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Privacy protection scope: Freedom of expression

by GilesFiles | Oct 9, 2024 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Delict, Dignity equality freedom, Evidence & onus, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, OL Rogers, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Pleadings, Private enterprises, RMM Zondo, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Selected judges, Topics | 0 |

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Positive cannabis test: Discrimination and privacy

by GilesFiles | Apr 23, 2024 | 2020 onwards, 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Conduct & capability, Contractual breach, Courts, Declaratory, Dignity equality freedom, Discrimination (LRL 11), EEA 1998, EEA Chpt II ss 5-11, Employ Equity (LRL 12), Evidence & onus, Inherent requirements, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legislation, Logistics, LRA 1995, LRA 8a: 185-197B Dismissal, Operational reasons, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Private enterprises, Protect not punish, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Sidumo - see also awards s 145, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Zero tolerance | 0 |

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Hearing rights considered: Abusing court process

by GilesFiles | Jul 3, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, ex parte, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Private enterprises, Refused, Refused, Roland Sutherland, Rule nisi, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Selected judges, self-created urgency, Statutory, Topics, Urgency | 0 |

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Disclosing medical information: Privacy rights considered

by GilesFiles | Jun 27, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Dignity equality freedom, Evidence & onus, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Provincial, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, State organs, Statutory, Topics | 0 |

MEC: Health Gauteng Province v RS Is confidentiality lost in respect of patient medical information if it is contained in public records? “57. This brings to the fore the question whether confidentiality is lost in...

Positive dagga test: Zero-tolerance policy

by GilesFiles | Dec 1, 2022 | 2020 onwards, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Conduct & capability, Connie Prinsloo, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Insights, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 1995, LRA 7: 112-184 Dispute, Management, Manufacturing, Orders, Parties, Policies - all, Private enterprises, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Sidumo - see also awards s 145, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Trust & confidence, Zero tolerance | 0 |

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Unprotected personal information: Expression and privacy

by GilesFiles | Jan 10, 2022 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Delict, Dignity equality freedom, Evidence & onus, Interpretation etc, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Personal Information, Personal services, Private enterprises, Roman Dutch law, SCA judges, Sectors, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Smuts v Botha The issue concerned unprotected personal information and SCA allowed the appeal and decided that personal information was in the public domain before the posts were published and ownership of the farm was a matter...

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...

Pre-dismissal arbitration: Bias not proved

by GilesFiles | May 15, 2019 | 2019, Courts, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 1995, LRA 7: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 8a: 185-197B Dismissal, Parties, Personal Information, Private arbitration, Review tests, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

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Anton Pillar order: ITC information policy enforced

by GilesFiles | Dec 20, 2018 | 2018, Access to information, Anton Piller, Causes and defences, Courts, High Court, High Court judges, Insights, Judges, Legal Practice, Management, Municipal, Parties, Personal Information, Policies - all, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

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Inherent job requirements: Discrimination on religious grounds

by GilesFiles | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018, 2018, AUD, Bill of Rights, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Discrimination (LRL 11), John Murphy, Judges, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Landmark judgments, LRA 1995, LRA 8a: 185-197B Dismissal, Personal Information, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Defining biological characteristics: Sex and gender

by GilesFiles | Oct 30, 2018 | 2018, Bill of Rights, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Insights, Judges, Personal Information, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

Defining biological characteristics: In Rahube v Rahube (CCT 319/17) [2018] ZACC 202 (30 October 2018) the constitutional court helpfully explained the difference between the words ‘sex’ and ‘gender’...

Privacy rights considered: Close link with human dignity

by GilesFiles | Sep 20, 2018 | Bill of Rights, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Insights, Kate O'Regan, Legislation, Personal Information, Topics | 0 |

Privacy rights were considered in detail, including the nature and scope of the right to privacy, by the Constitutional Court in the recent judgment concerning the possession and use of cannabis. Extracts from the judgment are...

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