Ms Nicci Whitear-Nel

Ms Nicci Whitear-Nel
Ms Nicci Whitear-Nel
Senior Lecturer
Pietermaritzburg
Law Building – Room 6, 1st Floor

Biography

Nicci Whitear-Nel is a passionate scholar with a rich publication and conference history. She teaches in the fields of evidence, labour law (undergraduate and masters level) and child law (masters level).

Academic qualifications

  • BA (Natal) 
  • LLB (Natal) 
  • LLM (UKZN) 
  • PhD candidate (UKZN)

Professional qualification

  • Admitted Attorney
  • Senior part time CCMA commissioner
  • Panelist, Dispute Resolution Centre, Motor Industry Bargaining Council

Research Interests

  • online dispute resolution
  • children in the criminal justice system
  • hearsay evidence in labour matters
  • law of evidence
  • labour law
  • legal ethics

Membership of Professional & Other Organisations

  • South African Society of Labour Lawyers (SASLAW)
  • African Labour Law Society (ALLS)
  • Accredited Instructor, Law Society of South Africa

Publications

Books
  • Labour Law Principles and Interactive Exercises (Whitear-Nel and Sullivan) (2000)
Labour Law Educational Publications
  • Labour Law and Social Media (contributing author: Whitear-Nel ch 8) 1st Edition (Edge Publications).
  • Principles of Evidence, (contributing author: Whitear-Nel ch 18) 5th Edition (Forthcoming).
Peer reviewed articles 2015-2022
  • 2022 / Obiter / Remote Proceedings in Australia: Lessons for South Africa.
  • 2022 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / Evidence Case Reviews.
  • 2021 / South African Judicial Education Journal / Review of Workplace Law
  • 2021 / South African Journal of Criminal Procedure / The Law of Evidence Case Reviews.
  • 2020 / Industrial Law Journal / Hearsay evidence in labour arbitrations.
  • 2020 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / Revising Spousal Testimonial Privilege and Marital Communications Privilege in South African Criminal Procedure, Part 1.
  • 2020 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / Revising Spousal Testimonial Privilege and Marital Communication Privilege in South African Criminal Procedure, Part 2.
  • 2019 / South African Law Journal / Video-Link Testimony in Civil Cases.
  • 2019 / Obiter / The Ethics of Legal Practitioner’s in Resource Scarce Institutions.
  • 2019 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / Admonishment and competence of a mentally challenged adult: Case reviews.
  • 2019 / Industrial Law Journal / Testifying in camera and by video-link in the labour context in South Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.
  • 2018 / Obiter / No ordinary Hearsay! A discussion of Minister of Police v RM M, SSSBC and M Smith.
  • 2017 / South African Law Journal / The admissibility of extra curial admissions by a co-accused: A discussion in the light of the Ndhlovu, Litako and Mhlongo/Nkosi cases and international law.
  • 2017 / Industrial Law Journal / Do you want a lover tonight? A discussion of Campbell Scientific Africa Pty Ltd v Simmers and others.
  • 2017 / Industrial Law Journal / Garden Leave: A discussion in the context of Vodacom Pty Ltd v Motsa & another.
  • 2017 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / Evidence: Current cases.
  • 2016 / Industrial Jaw Journal / Who needs to notify the employer of impending strike action? A discussion of SA Transport & Allied Workers Union & others v Moloto & another 2012 (6) SA 249 (CC); (2012) 33 ILJ 2549 (CC).
  • 2015 / Fundamina: A Journal of Legal History / A historical review of the development of the post-apartheid South African LLB degree – with particular reference to legal ethics.
  • 2015 / SA Mercantile Law Journal / Proving damages under the common law in labour cases: a discussion of South African Football Association v Mangope (2013) 34 ILJ 311 (LAC): case note.
  • 2015 / Industrial Law Journal / Protecting the Unwed Mother against Automatically Unfair Dismissals for Reasons Relating to Pregnancy.
  • 2015 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / The Constitutionality of s 2(2) of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Law of evidence: recent cases).
  • 2015 / Industrial Law Journal / Some thoughts on compensation and damages for automatically unfair dismissals and discrimination.
  • 2014 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / The child witness, competence and the oath or admonishment (Law of evidence: recent cases).
  • 2014 / South African Journal of Criminal Justice / The duty of recusal.