Recent Legal Updates: 8-12 September 2025
- The Lexinfo Team
- Sep 12
- 5 min read
Updated: Oct 10
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This week, our Update features the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal, which has been published in the Government Gazette. A new publication by John Grogan 'Workplace Law' is now available from our online Bookstore. We include numerous recent judgments as well as law firm articles discussing various topical issues.
This week’s edition of our premium newsletter references the following new Acts:
Several Government Gazette notices are included, such as:
Deeds Registries Amendment Act 20 of 2024 – Commencement of sections 3(a), 6(b), 12(d), 12(g) and 13 on 1 September 2025. – Proc286 GG 53274 p3 1Sep2025
Merchant Shipping Act 57 of 1951. Draft Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessel Safety) Regulations, 2025. Comments invited within 30 days of publication. – GenN3482 GG 53304 p120 5Sep2025
Also featured are several articles, such as:
Booysen, Chevon. Pedestrian awarded R2.6 million for life-altering injuries after road accident. [Maduna v Road Accident Fund (5668/21) [2025] ZAWCHC 394 (1 September 2025)] – 2025 Sep 2 IOL News
Garven, Barry; Makola, Mogola and Bouwer, Aneria. Proposed VAT amendment to impact schools. – 2025 Sep 1 Bowmans
Marais, E.J. and Muller, G. The extra-judicial ejectment of land intruders: An evaluation of the relation between the possession and home concepts. – 2025 88(1) Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg p1
Mudzamiri, Justice. An exposé on business rescue and the landlord’s tacit hypothec. [Ergomode (Pty) Ltd v Jordaan NO and Others (643/2022) [2024] ZASCA 10 (29 January 2024)] – 2025 Sep De Rebus p37
Suliman, Tayyibah and Rizvi, Sadia. An overview of the European Union’s Model Contractual Clauses for Artificial Intelligence. – 2025 Sep 3 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Visser, Cornelius. The law of personality, the “iniuria approach”, and a “false positive”. [KAB v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Others (1438/2021) [2023] ZAFSHC 288; [2023] 10 BLLR 1098 (FB); (2023) 44 ILJ 2554 (FSB) (21 July 2023)] – 2025 88(1) Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg p139
This week’s edition features the following recent Labour Court judgments:
Bangeni v Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (2025-096639) [2025] ZALCJHB 379 (28 August 2025)
CGIS Refrigeration Group (Pty) Ltd v Bochnig and Another (2025-096036) [2025] ZALCJHB 375 (27 August 2025)
Muyulenu v Global Telesales (Pty) Ltd t/a Lufthansa Intouch and Others (C342/2024) [2025] ZALCCT 68 (4 September 2025)
Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) v Plusnet Geotex, a Division of Master Plastics Ltd and Others (JR 1598/22) [2025] ZALCJHB 380 (28 August 2025)
The 14th edition of Workplace Law by John Grogan is available and can be purchased from our bookstore here.
The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal has been published in the Government Gazette. The new Code repeals the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 and the Code of Good Practice Based on Operational Requirements published in GN1517 of 16 July 1999.
Also included are the following articles:
Masilela, Sinenhlanhla. Labour Court denies reinstatement for Glencore employee left disabled after workplace injury. [Kgatla v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR2431/19) [2025] ZALCJHB 383 (29 August 2025)] – 2025 Sep 4 IOL News
Mkhavele, Agreement. Clarifying the ‘true employer’ in temporary employment service (TES) arrangements: Legal ambiguities and implications for workers’ rights in South Africa. – 2025 Sep De Rebus p10
This week’s edition includes the following article:
Manavhela, Maano. Insurers cannot sign discovery affidavits in subrogated recoveries. [Esperance Vineyards Farming (Pty) Ltd and Others v LiebenLogistics (Pty) Ltd (17144/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 399 (3 September 2025)] – 2025 Sep 5 Norton Rose Fulbright: Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot
The Public Sector Pension and Related Payments Act 4 of 2025 has been gazetted.
The latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions are featured, including:
Letsela v Alexander Forbes Retirement (Provident Section); Smollan Group Pension Fund; Pack n Stack (Pty) Ltd; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA16/2025) (1 September 2025)
Tibane v SACCAWU Provident Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator; Agrinet (Pty) Ltd; Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Ltd (PFA44/2025) (1 September 2025)
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Wednesday’s edition features the following articles:
Broughton, Tania. Health DG enters the legal fight over circumcision device. – 2025 Sep 4 GroundUp
Dinnie, Donald and Phillips, Boitumelo. Healthcare providers may face liability for injuries caused by inadequate care. [VN obo MN v Member of the Executive Council for Health: Eastern Cape (10/2020) [2025] ZAECBHC 16 (29 July 2025)] – 2025 Sep 4 Norton Rose Fulbright: Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot
Mhlaba, Colleen Naledi and Tledima, Lehlohonolo Katlego. The admissibility of the ‘without prejudice’ settlement offer and establishment of the jurisdictional hurdle. – 2025 Sep De Rebus p52
The latest edition contains references to the following Supreme Court of Appeal judgments:
The High Court judgment in Erf 1050 Paternoster (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and Others (3454/22) [2025] ZAWCHC 416 (9 September 2025), regarding environmental authorisation granted for a proposed wind energy facility, is featured.
The following articles are also included:
Dinnie, Donald and Reddi, Kriyanka. Presumption of negligence under the Electricity Regulation Act rebutted where cause of fire remains unknown. [Mlonyeni v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (2323/23) [2025] ZAECMHC 70 (31 July 2025)] – 2025 Sep 2 Norton Rose Fulbright: Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot
Katumba, Mbuyi. Combating illegal mining in South Africa: Can mining companies co-exist with artisanal and small-scale miners? – 2025 Sep 5 Beech Veltman
Young, Alistair et al. Streamlining environmental impact assessment processes for renewable and alternative energy projects in South Africa and Kenya. – 2025 Sep 3 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Date posted: 12 September 2025
