by Sean Slabber | 12 May, 2016 | 2015, News
Judgment was recently granted out of the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) in favour of Moneyweb against Fin24 for copyright infringement. The court found that three of the seven articles published by Fin24, were in part original works of Moneyweb and that Moneyweb...
by Sean Slabber | 11 May, 2016 | 2015, News
Reviewed by Louis Rood. If legislation is the recipe of law, then court cases are the ingredients. It is the judgments of our courts that both interpret and apply the law, evaluate the evidence, assess the facts, and establish the precedents upon which we all rely....
by Sean Slabber | 10 May, 2016 | 2015, News
In a recent case involving Engen, the Constitutional Court (CC) has found that a subtenant is not allowed to raise a sub-lessor’s lack of title as a defence to eviction. In this matter, Engen Petroleum Ltd (Engen), entered into a lease agreement with the owner...
by Sean Slabber | 26 Apr, 2016 | 2015, News
If you have been unfairly suspended or dismissed; are in a dispute with your employer over working conditions, wages, workplace changes; or have experienced discrimination, sexual harassment or violence at the workplace, you may approach the Commission for...
by Sean Slabber | 25 Apr, 2016 | 2015, News
Prescription is the process by which legal rights are lost as a result of a failure to take action over a period of time. Prescription is regulated primarily by the Prescription Act 68 of 1969. It is generally accepted that the purpose of prescription is to provide...
by Sean Slabber | 14 Apr, 2016 | 2015, News
The landlord’s tacit hypothec is a form of real security recognised in South African law. The hypothec is “tacit” because it is understood or implied without being stated; in other words, the hypothec comes into effect by operation of law and not by...
