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Corporate & Commercial Law

Sundowns ruling: When do commission 'clawbacks' fall under contract and not employment law?

Lenja Dahms-Jansen 2 days

Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Media

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

30 Jul 2025

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TV

Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Marecia Damons 4 Jul 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Apr 2025

The Gauteng High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg to pay out a property company because of a delay in providing alternative accommodation for families living in the company’s “hijacked” building. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landmark judgment on evictions in Johannesburg

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 11 Apr 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Court blocks business rescue abuse - delay tactics will not be tolerated

Julian Jones, Caellyn Eedes & Liso Potwana 28 Mar 2025

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Law Practice

New dedicated insolvency court to trial in Johannesburg

Bianca Masterton and Nseula Chilikhuma 17 Mar 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Public liability vs personal negligence: Judgment a warning against opportunistic litigation

Mtho Maphumulo 5 Dec 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

Revenge porn ruling highlights legal recourse for victims and repercussions for distributors

4 Dec 2024

A protest organised by the Simunye Workers Forum in 2021. The Labour Appeal Court is to hear an appeal against a ruling that the forum be registered as a trade union. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law

Crucial court battle over future of “new” trade unions

Tania Broughton 21 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Waiver vs non-variation: Which holds more weight when seeking to enforce 'abandoned' agreements?

Sakhile Mbele 5 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Can businesses recover stolen money from ex-employee pension funds?

Mtho Maphumulo 2 Oct 2024

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Criminal Law

Former Prasa employee sentenced to 15 years in prison

4 Sep 2024

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Law Practice

Challenges in enforcing foreign judgments in SA

Jonathan Barnes, Max Taylor, and Kelly Calvert-Evers 29 Aug 2024

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Mining

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores

Franchising

Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores

29 Feb 2024

Paediatrics

South Africa leads the continent in offering more paternal leave to fathers. How to make sure both parents benefit

Wessel Van Den Berg 27 Dec 2023

Johannesburg High Court prevents closure of 4 Romans Pizza stores

Regulatory

Johannesburg High Court prevents closure of 4 Romans Pizza stores

21 Dec 2023

Mining

High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Advertising

ANC liable for over R100m for 2019 elections’ banners

Tania Broughton 27 Nov 2023

A man who spent 813 days in prison as a result of a wrongful arrest has successfully claimed damages from the police. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Criminal Law

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6m from Minister of Police

Tania Broughton 19 Sep 2023

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Human Rights Law

Public display of old SA flag is hate speech, rules SCA

Tania Broughton 25 Apr 2023

Another court case highlights the risks of negotiating bank payments over email. Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

Image: The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs to pay R5.5 million plus punitive costs to Judith Hawarden. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Cyber Law

Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2023

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IP Law

Demanding 'soul' rights leaves Chicken Licken pecking up the bill

Brett Weinberg 21 Nov 2022

Regulatory

The Johannesburg High Court extends interim interdict against the Department of Agriculture

18 Nov 2022

Judge "unscrambles an egg": 20 years of property sales reversed

Residential Property

Judge "unscrambles an egg": 20 years of property sales reversed

Tania Broughton 24 Oct 2022

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

Regulatory

Plant-based meat products saved from seizure...for now

22 Aug 2022

Media

Daily Maverick vindicated as it wins defamation case

Tania Broughton 17 Aug 2022

Eskom goes after delinquent municipality's bank accounts

Energy

Eskom goes after delinquent municipality's bank accounts

Tania Broughton 18 Jul 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Construction contracts: The trouble with interdicts

Jennifer Smit 20 Jun 2022

Thinking of buying a repossessed home? Here are the pros and cons

Residential Property

Thinking of buying a repossessed home? Here are the pros and cons

27 Oct 2021

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Legal

R40m Beitbridge Border fence trial kicks off

4 Oct 2021

SABC lift replacement contract set aside

Corporate & Commercial Law

SABC lift replacement contract set aside

21 Dec 2020

New bill to enable victims to apply for protection order online

Criminal Law

New bill to enable victims to apply for protection order online

24 Jul 2020

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Travel

SAA business rescue plan vote given green light

25 Jun 2020

Conflicting judgments on 'no work no pay' cases

Labour Law

Conflicting judgments on 'no work no pay' cases

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Jun 2020

Discovery, Liberty and "group wrong"

Medical Law

Discovery, Liberty and "group wrong"

Clea Rawlins 11 May 2020

An arbitrator is allowed to be wrong

Legislation & Regulation

An arbitrator is allowed to be wrong

Jeffrey Kron & Sarah Forshaw 9 Apr 2020

Law of Defamation: Why the EFF lost to Manuel

Human Rights Law

Law of Defamation: Why the EFF lost to Manuel

Jackie Lafleur and Rui Lopes 1 Jul 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

Banks are clogging up the justice system, says court

Law Practice

Banks are clogging up the justice system, says court

Ciaran Ryan 4 Oct 2018

Victory for debtors as judges rule that cases must be referred to lower courts

Land & Property Law

Victory for debtors as judges rule that cases must be referred to lower courts

Ciaran Ryan 3 Oct 2018

Is a court order necessary to terminate municipal services?

Law Practice

Is a court order necessary to terminate municipal services?

Maike Gohl & Chantelle Gladwin-Wood 23 Aug 2018

Dispute resolution gives Sars a case of motion sickness

Tax Law

Dispute resolution gives Sars a case of motion sickness

Christopher Renwick 24 Jul 2018

McLean Banda, a waste picker who lives in the informal settlement next to Genesis Landfill in Central Johannesburg, sorts his recyclable materials. Photo: Zoë Postman

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Hope for Johannesburg waste pickers

Zoë Postman 3 Jul 2018

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Hospitality

Rent snafu to close top hotel

Dave Chambers 15 Dec 2017

Journo rapped for dissing bling pastor

Media & Entertainment Law

Journo rapped for dissing bling pastor

Khanyi Ndabeni 12 Dec 2017