This week’s edition of the Legal Update refers to judgments from various courts, including the Labour Appeal Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court. Also included is the Integrated Annual Report published by the Pension Funds Adjudicator. In addition, we feature a brief selection of law practice management content from the latest edition of our monthly newsletter.
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Law Practice Management Alert: September 2024 |
The Law Practice Management Alert references a wide range of resources on business and managerial information, tailored specifically for law firms and their support teams. Topics included in this month's highlights include artificial intelligence, client relationships, diversity, generational differences, human resources, leadership, the Legal Sector Code, libraries and research, and management.
Claunch-Meyers, Jennifer. Research for free: A treasure trove of open access research tools for better client relationships. – 2024 Sep 5 Strategies & Voices
Croft, Lauren. Keeping the passion alive for your staff. – 2024 Sep 10 Lawyers Weekly
Healy, Shawn. Lawyers with Attention Deficit Disorder: A problem or an advantage? – 2024 Sep 10 Attorney at Work
Koch, Alicia. Adapting to generational differences. – 2024 Sep 13 AJS
Skinner, David and Skinner, Karen. Got a process for your processes? Create law firm SOPs in 5 easy steps. – 2024 Sep 10 Attorney at Work
Van Coller, Arthur. Sleepwalking with a stochastic parrot – Ensuring accuracy when using generative artificial intelligence in legal research. – 2022 5(1) South African Judicial Education Journal p86
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Attorney Alert: 14 October 2024 |
Monday’s edition, covering the period 7 to 14 October 2024, includes the following Government Gazette notices:
Immigration Act 13 of 2002: Points-based system applicable to general work visas and critical skills work visas. – GN5397 GG 51365 p3 9Oct2024
Immigration Act 13 of 2002: Third Amendment of the Immigration Regulations (RGN413 of 22 May 2014 as amended). – GN5398 GG 51366 p3 9Oct2024
The Communal Property Associations Amendment Act 20 of 2018 was gazetted on 8 October 2024.
Several judgments are referred to, including:
Botha v Smuts and Another (Campaign for Free Expression NPC as Amicus Curiae) (CCT 40/22) [2024] ZACC 22 (9 October 2024)
Codevilla v Kennedy-Smith NO and Others (494/2023) [2024] ZASCA 136 (10 October 2024)
Coughlan NO v Health Professions Council of South Africa and Others (397/2023) [2024] ZASCA 135 (8 October 2024)
Jooste and Another v Member of the Executive Council for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Western Cape and Others (637/23) [2024] ZASCA 138 (11 October 2024)
Minister of Police v Nontsele (547/2022) [2024] ZASCA 137 (11 October 2024)
Swanepoel NO (Executor in Estate Late Mignon Adelia Steyn) v Profmed Medical Scheme (CCT 336/22) [2024] ZACC 23 (9 October 2024)
Employment and Labour Law Alert: 14 October 2024 |
The latest edition includes the latest Labour Appeal Court judgment:
Several Labour Court judgments are also referred to, such as:
Bithrey v Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others (JR1478-22) [2024] ZALCJHB 384 (29 September 2024)
Du Toit v Epiroc (Pty) Ltd and Others (J109/24) [2024] ZALCJHB 378 (2 October 2024)
Masinga v Almar Investments (Pty) Ltd (J564/23) [2024] ZALCJHB 381 (8 October 2024)
Sithole v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR1527/22) [2024] ZALCJHB 376 (20 September 2024)
Also featured is the following media comment regarding a recent Labour Court case:
Ngcobo, Khanyisile. CCMA told to pay ex-commissioner it tried to ‘dribble’ out of correct salary. [Ngcaba v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (C214/2022) [2024] ZALCCT 44 (9 October 2024)] – 2024 Oct 10 TimesLIVE
Insurance Law Alert: 15 October 2024 |
Tueday’s edition contains the latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions, including:
Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Financial Sector Conduct Authority; Sitiba and Others (A33/2023); Municipal Employees Pension Fund; Modike and Others v Financial Sector Conduct Authority (A43/2023) (10 October 2024)
Wilkinson v Pension Funds Adjudicator; South African Retirement Annuity Fund; Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Pty) Ltd; Wilkinson and Another (PFA48/2024) (10 October 2024)
A recent Constitutional Court judgment dealt with the right of a medical scheme to cancel a membership due to non-disclosure of allegedly material information:
The Pension Funds Adjudicator has published its Integrated Annual Report.
Also featured are various High Court judgments, such as:
Health Law Alert: 16 October 2024 |
This week’s edition contains a recent Constitutional Court judgment which dealt with the right of a medical scheme to cancel a membership due to the non-disclosure of allegedly material information:
The following High Court judgment regarding the separation of issues in an action for damages is also featured:
Also included are articles from the latest issue of Developing World Bioethics:
Donnelly, Dusty-Lee and Thaldar, Donrich W. Children as participants in health research in South Africa: A response to Labuschaigne, Mahomed and Dhai. – 2024 24(3) Developing World Bioethics p167
Fritz, E. Lekunze. What has Kant got to say about conscientious objection to reproductive health in South Africa? – 2024 24(3) Developing World Bioethics p172
Energy Law Alert: 17 October 2024 |
Yesterday’s edition contains references to recent High Court judgments, including:
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering (Pty) Ltd t/a Babcock Ntuthuko Powerlines (A2023/099598) [2024] ZAGPJHC 990 (3 October 2024) concerning a contract for the construction of 400kV transmission lines;
Hoshoza Resources Vryheid (Pty) Ltd v Julovista (Pty) Ltd and Others (2024/080004) [2024] ZAGPPHC 868 (16 August 2024) regarding an application to interdict the respondent from conducting mining activities.
The explanatory summaries and the notices of intention to introduce to Parliament of the Mine Health and Safety Amendment Bill and the South African National Petroleum Company Bill have been published in the Government Gazette.
Also published in the Government Gazette is the Guidance Note for the Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the South African Mining Industry.
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Date posted: 18 October 2024