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19 June 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
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06 Dec 2012
 
 
Landmark ruling on media access to disciplinary enquiries
WEBBER WENTZEL
On 27 July 2012 the North Gauteng High Court handed down judgment granting Carte Blanche permission to film and broadcast Glynnis Breytenbach's controversial disciplinary inquiry. Breytenbach, a...
 
 
12 Nov 2012
 
If your organisation employs medical practitioners, it may be doing so unlawfully
WEBBER WENTZEL
On 6 August 2012 the Health Professions Council of South Africa (the HPCSA) issued a media release providing a window period to allow for compliance with the Health Professions Act, No. 56 of 1974...
 
 
09 Nov 2012
 
Tribunal reverses Commission prohibition of a vertical merger
WEBBER WENTZEL
On 8 November 2012 the Competition Tribunal conditionally approved the intermediate merger involving Senmin International, a subsidiary of AECI Limited, and Cellulose Derivatives. The transaction,...
 
 
29 Oct 2012
 
Criminal convictions and fines for environmental offences
WEBBER WENTZEL
The largest criminal penalty imposed for environmental offences in South Africa to date was recently handed down by a South African court. The conviction is also a marked shift away from...
 
 
26 Oct 2012
 
Competition Commission refers oil company cartel complaint to Competition Tribunal
WEBBER WENTZEL
The Competition Commission (Commission) has referred a complaint investigation to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) regarding alleged cartel conduct by six oil companies, as well as the South...
 
 
12 Oct 2012
 
Dismissal of illegally striking employees: The need for exit medicals
WEBBER WENTZEL
While continued labour unrest and strike action in the mining sector are being managed and addressed through labour legislation and the criminal justice system (when applicable) employers need to...
 
 
08 Oct 2012
 
Notification of intention to strike on behalf of non-union members
WEBBER WENTZEL
A recent Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgment confirmed that the 48 hours' notice of an intention to strike as required by the Labour Relations Act No. 66 of 1995 as amended (LRA), may be...
 
 
05 Oct 2012
 
Loss of support: Extended to permanent heterosexual life partnership
WEBBER WENTZEL
Common law developed to extend the availability of the "dependents action" to unmarried persons in permanent heterosexual life partnerships. The unmarried dependant in a permanent heterosexual life...
 
 
 
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