Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Oh no! More employment regulation
20th September 2016 Recently, in the case of AMCU and Others v Buffalo Coal Dundee (Pty) Ltd and Another (JA42/2015) [2016], the Labour Appeal Court held that where a... →
Guidance from the UK for South African insurers regarding fraudulent claims
16th September 2016 The Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company PLC 2015 decision by the England and Wales Court of Appeal relating to insurance fraud has now been... →
Validity of emoluments attachment orders: the next exciting instalment
16th September 2016 The Constitutional Court has ruled that, with effect from 13 September 2016, no emoluments attachment order may be issued unless the court has... →
Dismissing an employee without evidence of a breakdown of trust
13th September 2016 The nature and seriousness of misconduct can be enough to infer the breakdown of the trust relationship without evidence being led to prove the... →
Can a chairperson in a disciplinary appeal impose a more severe sanction?
6th September 2016 Employers sometimes underestimate the importance of their disciplinary code and procedure as it is often regarded as a mere guideline. However,... →
The European Commission upsets the Apple cart
5th September 2016 On 30 August 2016, the European Commission (EC) issued a press release in which it announced that Ireland, a member of the European Union (EU),... →
Challenges, opportunities and road ahead for International Arbitration in BRICS
2nd September 2016 On 27 August 2016, the Conference on International Arbitration in BRICS: Challenges, Opportunities and Road Ahead took place in New Delhi, India.... →
Clear-cut evidence in a not-so-clear-cut situation: when usually inadmissible hearsay evidence should be weighted as prima facie admissible evidence
30th August 2016 When approaching any form of legal proceedings, all parties have to regard and adequately consider what they will use to prove their version of... →
