Legislation is a law created by Parliament Common law is that system of our law handed down to us from generation to generation.

In response to a number of inquiries where it appears, there is a clear need to explain the difference between the various branches of SA Law including both civil law and criminal law; we will today discuss this topic in a short blog.

In the South African Legal System; we can differentiate between various spheres of the Law within that same system.

Initially; it is important to understand the difference between Common Law and Legislation.