All Legal Briefs
Project AmaBillions: SARS Reportedly Shifting into Top Gear to Collect a Mountain of Outstanding Tax Debt
13th May 2025 In preparation for the upcoming tax filing season, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is believed to work on a major special initiative... →
Tanzania: Court’s decision on virtual assets
12th May 2025 On 12 November 2019, the Bank of Tanzania issued a public notice cautioning the public against the trading, marketing and usage of virtual currency... →
Further details for compliance with Employment Equity Plan in South Africa
9th May 2025 An important step for designated employers to ensure compliance with their affirmative action obligations under the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (as... →
Caution to motorists: The case of Simayile-Sigijimi v Road Accident Fund
9th May 2025 The Western Cape Division of the High Court recently delivered a significant judgment in Noluvuyo Simayile-Sigijimi v Road Accident... →
Mind the Gap: Municipal liability and the hidden dangers beneath our feet
8th May 2025 “The duty of care does not end at the city gates; it lies in every uncovered pit and unattended path.” A recent High Court judgment (Yende v City... →
The Labour Appeal Court reiterates the law on reinstatement
8th May 2025 In a recent decision by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC), the Court clarified the law on reinstatement, holding that an employer is not obliged to... →
Expats Among Millions of South Africans Tapping into Two Pot-Windfall
8th May 2025 Only two months into the new tax year, many South Africans have again dipped into their retirement fund Savings Pot, after also making a withdrawal... →
Establishing liability against a hospital for nurses' negligence: SN obo ON v MEC for Health, Eastern Cape (SCA)
7th May 2025 In SN obo ON v MEC for Health, Eastern Cape, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) considered whether the hospital staff were negligent in failing to... →
Dodgy sick notes? Employers should think again before dismissing based on suspicion
7th May 2025 In Woolworths (Pty) Ltd v CCMA and others the Labour Appeal Court warns that an employer may not dismiss an employee for misconduct based only on... →
Collective Misconduct
7th May 2025 Cashbuild (Pty) Ltd, a national wholesaler and retail supplier, dismissed all of its employees at a particular branch after the employer suffered... →
