Legal Updates from 29 April to 9 May 2025
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The latest edition of our Update includes links to several new Parliamentary Bills, numerous recent judgments, journal articles unpacking employment and health law matters, as well as the Regulatory Rules on Network Charges for Third-Party Wheeling of Energy, published by National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). 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.
CASE LAW: APRIL 2025 |
Summaries of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal judgments handed down throughout April 2025 are available to read here.
ATTORNEY ALERT: 5 MAY 2025 |
The 2024 edition of our annual Infopack on Persons and Family Law is now available. More information and order details are available from our online bookshop here.
Monday's edition of the Attorney Alert refers to the recently gazetted Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act 41 of 2024, along with the following new Parliamentary Bills:
Additionally, information on the following new publication is also available:
Several new judgments are included, such as:
Gouws NO and Others v Swarts NO and Others (1250/23) [2025] ZASCA 48 (25 April 2025)
Huntrex 277 (Pty) Ltd v Berzack and Others (CCT 69/23) [2025] ZACC 6 (30 April 2025)
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Ntuli (CCT 322/23) [2025] ZACC 7 (30 April 2025)
Prithilal v Akani Egoli (Pty) Ltd and Another (CCT 290/24) [2025] ZACC 5 (24 April 2025)
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 5 MAY 2025 |
The latest edition contains a reference to the Labour Appeal Court judgment in CCI Call Centres (Pty) Ltd v Pinn (DA7/2024) [2025] ZALAC 24 (17 April 2025).
The following Labour Court judgments are featured:
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) obo Maroga and Others v Eastern Chrome Mines (Samancor Ltd) (JS857/20) [2025] ZALCJHB 153 (23 April 2025)
Jansen v North West Department of Education and Others (2025/032845) [2025] ZALCJHB 158 (17 April 2025)
Public Investment Corporation v More and Others (JR 2121/2022) [2025] ZALCJHB 159 (16 April 2025)
Sentinel International Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd v Mulder and Others (2025/022896) [2025] ZALCCT 28 (2 May 2025)
Also included are the following articles from the latest edition of De Rebus:
Mather, Nadine. Employment law update – Can a refusal to obey an unlawful instruction amount to a strike? Costs – when will an attorney be made to pay? – 2025 May De Rebus p58
Van Staden, Marthinus. The price of neglect: When law practices fail their clients and candidate attorneys. [Matsekoleng v Synergy World Logistics (Pty) Ltd (J780/20) [2025] ZALCJHB 46 (12 February 2025)] – 2025 May De Rebus p18
INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 6 MAY 2025 |
This week’s edition contains references to the latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions, such as:
Edward Snell & Co (Pty) Ltd v Rahlao; Old Mutual Superfund Pension Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA71/2024) (29 April 2024)
Mopai v Remata Communications and Printers Production House (Pty) Ltd; FundsAtWork Umbrella Provident Fund c/o Momentum Metropolitan Life; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA81/2024) (30 Apr 2025)
Ward and Others v Allan Gray Retirement Annuity Fund; Allan Gray Preservation Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA76/2024) (2 May 2025)
The Pension Funds Adjudicator determination in Williams and Others v Hortors Group Pension Fund (PFA/NW/00112163/2024/TBM) (4 October 2024) is featured.
The following article is also included:
Jeram, Naleen. Risk/insured portion of death benefits payable by retirement funds – Is it subject to s 37C and to be distributed by fund trustees? [Machipi and Another v Palabora Mining Company and Others (2023-062156) [2025] ZAGPPHC 84 (6 February 2025)] – 2025 May De Rebus p63
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HEALTH LAW ALERT: 7 MAY 2025 |
Wednesday’s edition features the following Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee ruling:
The following articles are also included:
Leppan, Fiona; Phashe, Kgodisho and McElligott, Sinead. Navigating the balance between the right to privacy and the right of access to information in De Jager v Netcare Limited and Others. – 2025 Apr 24 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Michael, Helen; Van Rooyen, Slade and Yassin, Farah. Court orders Gauteng Department of Health to provide cancer treatment to patients awaiting care. [Cancer Alliance v Member of the Executive Council for Health: Gauteng and Others (2024/071038) [2025] ZAGPJHC 357 (27 March 2025)] – 2025 Apr 22 Werksmans Attorneys
Radu, Yolanda Tarisayi and Mahomedy, Sameera. Front-of-package labelling: A public health imperative rooted in the right to health. – 2025 (24)116 International Journal for Equity in Health
ENERGY LAW ALERT: 8 MAY 2025 |
Yesterday’s edition contains references to the Regulatory Rules on Network Charges for Third-Party Wheeling of Energy, published by National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA).
Also featured are the following articles:
Behr, Jonathan and Helling, Robyn. Watt you need to know on the draft Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations. – 2025 Apr 29 Werksmans Attorneys
Cele, Sinethemba. Sustainable development or strategic greenwashing? A critical analysis of African Climate Alliance v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy. – 2025 May De Rebus p31
Soofie, Zaeem. Commentary: South Africa’s energy transition. – 2025 Apr 25 Fairbridges Wertheim Becker
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Date posted: 9 May 2025
