Latest Legal Updates: 6-10 October 2025
- The Lexinfo Team
- Oct 10
- 4 min read
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This week’s edition features the landmark Constitutional Court judgment on parental leave: Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour; Commission for Gender Equality and Another v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others. We also include our Events Calendar and case law summaries from September.
The next edition of the Legal Update will be published on Friday, 17 October 2025.
Read summaries of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal judgments handed down during September 2025 here.
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This week’s edition includes the following Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal decisions:
Mafilika and Others v Elundini Local Municipality and Another (620/2024) [2025] ZASCA 142 (1 October 2025)
Maree and Bernard Attorneys and Another v South African Legal Practice Council and Another (914/2023) [2025] ZASCA 140 (29 September 2025)
Urban Icon (Pty) Ltd v South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd and Others (679/2024) [2025] ZASCA 141 (1 October 2025)
Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour; Commission for Gender Equality and Another v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others (CCT 308/23; 309/23) [2025] ZACC 20 (3 October 2025)
Zuma and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (CCT 206/25) [2025] ZACC 21 (3 October 2025)
Also featured are the following recently introduced Parliamentary Bills:
Several articles are included, such as:
Bezuidenhout, Anli; Mahomed, Nadeem and Anderson, Haydon. Constitutional Court redefines parental leave: Key implications for employers and professionals. [Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour; Commission for Gender Equality and Another v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others (CCT 308/23; 309/23) [2025] ZACC 20 (3 October 2025)] – 2025 Oct 3 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Ncapancapa, Thaba. A call for legislative reform: Regulating buy now, pay later. – 2025 Oct De Rebus p18
Pretorius, Daniel and Dekel, Elan. Lessons from A P N.O. v Oakdale Agricultural High School – Guidance for schools on student discipline. – 2025 Oct 2 Bowmans
Venter, Zelda. Shopper wins court case after being injured by falling timber at Big Save. [Matlou v Big Save (Pty) Ltd (22676/2019) [2025] ZAGPPHC 985 (22 September 2025)] – 2025 Oct 1 IOL News
This week’s edition refers to the following recent Labour Court judgments:
Anyadiegwu v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR 22/23) [2025] ZALCJHB 373 (18 August 2025)
Department of Science and Innovation v General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others (JR694/22) [2025] ZALCJHB 436 (3 September 2025)
Lesedi Local Municipality v Oelofse NO and Another (JR 2102/2023) [2025] ZALCJHB 426 (11 September 2025)
Also included are the following articles:
Ndzoyiya, Zuko. The Putco judgment: Limiting the employer’s right to lockout. – 2025 Oct De Rebus p20
Venter, Zelda. Limpopo school principal loses court battle over mishandled sexual abuse claims. [Machengwana v Education Labour Relations Council and Others (JR2767/22) [2025] ZALCJHB 433 (17 September 2025)] – 2025 Oct 1 IOL News
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Tuesday’s edition includes the following articles:
Singh, Arvitha and Rampya, Prince. South Africa court finds presentation of original guarantee not always pre-requisite for payment. [Development Bank of Southern Africa v Fusion Guarantees (Pty) Ltd and Another (37332/2018) [2025] ZAGPJHC 824 (26 August 2025)] – 2025 Sep 26 Pinsent Masons
Venter, Zelda. Car owner sues Discovery Insure over theft claim denial linked to tracking device. [Hoolsema v Discovery Insure Ltd (2024/133365) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1015 (12 September 2025)] – 2025 Oct 6 IOL News
Also included are the following summaries of rulings by the Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes:
This week’s edition contains a reference to the High Court judgment in CRP v Member of the Executive Council for Health: Northern Cape (1139/2023) [2025] ZANCHC 96 (26 September 2025).
The following article is featured:
Boshielo, Loveness. An analysis of judicial error in the definition of ‘data subjects’ and the right to privacy in surveillance evidence. [De Jager v Netcare Ltd (42041/16) [2025] ZAGPPHC 141 (17 February 2025)] – 2025 Oct De Rebus p31
Thursday’s edition contains a reference to the following High Court judgment:
Also included are the following articles:
Carnie, Tony. Eskom to power up energy-guzzling Chinese metal smelter in Limpopo. – 2025 Oct 8 Daily Maverick
Myburgh, Andries and Weber, Simon. Taxpayer MPT v CSARS: Mineral royalties: Tax Court rejects linear method of “deeming up”. [Taxpayer MPT v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (IT 46010) [2025] ZATC 11 (5 September 2025)] – 2025 Oct 1 ENS
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Date posted: 10 October 2025
