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Attorney Alert: 19 August 2024 |
This week’s edition, covering the period 12 to 19 August 2024, includes the following amendments to court rules published in terms of the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act 107 of 1985:
Amendment of the Rules regulating matters in respect of the Small Claims Court. In operation on 20 September 2024. – RGN5125 GG 51056 p45 16Aug2024
Amendment of the Rules regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Magistrates’ Courts of South Africa. In operation on 20 September 2024. – RGN5127 GG 51056 p64 16Aug2024
Amendment of the Rules regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Provincial and Local Divisions of the High Court of South Africa [Uniform Rules]. In operation on 20 September 2024. – RGN5124 GG 51056 p16 16Aug2024
Amendment of the Rules regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. In operation on 20 September 2024. – RGN5126 GG 51056 p56 16Aug2024
Also included are the Government Gazette notices setting the minimum remuneration, allowance, or stipend for candidate legal practitioners undergoing practical vocational training and the levies payable by practising advocates to the Legal Practice Council, effective from 1 January 2025.
Several judgments are referred to, including:
Employment and Labour Law Alert: 19 August 2024 |
This week’s edition contains references to the following recent Labour Court judgments:
Groom v Daimler Fleet Management SA (Pty) Ltd (in Liquidation) (JS166/16) [2024] ZALCJHB 296 (10 July 2024)
Lomeza Mining Services v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR1547/21) [2024] ZALCJHB 295 (12 August 2024)
Silver Solutions Security (Pty) Ltd v Saayman NO and Others (PR192/22) [2024] ZALCPE 31 (15 July 2024)
Van Straaten v Wehncke and Others (JR1876/21) [2024] ZALCJHB 297 (23 February 2024)
Also included is the Government Gazette notice setting the minimum remuneration, allowance, or stipend for candidate legal practitioners undergoing practical vocational training.
Insurance Law Alert: 20 August 2024 |
Tuesday’s edition contains references to the following High Court judgments:
Also featured are the latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions, including:
Health Law Alert: 21 August 2024 |
This week’s edition contains references to articles from the latest issues of the BRICS Law Journal and the South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, including:
Kabata, F. and Thaldar, D. Human in the loop requirement and AI healthcare applications in low-resource settings: A narrative review. – 2024 17(2) South African Journal of Bioethics and Law p70
Seabela, M. Ubuntu lactivism: An Afri-centric approach to breastfeeding activism. – 2024 17(2) South African Journal of Bioethics and Law p83
Also featured is the latest media commentary regarding businesses’ and medical professionals’ refusal to sign the second Presidential Health Compact due to references to the NHI.
Various High Court judgments dealing with claims against the Road Accident Fund are also included, such as:
Energy Law Alert: 22 August 2024 |
Highlights from yesterday's issue include:
The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 has been gazetted and will come into operation on a date to be determined by the President.
The following media statement has been published by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy:
Also included is the following Supreme Court of Appeal judgment:
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Date posted: 23 August 2024