Archive for September, 2012

Employment law update – Benefit of the doubt

x Bookmark South African Post Office Ltd v CCMA and Two Others (LC) (unreported case no C293/2011, 18-6-12) (Steenkamp J) By Moksha Naidoo Amid conflicting decisions regarding the subject matter […]

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Employment law update – Change in shift pattern

x Bookmark By Talita Laubscher The applicant in Apollo Tyres South Africa (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and Others [2012] 6 BLLR 544 (LC) sought […]

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Have you done your best?

x Bookmark ‘Best endeavours’ clauses in contracts Jet2.com Limited v Blackpool Airport Limited [2012] EWCA Civ 417 By Dairmuid Short and Adine Abro Blame it on human nature, a fear […]

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The law reports – September 2012

x Bookmark Heinrich Schulze BLC LLB (UP) LLD (Unisa) is a professor of law at Unisa. July 2012 (4) The South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 324); [2012] 2 […]

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Paying a small claims court judgment debt in instalments

x Bookmark By Fareed Moosa In First Rand Bank Ltd v Maleke and Three Similar Cases 2010 (1) SA 143 (GSJ) the court commented, with reference to s 73 of […]

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Testators should be careful what they wish for

x Bookmark By Edrick Roux It was Sun Tzu who said: ‘[A] wise general in his deliberations must consider both favourable and unfavourable factors. By taking into account the favourable […]

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Q & A with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela – Part two

x Bookmark Last month De Rebus published the first part of a question and answer feature with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela by news editor Nomfundo Manyathi (2012 (Aug) DR 28). […]

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Legal burden on athletes who test positive

x Bookmark By David van Niekerk While the average South African may not be aware of the intricacies of all laws in South Africa, when queried about the intricate sporting […]

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Levelling the playing field

x Bookmark Attorneys’ fees for court appearances By Kim Hawkey The Right of Appearance in Courts Act 62 of 1995 conferred on attorneys the right of appearance in the Constitutional […]

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Right of attorneys to appear in court: What rights have been extended?

x Bookmark By Vuyo Mkwibiso The Right of Appearance in Courts Act 62 of 1995 (the Act) was enacted inter alia to regulate and extend the right of attorneys to […]

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