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Developing common law: Paying in instalments?

by GilesFiles | Apr 1, 2021 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Biowatch principle, Cause: general, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Declaratory, Exceptions/special pleas, Government, Granted, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Just and equitable relief, Legal Practice, Orders, Orders re costs, Organs of state, Parties, Provincial, Res judicata, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

MEC: Health, Gauteng Provincial Government v PN Developing common law in at least two respects considered by the constitutional court and allowed an appeal and decided that the power to develop the common law arose under...

Discriminatory bequest unlawful: Constitution s39(2) interpreted

by GilesFiles | Feb 19, 2021 | 2020 +, 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: general, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Declaratory, Dignity equality freedom, Granted, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Roman Dutch law principles, Topics | 0 |

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Privacy rights confirmed: Surveillance and interception?

by GilesFiles | Feb 4, 2021 | 2020 +, 2020 +, Access to information, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: Bill of Rights, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legal practitioners, Legislation, Parties, Protection of Personal Information, Topics | 0 |

AmaBhungane CIJ NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Privacy rights confirmed by constitutional court and pointed out that state agencies are empowered to “gather, correlate, evaluate and analyse” intelligence and...

Self-incrimination analysed: Commission privileges explained

by GilesFiles | Jan 28, 2021 | 2020 +, Access to information, Applications, Bill of Rights, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Judges, Legal Practice, Legislation, Topics | 0 |

State Capture Commission v Zuma Constitutional court analysed self-incrimination and decided that witnesses before a commission may claim privilege against self-incrimination but they must raise the question of privilege with...

Concurrent jurisdiction considered: Unlawful employment termination?

by GilesFiles | Dec 4, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Basic Conditions (LRL 10), Cause: contractual breach, Cause: general, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Exceptions/special pleas, Fixed-term contracts, Government, Granted, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, L Theron, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Landmark judgments, Lawfulness, Legal Practice, Legality principle, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Orders, Orders re costs, Organs of state, Parties, Review tests, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Free expression examined: No absolute constitutional rights

by GilesFiles | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Central, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Declaratory, Dignity equality freedom, Government, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, MTR Mogoeng, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

Economic Freedom Fighters v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Constitutional Court examined free expression and emphasised that a less restrictive means of proscribing constitutionally objectionable incitement is the...

Operational requirements paramount: Adapt quickly or die

by GilesFiles | Oct 27, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Automatically unfair - s187, Bill of Rights, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Construction, Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Operational reasons-189A, Operational requirements-s189, Orders, Parties, Power plays (LRL 6), Refused, Review tests, Sectors, Severance forfeited, Sidumo - reasonableness, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

Numsa v Aveng Trident Steel Society accepts the paramount importance of operational requirements and the economic viability of enterprises and senior management is best placed to conduct the operations and one of the primary...

Business transfer examined: LRA s197 applied

by GilesFiles | Aug 4, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Business transfers, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, L Theron, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Orders, Organs of state, Parties, Refused, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Textbook evidence considered: Requirements not met

by GilesFiles | Jul 21, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: general, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, erroneously granted, Evidence and onus, Evidentiary burden, Expert, Granted, Judges, Legal Practice, New evidence, Onus of proof, Orders, Parties, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

Van der Walt v State Textbook evidence considered and decided that the applicant was ambushed by the late pronouncement on the admissibility of exhibits and rejected the argument that the evidence elicited through...

Negative obligation imposed: Right to basic education

by GilesFiles | Jun 17, 2020 | 2020 +, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: Bill of Rights, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Edwin Cameron, JC Froneman, Judges, Legal Practice, Non-profit organisations, Parties, Private enterprises, Retired judges, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

AB v Pridwin Preparatory School Negative obligation imposed and new rule developing the common law under section 8(3)(a) of the Constitution, that was non-existent under the common law or in terms of any prior legislation, by...

Public policy grounds: Contract – Froneman J dissent

by GilesFiles | Jun 17, 2020 | 2020 +, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: Bill of Rights, Cause: general, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, JC Froneman, Judges, Legal Practice, Parties, Private enterprises, Topics | 0 |

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Characterise dispute correctly: Different causes of action

by GilesFiles | May 6, 2020 | Appeals, Automatically unfair - s187, Cause: general, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Exceptions/special pleas, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, lis alibi pendens, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Objective or correct, Parties, Review tests, Sectors, Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Strike related, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

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