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Legal advice privilege: Application to strike out

by GilesFiles | Aug 29, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Applications, Courts, Declaratory, General, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, LC Rules-new, Legal Practice, Local, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Suzanna Harvey, Topics, Words & phrases | 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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Protecting confidential information: Return and destroy copies

by GilesFiles | Jun 19, 2025 | 2020 onwards, AB - Law generally, Access to information, Applications, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Delict, Free and fair, Granted, Granted, HC Uniform, High Court, High Court judges, Insights, Interdicts & rules, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Markets in SA, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Personal services, Private enterprises, Protectable interests, Risks, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

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Admitting surveillance evidence: Obtained lawfully

by GilesFiles | Feb 17, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Applications, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Consumer protection, Courts, Declaratory, Delict, Evidence & onus, Granted, HC Uniform, High Court, High Court judges, Insights, Interdicts & rules, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Management, Managerial prerogative, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Private enterprises, Risks, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutory, Topics | 0 |

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Prescribed cause of action: Subpoena duces tecum

by GilesFiles | Dec 30, 2024 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Evidence & onus, Government, Interpretation etc, Irregular proceeding, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, lis alibi pendens, Orders, Parties, Provincial, Rules Codes & Manual, SCA judges, Sectors, Special pleas, State organs, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

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Access to forensic investigation: Public interest paramount

by GilesFiles | Dec 4, 2024 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Consumer protection, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Evidence & onus, Finance, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, PAJA 2000, Parties, Private enterprises, Regulations, Rules Codes & Manual, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Disclosing relevant documents: Affecting reasonable expectation

by GilesFiles | Aug 22, 2024 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Constructive: 186(1)(e), Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Edwin Molahlehi, Evidence & onus, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Lawfulness & fairness, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, LRA D: 151-166 LC, Mining, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Private enterprises, Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Selected judges, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Abusing IT policy: Sharing passwords unlawfully

by GilesFiles | Mar 13, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Causes and defences, Conduct - gross, Conduct & capacity, Connie Prinsloo, Contractual breach, Costs awarded, Courts, Declaratory, District, Evidence & onus, Government, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, LRA D: 151-166 LC, Management, Orders, Parties, Policies - all, Review tests, Risks, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Sidumo - see also awards s 145, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Trust & confidence | 0 |

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Access to information ordered: PAJA s 78(2)(d)(i)

by GilesFiles | May 16, 2022 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Applications, Causes and defences, Costs, Costs awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence & onus, Exceptions/special pleas, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Personal services, Private enterprises, Sectors, Special pleas, Specific performance, Statutory, Topics | 0 |

Goosen-Joubert v Women4Women NPC Why was access to information ordered by the high court and what were the reasons for making that order? “[73] In my view, the applicant has made out a proper case that entitles her to the...

Disclosing taxpayer information: Balance conflicting interests

by GilesFiles | Nov 16, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, Applications, Bill of Rights, Central, Common law, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Exceptions/special pleas, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Joinder, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Orders, PAJA 2000, Parties, Personal Information, Review tests, Sectors, Special pleas, Specific performance, State organs, Topics | 0 |

Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd v SARS (Jacob Zuma) High court dealt with a dispute concerning disclosing taxpayer information and ordered SARS to disclose the tax returns of the former president for the 2010 to 2018 tax years after...

Forensic investigation report: Disclosure and legal privilege

by GilesFiles | Mar 1, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Access to information, André van Niekerk, Causes and defences, CCMA Rules-old, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence & onus, General, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Objective - correctness, Orders, Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

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Privacy rights confirmed: Surveillance and interception?

by GilesFiles | Feb 4, 2021 | 2020 onwards, 2020 onwards, Access to information, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legislation, M Madlanga, Parties, 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...

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