Postponements – GilesFiles

Refusal to postpone hearing: Judicial discretion?

by GilesFiles | Nov 24, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, André van Niekerk, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, CCMA Rules-new, Costs not awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 1995, Objective - correctness, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Private enterprises, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Topics | 0 |

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Unlawfully issued penalties: Legality principle breached

by GilesFiles | May 9, 2025 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Causes and defences, Costs, Costs punitive, Courts, Declaratory, Government, Granted, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Metro, Orders, Parties, Regulations, Review tests, SDJ Wilson, Sectors, Selected judges, self-created urgency, State organs, Statutory, staying proceedings, Topics | 0 |

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LRA s 188A inquiry: Remitted to Tokiso

by GilesFiles | Jun 4, 2024 | 2020 onwards, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, General, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 193, LRA 1995, LRA D: 151-166 LC, MR Makhura, Orders, Parties, Private arbitration, Private enterprises, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Selected judges, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Topics, Trade | 0 |

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Condonation application and prejudice: Unacceptable explanation

by GilesFiles | Jul 7, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Causes and defences, Central, Conduct & capacity, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Government, Harass & bully, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Review tests, Risks, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Combining preliminary applications: Condonation review

by GilesFiles | Oct 22, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Condonation, Costs, Costs not awarded, Courts, Irregular proceeding, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, LC Rules-old, LC-Practice Manual, Legal Practice, Logistics, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

Numsa obo Charles v DSV Solutions (Pty) Ltd In dealing with the issue of combining preliminary applications the labour court [per PN Kroon AJ] decided that “condonation applications should not generally be heard separately...

Requiring full explanation: Attorney put on terms

by GilesFiles | Aug 18, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Causes and defences, Courts, Declaratory, General, HC Uniform, Interdicts & rules, Irregular proceeding, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, LC Rules-old, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Roman Dutch law, Rule nisi, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Special pleas, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, staying proceedings, Topics | 0 |

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Remote hearing refused: Microsoft Teams or Zoom

by GilesFiles | Aug 7, 2020 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Courts, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Rules Codes & Manual, Topics | 0 |

Union-Swiss (Pty) Ltd v Govender (Royal Brighton) Remote hearing refused by High Court after considering various directives and some case law from Canada and Australia mainly because the plaintiff was unable to show why the...

Arbitrary grounds exception: Practice Manual binding

by GilesFiles | Oct 22, 2019 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Courts, Differentiation not discrimination, Discrimination (LRL 11), Edwin Tlhotlhalemaje, EEA 1998, EEA Chpt II ss 5-11, Employ Equity (LRL 12), Exceptions/special pleas, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, LC Rules-old, LC-Practice Manual, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Provincial, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

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Rescission ruling overturned: When postponement justified

by GilesFiles | Nov 9, 2018 | 2018, Anton Steenkamp, Costs, Courts, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 144 and 165 rescissions, LRA 1995, LRA D: 151-166 LC, Orders, Security s145, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

SABC v CCMA Rescission ruling overturned and refusal of postponement set aside because of the genuine specific circumstances. “The employees, mostly represented by different attorneys, referred unfair dismissal disputes to...

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