Recent Legal Updates: 3-7 November 2025
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This week's Legal Update includes summaries of the judgments handed down by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal during October 2025. We also reference authoritative journal articles discussing topical matters.
The next edition of the our Update will be published on Friday, 14 November 2025.
Read summaries of the judgments handed down by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal during October 2025 here.
This week’s edition features several important Government Gazette notices, including the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Regulations, 2025; the Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations and the Integrated Resource Plan 2025.
Several judgments and articles are included, such as:
Els v Venter and Another (449/2024) [2025] ZASCA 163 (27 October 2025)
Joubert, Yvette. An artificial distinction? The interpretation of “debt” in the Prescription Act 68 of 1969: [Rademeyer v Ferreira (CCT 184/2022) [2024] ZACC 24; 2025 (1) BCLR 73 (CC); 2025 (2) SA 1 (CC) (25 October 2024)]. – 2025 (3) Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg/Journal of South African Law p632
Logik Group Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a Fire Logik v Fire Logic (Pty) Ltd (882/2023) [2025] ZASCA 164 (28 October 2025)
Rantlo, Tiisetso John. The practical application of section 24G of the NEMA: A critical and quantitative empirical analysis. – 2025 (28) Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Van Eck, Michele. An ethical framework for the use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession. – 2025 (3) Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg/Journal of South African Law p454
Monday’s edition contains a reference to the Labour Appeal Court judgment in Sugar Berry CC t/a Horison Staff Solutions v Motor Industry Bargaining Council and Others (CA20/24) [2025] ZALAC 48 (2 October 2025).
Also featured are the following recent Labour Court judgments:
City of Cape Town v Van der Merwe NO and Others (C530/2022) [2025] ZALCCT 103 (13 October 2025)
Nyaka and Others v Lombard NO and Others (JR1770/23) [2025] ZALCJHB 501 (20 October 2025)
Pule v Health Professions Council of South Africa (JS465/2019) [2025] ZALCJHB 502 (20 October 2025)
Radebe v Standard Bank Insurance Brokers (Pty) Ltd (2025-159767) [2025] ZALCJHB 503 (31 October 2025)
Vezi v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (JS 249/20) [2025] ZALCJHB 498 (23 October 2025)
The latest edition contains a reference to the Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee’s ruling in M v Bestmed Medical Scheme and Another (CMS 87014) (21 July 2025).
The following articles are included:
Copelyn, Jesse. On which legal arguments are the NHI court cases set to turn? Part 2: Right to healthcare services. – 2025 Oct 29 Spotlight
Sifile, Lindile. Court rejects motorist’s RAF claim over ‘blinding lights’. [Van Rhyn v Road Accident Fund (15266/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 492 (24 October 2025)] – 2025 Oct 27 SowetanLIVE
Also featured are the latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions, such as:
This week’s edition contains a reference to the High Court judgment in AS v Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health: KwaZulu-Natal (7630/2013P) [2025] ZAKZPHC 115 (4 November 2025).
The following article is also included:
Kanojia, Siddharth. Biomedical waste governance in BRICS: Comparative policy perspectives and SDG integration. – 2025 12(3) BRICS Law Journal p35
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Thursday’s edition features commentary on the High Court judgment in AfriForum NPC v National Energy Regulator of South Africa and Others (2025/137620) [2025] ZAGPPHC (31 October 2025).
The Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations have been published in the Government Gazette.
Also included is the following article:
Cramer, Richard. Settling the question of ownership of degraded mining land: Enabling a fibrous future. – 2025 (58) De Jure Law Journal p155
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Date posted: 7 November 2025
