S v Cronje (19113) [2019] ZAWCHC 133
Monday, 14 October 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The court was tasked with considering whether or not the sentence passed in the trial court was in accordance with justice, in terms of section 304 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 51 of 1977 (“the Act”). The accused appeared before the magistrate in Muizenberg in the district of Simon’s Town and
- Published in 2019, Criminal Law, Jurisdiction, Review, Sentencing
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North Safety Products v Naidoo and Another (D943/19) [2019] ZALCD 7
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Application brought before the court concerned the enforcement of a restraint of trade agreement for a period of 12 (Twelve)months within the geographical area of Richards Bay, as well as certain confidentiality undertakings, to be held against Marshall Naidoo (“the First Respondent”), an erstwhile sales representative of North Safety Products (“the
- Published in 2019, Labour Law, News, Restraint of Trade
Vedanta Resources Plc and Another v Lungowe and Others [2019] UKSC 20
Wednesday, 05 June 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY This is an appeal in the UK Supreme Court (“SC”). The litigation in this matter arises from alleged toxic emissions from the Nchanga Copper Mine (“the Mine”) in the Chingola District of Zambia. The claims are based in delict, namely on the alleged breach of a common law duty of care and
- Published in 2019, Civil Procedure, English Law, Jurisdiction, News
Competition Commission of South Africa v Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited and Another (CCT296/17) [2019] ZACC 2 (1 February 2019)
Monday, 08 April 2019
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY On 1 February 2019, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, upheld an appeal and replaced the order of the Competition Appeal Court, instead ordering that the proposed transaction between Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited (“HCI”) and Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd (Tsogo) in 2017 did not constitute a notifiable merger in terms of s13A
- Published in 2019, Competition Law, News
