Privacy rights were considered in detail, including the nature and scope of the right to privacy, by the Constitutional Court in the recent judgment concerning the possession and use of cannabis. Extracts from the judgment are...
Read MoreWorkplace mediation: Talk delivered on 7 March 2018 by Graham Giles at Mediation and Justice in South Africa conference “Who are the collaborators in and across the industries and how can we ensure that mediation achieves...
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Read MoreMahlangu v Minister of Police (66326/2010) [2017] ZAGPPHC 13; [2017] 5 BLLR 528; (2017) ILJ 1749 (GP) (25 January 2017) per DS Fourie J. Beware malicious proceedings: Once again the richness of our common law has been ably...
Read MoreFranny Rabkin in Business Day today reviews a year of thought-provoking judicial debate.
Read MoreJudging is a skilled job. It requires a thorough understanding of the law and an ability to think and write clearly.
Read MoreGcaba v Minister for Safety and Security (GF 8040) [Van der Westhuizen J, 7.10.2009] [2009] ZACC 26; [2009] 12 BLLR 1145; (2009) 30 ILJ Nov; [2009] JOL 24338 (CC) Disallowed appeal from Erasmus J – 2 issues – (a)...
Read MoreCusa v Tao Ying Metal Industries When does failure by commissioners to apply their minds to real issues in dispute, such as a minimum wage exemption, affect jurisdiction? “[150] In conclusion, therefore, it is my view that...
Read MoreAlthough the property owners failed to prove arbitrary deprivation in this matter it does raise important issues relating to property. The case concerned a constitutional challenge to s 118(1) of the Local Government: Municipal...
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