Dr B Slade, Prof N Smit (Dean), Prof W de Villiers (Rector and Vice-Chancellor) and Prof Z Boggenpoel
On Monday the 31st of July and Tuesday the 1st of August, the South African Research Chair in Property Law hosted an international conference at Stias. The conference was initially planned to celebrate the Research Chair’s 10 year anniversary. However, after the untimely death of Distinguished Professor Andre van der Walt, the holder of the Research Chair, in November 2016, colleagues and friends of the Research Chair decided to continue with the conference and dedicate it to Prof Van der Walt’s legacy; hence the theme of the conference, Property law in the new constitutional dispensation: Embracing Andre van der Walt’s legacy – the past and the future. The conference was attended by various international and national scholars, and the rigorous academic engagement that took place during the conference is testament to the legacy of Prof Van der Walt.