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First refusal right: Part of larger package

by GilesFiles | Jan 4, 2021 | 2020 +, A.G. Binns-Ward, Agriculture, Applications, Cause: contractual breach, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Exceptions/special pleas, High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts and rule nisi, Interim relief, Interpretation and application, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Plascon-Evans rule, Private enterprises, Refused, Sectors, Special pleas, Topics | 0 |

Plattekloof RMS Boerdery (Pty) Ltd v Dahlia Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd The high court decided that, assuming that the applicant was not in breach at the time of any of its obligations under the lease, the right of first...

Lockout lawful protected: Pilots and business rescue

by GilesFiles | Dec 29, 2020 | 2020 +, Airline pilots, André van Niekerk, Applications, Appointed LC judges, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Interdicts and rule nisi, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, Lockout/lock-out, LRA Chpt: 3: s11-63 Collective Bargaining, LRA Chpt: 4: s64-77 Strikes & lockouts, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Orders, Parties, Power plays (LRL 6), Refused, Sectors, SOEs (State Owned Enterprises), Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions, Transport & communication, Urgency | 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...

Unlawful agreement concluded: Invalid and not binding

by GilesFiles | Dec 15, 2020 | 2020 +, 2020 +, Applications, Appointed LAC judges, Bargaining councils, Bill of Rights, Cause: Bill of Rights, Cause: statute, Central, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Dennis Davis, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Exceptions/special pleas, Government, Interpretation and application, Judges, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 3: s11-63 Collective Bargaining, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Orders, Organisations (LRL 4), Parties, Sectors, Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

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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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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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Protest action examined: Prism of constitutional rights

by GilesFiles | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Applications, Appointed LAC judges, Associations, Bill of Rights, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Dennis Davis, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Granted, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 4: s64-77 Strikes & lockouts, Orders, Parties, Power plays (LRL 6), Protest action, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions | 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...

Disciplinary process outlined: Three-stage inquiry explained

by GilesFiles | Nov 26, 2020 | 2020 +, Applications, Attorney client scale, Cause: statute, Clear and convincing, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Exceptions/special pleas, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation and application, Joinder of parties, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legal practitioners, Orders, Orders re costs, Parties, Personal services, Rules and practice manuals, Sectors, Topics, Uniform High Court | 0 |

SA Legal Practice Council v REC Full bench of the high court outlined the sui generis nature of the disciplinary process and stressed that when considering whether an attorney ought to be removed from the roll or suspended from...

Arrear wages awarded: Jurisdiction and prescription

by GilesFiles | Nov 24, 2020 | 2020 +, Acting LAC judges, Appeals, Applications, Basic Conditions (LRL 10), BCEA 1997, BCEA 77(3) and 77A(e), Cause: statute, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Exceptions/special pleas, Interpretation and application, John Murphy, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LAC judges, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Orders, Parties, prescription, Private enterprises, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Transport & communication | 0 |

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