning curve in the assessment of “serious injury” and claims for general damages against the Road Accident Fund: Road Accident Fund v Faria 2014 6 SA 19 (SCA)” 2015 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
12. Ahmed R “The origins of the recent new approach to determining wrongfulness in the South African law of delict” 2019 136-146 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
13. Ahmed R “The historical development of the concept ‘reasonableness’ in the law of delict” 2019 257-266 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
14. Ahmed R “‘Reasonableness’ and related jurisprudential concepts in the law of delict” 2019 381-391 Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg/Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law.
15. Ahmed R “The influence of ‘reasonableness’ on the element of conduct in delictual or tort liability ─ comparative conclusions” 2019 1-34 Potchefstroom Electronic Journal.
- § Publications in non-accredited journals
1. Ahmed R “Assessment of ‘serious injury claims’ in terms of section 17 of the RAF Act of 1996 (as amended) and Regulation 3 (made under s26 of the Amended Act) Mngomezulu v RAF, Gauteng High Court (unreported case no: 4642/2010)” Nov 2011 Risk Alert Bulletin 6-7 (a joint publication of the Attorney’s Fidelity Fund and the Attorneys Insurance Indemnity Fund) distributed with the DEREBUS magazine.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Admitted Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa.
Other
Grants:
Academic Qualification Improvement Programme (2015-2017)
Vision Keepers Programme (2019-2021)
Awards:
- § The following awards were received as a result of my performance at the Law Society of South Africa, Legal Education and Development, School for Legal Practice in 2003:
Hortors Award for “Best student overall”; Hortors Award for “Best student in Business Management”; Achiever Certificate for “Best Overall Performance”; Achiever Certificate for being one of the top 5 performers in the National Litigation Competition in South Africa; Achiever Certificate for “Best Performance in the Litigation Skills Assessment”; Achiever Certificate for “Best Performance in Attorneys Bookkeeping”; Achiever Certificate for “Best Performance in High Court Practice”; Achiever Certificate for “Best Performance in Business Management and Administration”; Achiever Certificate for “Best Performance in Criminal Court Practice”; Certificate for “Outstanding Performance”.
- § “Graduate Excellence Award”, awarded by UNISA in 2012 in respect of my LLM dissertation.
- § “Council Platinum Award”, awarded by UNISA in 2012 for the highest mark obtained for an LLM dissertation in the College of Law in 2012.
2. ORCID –://orcid.org/000 https 0-0001-7263-7607
3. ResearchGate ─ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raheel_Ahmed16
4. Web of Science ResearcherID ─ S-9017-2018
5. LinkedIn ─ https://www.linkedin.com/in/raheel-ahmed-9367a466
6. Unisa Institutional Repository ─