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Mass dismissals for strike misconduct without meeting the threshold for common purpose
12th February 2024 Mass dismissals for strike misconduct without meeting the threshold for common purpose can be a complex legal matter that requires careful... →
South Africa: It is not a one-size-fits-all when dismissing employees involved in violent protests says the Constitutional Court
23rd September 2022 The doctrine of common purpose is a well-known principle in criminal law. In essence, if two or more people, having a common purpose to commit a... →
Employers watch out, the Constitutional Court has tightened the noose on the doctrine of common purpose
8th September 2022 The principles underpinning the doctrine of common purpose came into the spotlight in the employment and labour landscape. In the recent judgment... →
Common purpose in strike-related misconduct: when seeing evil isn't enough
2nd September 2022 A recent Constitutional Court judgment refines the application of the doctrine of common purpose in matters of strike-related misconduct.... →
Constitutional Court ‘reinstates’ Common Purpose
1st September 2022 In National Union of Metalworkers of SA on behalf of Dhludhlu & others v Marley Pipe Systems SA (Pty) Ltd (2021) 42 ILJ 1924 (LAC) the Labour... →
Numsa obo Aubrey Dhludhlu and 147 Others v Marley Pipe Systems (SA) (Pty) Ltd (CCT 233/21) [2022] ZACC 30
26th August 2022 Read the full judgment on Saflii [1] This matter has been decided without an oral hearing. →
Latest decisions by the Competition Commission
26th June 2020 KLL Group (Pty) Ltd (KLL)/The starch, glucose and animal feed ingredients business (Target Business) of Tongaat Hulett Limited (Tongaat Hulett)... →
Bruce Springsteen returns to Southern Africa
30th October 2013 When Bruce Springsteen steps on to the stage in Cape Town on the 28th of January next year it will be his first performance in South Africa, but it... →
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