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Court contempt considered: Onus not discharged

by GilesFiles | Jan 21, 2021 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Applications, Contempt of court, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Evidence and onus, Evidentiary burden, Government, Granted, Judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, Municipal, Municipal managers, Onus of proof, Orders, Parties, SCA judges, Sectors, Specific performance, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Unprofessional conduct considered: Council practice watchdog

by GilesFiles | Jan 15, 2021 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Associations, Common law review, Courts, Granted, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Review tests, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Enrichment claim considered: Condictio indebiti requirements

by GilesFiles | Dec 23, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Exceptions/special pleas, Finance, Government, Interpretation and application, issue estoppel, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, MJD Wallis, Municipal, Not awarded, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Pension & retirement funds, punitive costs, Refused, Roman Dutch law principles, Rules and practice manuals, SCA judges, Sectors, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Mongwaketse In disallowing the appeal and by a majority decision the SCA confirmed the former contractor’s enrichment claim to a refund of her contributions to the pension fund, including...

Advocate readmission refused: Standing of legal bodies

by GilesFiles | Dec 15, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, Appeals, Associations, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legal practitioners, Legislation, Orders re costs, Parties, Personal services, Review tests, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

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Business rescue practitioners: No grounds for removal

by GilesFiles | Dec 9, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Courts, Granted, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, MJD Wallis, Orders, Parties, SCA judges, Sectors, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Knoop NO v Gupta (Tayob Intervening) SCA confirmed two general principles that apply to removal of business rescue practitioners (BRPs) and confirmed that it is not something to be ordered lightly and that the primary reason...

Union authorised picket: Gatherings Act inapplicable

by GilesFiles | Dec 7, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Cause: statute, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Granted, Interdicts and rule nisi, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 4: s64-77 Strikes & lockouts, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Manufacturing, Orders, Parties, Picketing, Power plays (LRL 6), SCA judges, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

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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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Important mitigating factors: Principle of progressive discipline

by GilesFiles | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020 +, Acting LAC judges, Appeals, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Invalid or unfair reason, Judges, Kate Savage, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Misconduct generally, Parties, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics, Transport & communication | 0 |

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Senior management restructured: Valid fair dismissal reason

by GilesFiles | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Appointed LAC judges, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Declaratory, Dennis Davis, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Government, Granted, Holistic evaluation, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s185-197B Dismissals, Objective or correct, Operational reasons-189A, Operational requirements-s189, Orders, Organs of state, Parties, Review tests, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Occupational specific dispensation: Old to new posts

by GilesFiles | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020 +, Agriculture, appeal, Appeals, Appointed LAC judges, Central, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Dennis Davis, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Government, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 3: s11-63 Collective Bargaining, Objective or correct, Orders, Parties, Refused, Review tests, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

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Summary dismissal void: SABC materially breached contract

by GilesFiles | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Appointed LAC judges, Cause: contractual breach, Cause: statute, Common Law, Courts, Dennis Davis, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Judges, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, LRA Chpt: 8a: s189 and 189A see Termination, Operational reasons-189A, Operational requirements-s189, 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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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...

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