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Labour Law & Unions

Landmark ruling confirms employers right to discipline employees does not prescribe

Anastasia Vatalidis and Anna Tchalov 23 Jul 2025

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Labour Law

New judgments clarify joinder requirements in labour disputes

Riona Kalua 21 Jul 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Time - and courts - wait for no labour dispute

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling on debt prescription redefines corporate accountability

Mtho Maphumulo 15 May 2025

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Joinder applications and third party liability: When does a prescription period actually commence?

Mtho Maphumulo 6 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking the newly gazetted Companies Amendment Acts

Madelein van der Walt, Nasrin Kharsany and Serena Kalbskopf 2 Aug 2024

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Medical Law

What 'prescription' means in terms of medical malpractice claims

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Aug 2023

The Constitutional Court has overturned a judgment of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal which found that the Road Accident Fund can reject a compensation claim that it is not brought within three years because of a person’s mental incapacity. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Law Practice

Concourt gives man go-ahead to file late road accident claim

Geoffrey Allsop 19 Nov 2021

Inside Small Claims Court - processes and procedures

Law Practice

Inside Small Claims Court - processes and procedures

Dakalo Singo 5 Aug 2021

NCOP approves Covid-19 Tax Bills

Legislation & Regulation

NCOP approves Covid-19 Tax Bills

18 Sep 2020

Strengthening sexual offences prosecutions

Criminal Law

Strengthening sexual offences prosecutions

31 Oct 2019

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Medical Law

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Ciaran Ryan 25 Apr 2019

Mineworkers Provident Fund fails in prescription plea, pays 10% penalty

Labour Law

Mineworkers Provident Fund fails in prescription plea, pays 10% penalty

6 Jun 2017

Can you be criminally charged for not paying your e-tolls?

Criminal Law

Can you be criminally charged for not paying your e-tolls?

Anja van Wijk and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood 1 Jun 2017

ConCourt rules on prescription of reinstatement awards

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on prescription of reinstatement awards

Lauren Salt and Penjani Mseteka 13 Mar 2017

Prescription for municipal charges explained

Land & Property Law

Prescription for municipal charges explained

Chantelle Gladwin & Rogan Heale 15 Jun 2016

Ruling on prescription of arrear wage claims

Labour Law

Ruling on prescription of arrear wage claims

Aadil Patel 11 Jan 2016

Tax Law

Understanding tax debt prescription

Graeme Palmer 4 Sep 2015

Refuse removal: a tax or a service?

Legal

Refuse removal: a tax or a service?

Nicola Sulter and Ramon Pereira 5 May 2014

Committee seeks changes to credit bill

Administration

Committee seeks changes to credit bill

Linda Ensor 19 Feb 2014

Jacques van Wyk

Labour Law

Whether reinstatement awards prescribe

Jacques van Wyk 12 Dec 2013

Legal

Prescribed debt: the clock is ticking

Melanie Hart 28 Oct 2011