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The Labour Court ruled that a CCMA settlement agreement between AMCU workers and Motorvia also settled their unfair dismissal claim because of a full and final settlement clause.
A dispute over which will governs the estate of the late Constance Louise King took a procedural turn after the defendants’ plea was struck out for failing to properly raise a claim in reconvention.
The High Court in Durban clarified when body corporate approval is required for renovations, ruling that trustees cannot block work that falls outside the scope of conduct rules.
The High Court set aside a R2.2 million divorce legal costs order after finding the earlier Rule 43 contribution ruling unjust and intervening under Section 173 of the Constitution.
Attorney Mmathari Mary Phogojane has been struck from the roll after the High Court in Mahikeng found she mishandled trust funds, practised without a Fidelity Fund Certificate, and failed to meet the standard of honesty required of legal practitioners.
Two WSU law students failed in an urgent court attempt to secure a pass mark after the High Court found no prima facie right to compel a five percent mark adjustment.
466 residents of the No 2 Struben Street shelter in Tshwane remain in place after the High Court granted leave to appeal their eviction to the Supreme Court of Appeal, suspending the order pending the outcome.
A High Court judgment has clarified that revival of maintenance for adult child after prior independence requires proof of involuntary loss of self support and genuine commitment to becoming self-sufficient.
The Labour Court dismissed the State’s bid to revive a stalled review, calling its conduct “entirely apathetic and unacceptable.” The court also rejected a request for posthumous reinstatement, stating “a deceased person cannot factually or legally be reinstated.”
The Western Cape High Court has confirmed the eight year prison sentence of a lawyer convicted of statutory rape and child sexual exploitation in Muizenberg, while setting aside his conviction for engaging an adult’s sexual services.