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Don’t rely on prescription of backpay orders
28th March 2025 I recently warned employers not to rely on technicalities in trying to win labour law cases. At the core of the purpose of labour legislation is... →
Bowmans wins IFLR African Firm of the Year Award, cementing its position as the preeminent African law firm
28th March 2025 Pre-eminent African law firm, Bowmans, was named African Firm of the Year for the second consecutive year at the prestigious IFLR Africa Awards... →
Consistency in Workplace Discipline: Balancing Fairness and Discretion
28th March 2025 Consistency in workplace discipline is a fundamental element of substantive fairness. Employers must enforce rules and impose disciplinary actions... →
Gautrain expansion set to boost Gauteng’s economy and transport network
28th March 2025 On 26 February 2025, the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Roads and Transport in Gauteng issued a Notice of Route Determination of a... →
Mistake, Misrepresentation, and Duress: When Can a Business Escape a Contract?
28th March 2025 In South African contract law, the doctrine of pacta sunt servanda, the principle that agreements freely entered must be honoured, forms the... →
Delays do not pay – defective review proceedings will still interrupt prescription
28th March 2025 In the judgment in the matter between Hudaco Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Ambro Steel and Others v Ramothwala, handed down on 26 May 2024, the Labour... →
Wording of an Agreement Results in Dissolution of Restraint of Trade Agreement
28th March 2025 A director of a quantity surveying firm was retrenched and not paid his due severance package. He referred a claim of unfair dismissal to the CCMA... →
Bowmans’ role in facilitating investment in East Africa highlighted by DealMakers Africa
27th March 2025 The ability of preeminent African law firm, Bowmans, to facilitate investment in East Africa has been highlighted once again. In the DealMakers... →
Home Affairs Minister expected to extend concession protecting valid visa holders who await pending outcomes
27th March 2025 The Department of Home Affairs' (DHA) concession issued in December 2024, which allowed applicants who had pending visa and appeal applications,... →
Commercial insolvency and the risk of winding up
27th March 2025 Defaulting debtors have been around for as long as debt arrangements have existed. As such, creditors and lawmakers have spent centuries trying to... →
