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Stay Informed: Legal Updates from 24-28 March 2025

  • The Lexinfo Team
  • Mar 28
  • 4 min read

Every week, we compile comprehensive newsletters to keep our clients at the forefront of legal developments. Our free Legal Update highlights select information from this range of newsletters, ensuring you stay informed. This week’s content includes the Government Gazette notice announcing the commencement of various sections of the Climate Change Act, as well as a journal article which unpacks the role of BRICS in climate change law. We also link to several noteworthy rulings and a critical examination of work-related mental illness.


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ATTORNEY ALERT: 24 MARCH 2025

This week’s edition includes:

  

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 24 MARCH 2025

This week’s edition contains a reference to the latest Labour Appeal Court judgment:

 

Several recent Labour Court judgments are referred to, including:

 

The following articles are also included:

  • Gaffney, Sian and Loubser, Chloë. Work-related mental illness – What is expected of employers? – 2025 Mar 18 Bowmans

  • Leppan, Fiona; Phashe, Kgodisho and Greenstone, Dylan. The steps and missteps from employers approaching mental health in the workplace: Lessons from the court. – 2025 Mar 17 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

  • Sonday, Ali. Implications for employees earning more than the new earnings threshold. – 2025 Mar 18 Fairbridges Wertheim Becker

  • Van Wyk, Jacques and Searle, Mike. Navigating section 197 in public service contracts: Lessons from the King Cetshwayo District Municipality case. – 2025 Mar 20 Werksmans Attorneys

INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 25 MARCH 2025

Tuesday’s edition contains a reference to the following Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee ruling:

 

The latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions are featured, including:

 

The following articles are also included:


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HEALTH LAW ALERT: 26 MARCH 2025

This week’s edition contains a reference to the following Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee ruling:

 

The following journal article is included:

  • Lerm, Henry. When the inherent authority of the High Court trumps parental authority in medical decision-making involving the withdrawal of life support treatment affecting minor children and their parents. – 2025 (28) Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal

 

Also featured is the following High Court judgment:

ENERGY LAW ALERT: 20 AND 27 MARCH 2025

 Yesterday’s edition contains a reference to the following Constitutional Court judgment:

 

Also featured are the following articles regarding recent High Court judgments:


Last week’s edition includes a reference to the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment in Aveng Mining Shafts and Underground v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (1192/2023) [2025] ZASCA 20 (17 March 2025), as well as the Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill [B4–2025], which was recently introduced to Parliament.

 

Also featured are the following articles:

  • Feris, Jackwell et al. Big boost for a South African green hydrogen economy as new tools released. – 2025 Mar 13 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

  • Van Diemen, Ethan. More than 10% of Eskom employees failed to declare conflicts of interest – SIU tells Parliament. – 2025 Mar 12 Daily Maverick

  • Van Diemen, Ethan. National Solar Water Heater Programme is ‘a total failure’ after squandering R325m, DMRE admits. – 2025 Mar 15 Daily Maverick

 

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Image design: Daniélle Geldenhuys

Date posted: 28 March 2025


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