Stay informed: developments in South African law - 8 to 12 July 2024

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Case law

View the summaries of the judgments handed down by the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal during June 2024 here .

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Ndema, Y, Sexual Harassment in South Africa: A Critical Analysis of Vicarious Liability of an Employer – Juta, 2024.

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Attorney Alert: 8 July 2024

Our premium newsletter published on Monday contains the following highlights:

The Rules Board for Courts of Law has published proposed amendments to the rules regulating the conduct of proceedings in the several provincial and local divisions of the Supreme Court of South Africa. The proposals pertain to the new Uniform Rules 51A (Bail Appeals from Magistrates’ Courts by an Accused) and 51B (Bail Appeals from Magistrates’ Courts by the Director of Public Prosecutions).

This week’s edition also features the following Supreme Court of Appeal judgments:

Other content includes journal articles such as:

Freitas dos Santos, Auren. High Court overturns CSOS adjudicator’s decision on damages for breach of fiduciary duties. [Ellis v Trustees of Palm Grove Body Corporate and Others (2293/2020P) [2021] ZAKZPHC 97; 2023 (4) SA 608 (KZP) (7 December 2021)] – 2024 Jul 3 The Advisory
Mangele, Achuma. Damages: Distinction between pursuing contractual or delictual damages in light of Moorcroft AJ’s judgment of Devland Cash and Carry (Pty) Ltd. – 2024 Jul De Rebus p9
Van Rooyen, D. and Horne, J.S. Empowering justice: The evolving landscape of cellphone analysis in modern criminal investigations and evidentiary collection. – 2023 36(3) South African Journal of Criminal Justice p434

June highlights can be viewed here.

Employment and Labour Law Alert: 8 July 2024

The latest edition features references to the following Supreme Court of Appeal judgment:

Jeewan v Transnet SOC Ltd and Another (696/2023) [2024] ZASCA 108 (4 July 2024)

The following recent Labour Appeal Court and Labour Court judgments are also included:

June highlights can be viewed here.

Insurance Law Alert: 9 July 2024

Tuesday’s edition features a reference to the following Pension Funds Adjudicator determination:

Mpambani v Municipal Gratuity Fund; Pikitup Johannesburg SOC Ltd (PFA/GP/00103055/2023/TBM) (11 April 2024)

Also included is the following Financial Services Tribunal decision:

Brown v Pension Funds Adjudicator; Auto Workers Provident Fund; Motor Industry Bargaining Council (PFA81/2023) (8 July 2024)

This edition also contains the following journal article from the latest issue of De Rebus:

Klopper, Hennie. Navigating road crash victim compensation: Are medical aid payments deductible? – 2024 Jul De Rebus p20

June highlights can be viewed here.

Health Law Alert: 10 July 2024

This week’s edition features references to the following High Court judgments:

Also included are the following journal articles from the latest issues of De Rebus and South African Family Practice:

Hagemeister, Dirk T.; Oosthuizen, William and Mokae, Bridgette. Legal requirements for reporting clinical cases to the South African police or social services. – 2024 66(1:4) South African Family Practice
Klopper, Hennie. Navigating road crash victim compensation: Are medical aid payments deductible? – 2024 Jul De Rebus p20

June highlights can be viewed here.

Energy Law Alert: 11 July 2024

Yesterday’s edition contains the latest news and commentary regarding the City of Johannesburg’s prepaid electricity surcharge; Eskom’s implementation of load reduction; the commencement of trade by the National Transmission Company of South Africa; and the government’s plans to procure 2,500 MW of nuclear power.

Also featured are references to the following High Court and Labour Court judgments: