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Circumventing another Marikana Massacre : a look into the provisions of the Labour Relations Amendment Act relating to the limitation on the right to strike.
(2015)This dissertation looks at the labour unrest that has fast become an increasing reality with perpetual scales of violence that is directed at property and person during strikes being witnessed with uncomfortable regularity. ... -
Class actions : a proposed procedure in terms of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008.
(2013)Due to length and time constraints, this dissertation will briefly examine and provide an overview of the current method that courts have adopted in bringing a class action in Southern Africa and internationally. Specific ... -
A comment on debt relief options for insolvent consumer debtors in South Africa.
(2015)The paper will be focused on examining the debt relief options available for consumer debtors in South Africa. This paper will look at the relationship between the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 and the Insolvency Act 24 ... -
A comparative analysis of constructive dismissal in South Africa and within other international jurisdictions.
(2018)Abstract available in PDF. -
Consumer protection in Swaziland : a comparative analysis of the law in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
(2012)Consumer protection has become an important issue in many spheres of trade. This fact is borne out by the many consumer protection laws introduced in many countries globally. However, despite these developments Swaziland ... -
Consumer protection legislation in South Africa: is it really necessary?
(2018)The South African government tries to protect its consumers, many of whom are histoncally disadvantaged, in the transactions they enter into with suppliers, especially in the financial services industry, where ... -
Contractual exemption clauses under the South African Constitution : an examination of the potential impact of public policy and Ubuntu on such provisions.
(2012)This dissertation will examine the current state of our common law in relation to its treatment of exemption clauses in contracts, and will focus on recent developments which may augur greater scope and a new approach to ... -
Courts’ treatment of depression in the workplace: incapacity, poor performance, misconduct and disability.
(2019)No abstract available. -
The CRISPR patent landscape: a South African perspective.
(2020)The patent rights to CRISPR technology in different jurisdictions have been fought over tirelessly by both public and private actors. This battle has raised questions regarding the privatisation of publicly-funded research. ... -
A critical analysis of product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008.
(2015)Product liability can be described as a situation where a supplier is held accountable to a consumer for the supply of defective goods. The concept of product liability has its roots in the common law. Under the common ... -
A critical analysis of Section 129 (1) (a) of the National Credit Act.
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A critical analysis of the common law remedy of piercing the corporate veil and the actio pauliana as distinct from statutory remedies provided for by the Companies acts 61 of 1973 and 71 of 2008 in the recovery of tax by the South African Revenue Service.
(2017)This paper aims to critically analyse common-law remedy of piercing the corporate veil and the actio pauliana as distinct from statutory remedies provided for by the Companies Acts 61 of 1973 and 71 of 2008 in the recovery ... -
A critical analysis of the effectiveness of the business rescue regime as a mechanism for corporate rescue.
Almost eight years after the enactment of the business rescue regime under the Companies Act 71 of 2008, and a plethora of judgments which have probed and prodded its provisions, it is an opportune time to ascertain whether ... -
A critical analysis of the efficacy of South African law's treatment of match-fixing in sport.
(2014)This dissertation seeks to examine match-fixing and corrupt activities related to sport and in particular analyse critically the efficacy of the present statutory provisions that aim at combating such practices. The following ... -
A critical analysis of the fiduciary duties of directors and evaluation of the development of these duties in terms of the common law and statutory law.
(2017)Corporate law is based on the premise that directors are fiduciaries of their companies. This is an unbending duty which has to be adhered to at all cost by individuals appointed as directors of a company. Previously the ...