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Recent Legal Updates: 25 to 29 November 2024

Featured in this week's selection from our paid subscription-based newsletters are the latest amendments to court rules, draft regulations on issues such as water use for onshore hydrocarbon exploration and production, and customary initiation. We also refer to case law and articles, as well as the new video series, "Walking the Labour Law Tightrope: SA Labour Law Made Simple" by Labour Law Management Consulting.


For further details on our full newsletters, please contact us at alert@lexinfo.co.za or visit our website at https://www.lexinfo.co.za/newsletters.

 

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Attorney Alert: 25 November 2024

This issue covers the following amendments to court rules, which will come into effect on 27 December 2024:

  • Amendment of the Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Magistrates’ Courts of South Africa. – RGN5559 GG 51627 p13 22Nov2024

  • Amendment of the Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Provincial and Local Divisions of the High Court of South Africa. – RGN5560 GG 51627 p17 22Nov2024

  • Amendment of the Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. – RGN5561 GG 51627 p38 22Nov2024

 

Also included are the following draft regulations:

 

 

Judgments such as the following are included:

 

 

Employment and Labour Law Alert: 25 November 2024

This week’s edition features a summary of the following video series:

 

The latest Labour Appeal Court judgments are also included:

 

Various recent Labour Court judgments are referred to, including the following regarding dismissals:

 

Insurance Law Alert: 26 November 2024

This week’s edition features the latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions, including:

 

A reference to the following Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee ruling is included:

 

Also referred to is the following High Court judgment:

 

Health Law Alert: 27 November 2024

This week’s edition contains a reference to the following Government Gazette notice:

  • Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002: Classification of a national disaster in terms of section 23: Foodborne illness. – GN5557 GG 51624 p3 19Nov2024

 

The following Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee ruling is included:

 

Also featured are the following articles:

 

Energy Law Alert: 28 November 2024

 This week’s edition contains a reference to the following Government Gazette notice:

  • Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002: Proposed investigation under section 50 to examine the subsurface geology and its structure in relation to petroleum, as per the plan in Annexure A (South-Central Karoo Basin). The goal is to determine the nature and extent of the subsurface geology and its structure, and to assess potential geological risks. – GN5572 GG 51637 p22 22Nov2024

 

Also featured are the following articles:

 

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Image design: Daniélle Geldenhuys

Date posted: 29 November 2024


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