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Unreasonable community contributions: Unconstitutionality?

by GilesFiles | Jan 14, 2026 | 2020 onwards, AP - Community schemes, Appeals, Appeals - leave, BC and HOAs, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Community schemes, Contractual breach, Costs, Costs awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Rules Codes & Manual, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Appropriate electricity tariff: Business or domestic?

by GilesFiles | Dec 15, 2025 | 2020 onwards, AP - Community schemes, Appeals, Appeals - leave, BC and HOAs, Causes and defences, Community schemes, Costs, Costs awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Insights, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Orders, P Coppin, Parties, Regulations, Review tests, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Appointment of municipal manager: Legality review

by GilesFiles | Nov 14, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Causes and defences, Costs, Costs awarded, Costs punitive, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Lawfulness & fairness, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Local, Municipal managers, Orders, Parties, Review tests, SCA judges, Sectors, State organs, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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TASK agreement back-pay: Standing and granted relief

by GilesFiles | Oct 31, 2025 | 2020 onwards, AB1 - Fairness principle or concept, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Contractual breach, Costs awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Discrimination (LRL 11), Equal pay and value, Insights, Interpretation etc, Job evaluation and grading, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, Local, LRA 1995, Management, Orders, Parties, Pay differentials, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), SCA judges, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics, Work Science Institute | 0 |

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Pure economic loss: Wrongfulness and fault?

by GilesFiles | Oct 24, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, RM Keightley, Rules Codes & Manual, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Compromise agreement considered: Final settlement?

by GilesFiles | Oct 10, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Banks, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Pleadings: amending, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Exemption from internal remedies: Must be exhausted?

by GilesFiles | Sep 10, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, DN Unterhalter, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Mining, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Reasonably necessary improvement: Landowner’s consent required?

by GilesFiles | Sep 9, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Agriculture, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Unlawful collective agreement: Interference with governance

by GilesFiles | Aug 21, 2025 | 2020 onwards, 2020 onwards, AB - Law generally, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Associations/corporates, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Insights, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Relations, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, LRA 09: 198-213 General, LRA 1995, Management, Managerial prerogative, Markets in SA, Orders, Parties, Pension & retirement funds, Personal services, philosophy / economics, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, RM Keightley, SCA judges, Sectors, State Owned Enterprises, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Producing investigation report: HC overstepping

by GilesFiles | Aug 11, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Courts, Declaratory, HC Uniform, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Provincial, Rules Codes & Manual, SCA judges, Sectors, State organs, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Business rescue proceedings: Powers of directors

by GilesFiles | Jun 30, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, business rescue, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Finance, HC Uniform, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Management, Managerial prerogative, Orders, Parties, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Negotiating right to deadlock: Administrative or executive action?

by GilesFiles | Jun 12, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Central, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Government, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Orders, PAJA 2000, Parties, Private enterprises, Res judicata (issue estoppel), Roman Dutch law, SCA judges, Sectors, Special pleas, State organs, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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