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Free expression examined: No absolute constitutional rights
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 exclusion of "minor offences" and...
Date dispute arises: Ongoing cause of action
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Medical benefits capped: legitimate commercial rationale
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Unprotected strike interdicted: Collective agreement terms
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Temporary incapacity leave: Refused but no urgency
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Pay progression differentiation: Incentive Policy Framework
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Magistrate recusing himself: Reviewed and set aside
M J Vermeulen Inc. v Engelbrecht NO The magistrate's subjective discomfiture about continuing with the trial and recusing himself 'did not afford a proper basis for him to recuse himself, and his decision to do so for purely personal reasons was arbitrary and...
Malicious proceedings claim: Prescribed cause of action?
Holden v Assmang Ltd SCA interpreted s12(1) of the Prescription Act and confirmed that a debt is only due, owing and payable and a complete cause of action was only acquired when the complaint of gross breach of professional ethics was rejected by the Health...
Invalid procurement regulations: Preferential procurement appeal upheld
Afribusiness NPC v Minister of Finance Discretionary pre-qualification criteria stipulated in regulation 4 may constitute an antecedent step but as it is introduced in regulation 4 it creates an additional layer contrary to s 217 of the Constitution and s 2 of the...
Contract terminated unlawfully: Non-recognition of employment
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