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Judicial review explained: Student disciplinary inquiry

by GilesFiles | Feb 1, 2021 | 2020 +, Common law review, Courts, Declaratory, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Not awarded, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Personal services, Review tests, Rules and practice manuals, Sectors, Sidumo - reasonableness, Topics, Uniform High Court, Universities and schools | 0 |

Dart v DAC of Stellenbosch University High court explained function of judicial review and decided that because the issue of notice did not appear from either the Notice of Motion or the affidavits filed of record, the...

Alleged corruption discovery: PAIA confidential and sensitive

by GilesFiles | Jan 8, 2021 | 2020 +, Access to information, Applications, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Evidentiary burden, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Protection of Personal Information, Sectors, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Panday v University of KwaZulu-Natal Applicant was characterised as a ‘busybody’ seeking information of alleged corruption but the high court decided that he was entitled to bring the application to vindicate his rights of...

Internal review process: Breaching employment contract?

by GilesFiles | Dec 4, 2020 | 2020 +, Applications, Cause: contractual breach, Common Law, Common law review, Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts and rule nisi, Judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Refused, Review tests, Sectors, Topics, Universities and schools, Urgency | 0 |

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Recognition agreement cancelled: Invalid union membership

by GilesFiles | Jul 20, 2020 | 2020 +, Applications, Appointed LC judges, Collective agreements, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Interdicts and rule nisi, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Refused, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions, Universities and schools | 0 |

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Language policy unconstitutional: Resolution set aside

by GilesFiles | Jun 30, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, Appeals, Associations, Bill of Rights, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legislation, MML Maya, Parties, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

AfriForum NPC v Chairperson: Council: University of South Africa The SCA upheld the appeal with costs and declared that the new language policy adopted by Unisa is unconstitutional and set aside the resolution because Unisa...

Teaching hospitals agreement: Scarce skills allowance

by GilesFiles | Mar 20, 2020 | 2020 +, Bill of Rights, Cause: statute, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Judges, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 3: s11-63 Collective Bargaining, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 9: s198-213 General provisions, Parties, Provincial, Scarce skills allowances, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

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Abusing court processes: Special costs order

by GilesFiles | Dec 12, 2019 | 2019, Acting LC judges, Applications, Awards -s145, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Exceptions/special pleas, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, punitive costs, Res judicata, Review tests, Rulings - s158(1)(g), Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), State action - s158(1)(h), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

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Interpreting university definition: Concurring judgment

by GilesFiles | Dec 11, 2019 | 2019, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Central, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Interpretation and application, JC Froneman, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, L Theron, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders re costs, Parties, philosophy / economics, Sectors, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd v Kwazulu-Natal Law Society Interpreting university definition and Constitutional Court in concurring judgment cautioned against giving an interpretation which ‘cannot be...

Interpreting university definition: Statutory interpretation

by GilesFiles | Dec 11, 2019 | 2019, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Central, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, MTR Mogoeng, Parties, philosophy / economics, Sectors, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd v Kwazulu-Natal Law Society Interpreting university definition and Constitutional Court held that to treat the Institute otherwise than as a university would put form over substance...

Enforcing contractual rights: Lawfulness and fairness

by GilesFiles | Nov 25, 2019 | 2019, Acting LAC judges, Appeals, Basic Conditions (LRL 10), BCEA 1997, BCEA 77(3) and 77A(e), Cause: contractual breach, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Exceptions/special pleas, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Lawfulness, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Parties, Res judicata, Sectors, Special pleas, Statement of claim, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Archer v Pinelands High School Enforcing contractual rights is distinct from a cause of action based on the statutory right ‘not to be unfairly dismissed’ which means that former employees may pursue two claims...

Retirement medical subsidy: Merging Technikons

by GilesFiles | Nov 22, 2019 | 2019, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Common Law, Courts, Interpretation and application, Judges, Legal Practice, MJD Wallis, Parties, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

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Indigenous minority languages: Froneman J’s concurrence

by GilesFiles | Oct 10, 2019 | 2019, 2019, Bill of Rights, Biowatch principle, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Edwin Cameron, Insights, JC Froneman, Judges, Labour Relations, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Management, Orders re costs, Parties, Policies - strategies - tactics, Retired judges, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Gelyke Kanse v University of Stellenbosch Indigenous minority languages considered by the Constitutional Court and decided that it was “impossible to set aside or override its conclusion that it was not reasonably...

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