Sheriff hunts flighty Sparrow

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Durban - Penny Sparrow, the South Coast woman whose post likening black people to monkeys unleashed a backlash, is in hiding, making it difficult for the sheriff of the court to find her to serve court papers filed by the ANC.

The ANC’s attorney, Peter Williams, said the deputy sheriff of the court was having difficulty in serving the papers on Sparrow on behalf of the party seeking relief because she could not be traced and her Facebook page had been closed.

“The deputy sheriff said he communicated with Sparrow’s daughter who refused to accept the court papers on behalf of her mother. She only said her mother was in Johannesburg and would be returning shortly.

“The daughter has in all likelihood informed Sparrow the sheriff intends to serve the ANC’s application on her, and it is possible she may wish to avoid service of the documents,” Williams said.

He said a tracing agency was appointed to find Sparrow and it had only been able to find her daughter, Charmaine. “There was an idea of serving the papers via a Facebook message but the plan was aborted because it was discovered she had since closed her Facebook page.”
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More at:http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/sheriff-hunts-flighty-sparrow-2007913
 
Taking prosecution dodging tips from No.1, eh Penny? Well, if it's a good enough tactic for zupta...
 
Beachless said:
You can serve court papers via facebook?
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Yes, don't you know? And then a year later you will get this reminder:

"Memories on Facebook
Penny, we care about you and the memories you share here. You got served exactly one year ago. We thought you'd like to look back on it today.

ANC and 74 other people liked this."
 
Beachless said:
You can serve court papers via facebook?
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Kosmik said:
I think that would need to be proven in a court of law first.
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http://www.saflii.org/za/journals/DEREBUS/2012/40.html

A recent amendment to the Uniform Rules of Court has opened the doors to the service of court documents using modern electronic technology, including social media platforms.

This amendment was put to purpose in the recent case of CMC Woodworking Machinery, the outcome of which represents a significant move towards embracing technological developments in the context of legal prescripts.

In this matter, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban, per Steyn J, granted an application for substituted service of a notice of set down and pre-trial directions on the respondent (the defendant in the main action) via a message on social media website Facebook, in addition to the notice being published in a local newspaper.

In reaching this conclusion, Steyn J stated:

‘Changes in the technology of communication have increased exponentially and it is therefore not unreasonable to expect the law to recognise such changes and accommodate [them]’ (at para 2).

However, the judge also cautioned that: ‘Courts, however, have been somewhat hesitant to acknowledge and adapt to all the aforesaid changes and this should be understood in the context that courts adhere to established procedures in order to promote legal certainty and justice’ (at para 2).

Therefore, despite the court’s openness to new forms of media, Steyn J emphasised that each case must be decided on its own merits and must also take into account the type of document that is to be served. The judge noted that ‘cogent reasons’ had been presented in support of the present application and that the application ‘should be understood in the context in which it was launched’.
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Interesting
 
Hmmm... wasn't there some tin foil hattery that claimed that she didn't really exist. They must be in their element.
 
Coasti said:
Yes, don't you know? And then a year later you will get this reminder:

"Memories on Facebook
Penny, we care about you and the memories you share here. You got served exactly one year ago. We thought you'd like to look back on it today.

ANC and 74 other people liked this."
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Dick! You owe me a keyboard!! :D
 
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