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Victory for plaintiff as court orders RAF to pay award for general damages

Mokone v Road Accident Fund (GP) (unreported case no 79497/18, 1-7-2024) (Pienaar AJ) In the case of Mokone, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria awarded damages to […]

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Employment Law Update – The feasibility of ‘bumping’

In SACTWU obo Members v Fyvie G N.O and Others (LC) (unreported case no D258/2020, 5-5-2024) (Norton AJ), the respondent, a father and son, managed two farming operations in KwaZulu-Natal, […]

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Employment Law Update – Is workplace drug testing subject to a blanket ban? Unpacking Enever v Barloworld Equipment

On the 23 April 2024, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Enever v Barloworld Equipment South Africa, a division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd [2024] 6 BLLR 562 (LAC) […]

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The role and purpose of the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund

The Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund (LPFF) is often approached by legal practitioners inquiring about the amounts of insurance cover they enjoyed under the LPFF for theft of trust funds. These […]

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Damages: Distinction between pursuing contractual or delictual damages in light of Moorcroft AJ’s judgment of Devland Cash and Carry (Pty) Ltd

It is important to know the nature of damages that can be recovered for your loss namely, whether its contractual damages stemming from a breach of contract or delictual damages […]

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Navigating the community service regulations for legal practitioners: Section 29 of the Legal Practice Act – part 2

This second article will briefly analyse the community service regulations, their implications and then make some concluding remarks and observations (see part one: Ilan Lax ‘Navigating the community service regulations […]

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TRC cases: Call for commission of inquiry

By Haroon Aziz The State Attorney in Pretoria (Ref: Mr S Khosa: 5107/2022/Z45) issued instructions for an ‘Opinion for National Prosecuting Authority concerning the TRC Component and TRC Prosecutions’ (6 […]

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Navigating road crash victim compensation: Are medical aid payments deductible?

Some road crash victim (RCV) compensation disputes are sometimes dealt with without referring to the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 (RAF Act) and/or older established authority (see for […]

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Summary of the Copyrights Amendment Bill: A looming threat to creativity and artist livelihoods

Since its introduction to the National Assembly on 12 May 2017, the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2017 has ignited extensive discussions across South Africa (SA), impacting the essence of copyright law, […]

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Distinguishing between common assault and intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

By Andrew Jeffrey Swarts The crime of common assault and assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm is sometimes one of small margins. In simplifying the crime, the […]

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