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Latest Legal Updates: 12-16 May 2025

  • The Lexinfo Team
  • 2 days ago
  • 4 min read

This week's update features links to Government Gazette notices, several new judgments and insightful law firm and journal articles on topical matters. For comprehensive coverage of the latest legal developments, subscribe to our full newsletters. Visit our website or contact us at alert@lexinfo.co.za for more details.

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ATTORNEY ALERT: 12 MAY 2025

Monday's edition of the Attorney Alert refers to the Economic Regulation of Transport Amendment Bill 10 of 2025, along with several Government Gazette Notices, including:

  • Competition Act 89 of 1998. Amendment to Rules of the Competition Commission. Rule 10(3A) inserted: “Notwithstanding sub-rule (2), micro and small businesses, as defined by the Minister in Government Gazette No.987 of 12 July 2019 or its successor in title, are exempted from paying the fee for filing and exemption application with the Commission.” – GN6171 GG 52598 p3 6May2025

  • Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Draft Consumer Goods and Services Industry Code of Conduct. Comments invited within 45 calendar days. – GN6178 GG 52604 p13 9May2025 

  • Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Draft South African Automotive Industry Code of Conduct. Comments invited within 45 calendar days. – GN6179 GG 52604 p47 9May2025

  • Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005. Draft Signal Distribution Services Regulations, 2025. Comments invited within 30 days of publication. – GenN3185 GG 52622 p3 8May2025

 

Several new judgments are included, such as:

  

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 12 MAY 2025

 

Also referred to is the decision of the Constitutional Court in Mothulwe v Labour Court, Johannesburg and Others (CCT 13/24) [2025] ZACC 10 (8 May 2025).

 

Various recent Labour Court judgments are featured, such as:

 

Also included is the following article:

INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 13 MAY 2025

 Tuesday’s edition contains a reference to the following determination by the Pension Funds Adjudicator:

 

Various recent summaries of the Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes’ rulings are featured, such as:

 

Also included are the following articles:

HEALTH LAW ALERT: 14 MAY 2025

This week’s edition contains references to the High Court judgment in Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another (2024/058172; 24/111209) [2025] ZAGPPHC 429 (6 May 2025). The court found that President Ramaphosa’s decision to assent to and sign the National Health Insurance Act is reviewable; and ordered him to furnish the record of the impugned decision within ten days.

 

Various recent summaries of the Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes’ rulings are featured, such as:

 

The following articles are also included:


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ENERGY LAW ALERT: 15 MAY 2025

The latest edition features the following articles:

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Image design: Daniélle Geldenhuys

Date posted: 16 May 2025


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