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Sexual harassment policy: Protection mechanism

by GilesFiles | Sep 23, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Conduct & capacity, Costs, Costs not awarded, Courts, EEA 1998, EEA Chpt II ss 5-11, EEA Chpt VI 53-65, Employ Equity (LRL 12), Evidence & onus, GN Moshoana, Harass & bully, Insights, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Relations, LC Rules-old, Legal Practice, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Management, Orders, Parties, Policies - all, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics, Trade unions, Transport & communication | 0 |

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Strict liability principle: Domesticated animals causing harm

by GilesFiles | Sep 11, 2020 | 2020 onwards, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Causes and defences, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Exceptions/special pleas, General, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Legal Practice, MJD Wallis, Orders, SCA judges, Special pleas, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Van Meyeren v Cloete Actio de pauperie exists to ensure that as between the owner of an animal and the innocent victim of harm caused by the animal, it is appropriate for the owner to bear the responsibility for that harm and in...

Strict liability non-consumers: CPA s 61

by GilesFiles | Sep 30, 2016 | 2016, Causes and defences, Consumer protection, Courts, Judges, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Supreme Court of Appeal, Topics | 0 |

Eskom Holdings Ltd v Halstead-Cleak (599/2015) [2016] ZASCA 150 (30 September 2016) per Schoeman AJA (Lewis and Willis JJA; Fourie and Makgoka AJJA concurring) The SCA allowed the appeal holding that a supplier of electricity is...