CARMEL RICKARD: A sobering message to litigants
How the labour court chose to deal with a case that it deemed to be frivolous has lessons for employees with grievances against their employers
CARMEL RICKARD: The battle for Ingula
Eskom is also involved in a struggle to protect an important wetland
CARMEL RICKARD: Where there’s a will
A Namibian high court judge has taken an important decision, in favour of the spirit of the constitution, to overturn a violation of a fundamental human right
CARMEL RICKARD: The full facts, please
A lawyer who saw that glass bottles containing Coca-Cola drinks in Kenya gave fewer details about content than plastic ones took the matter to court
CARMEL RICKARD: A shipload of damages
A bulk carrier’s crash in Durban’s harbour has given rise to a series of complex cases regarding liability and jurisdiction
CARMEL RICKARD: Power to the people?
Mushrooming municipal debt, and who is responsible for sorting it out, will come under the spotlight as a business forum takes Eskom to court
CARMEL RICKARD: No easy entry into UK
A UK court has declined to accept a woman’s reluctance to engage a carer for her mother in SA as sufficient reason for allowing the mother to immigrate
CARMEL RICKARD: Credit where it’s due
The entire nature of Zambia’s newly established credit reference system appeared to be at stake
CARMEL RICKARD: Blow for Facebook racist
Former police officer takes his case to labour court after losing his job because of violent, anti-white comments on Julius Malema’s Facebook page
CARMEL RICKARD: Cash in transit — king of the road
A judgment by the labour appeal court guarantees better pay and benefits for cash-in-transit employees
CARMEL RICKARD: Legal quicksands in Western Sahara dispute
The four-decade dispute over Western Sahara could spell trouble for trade deals with Morocco
CARMEL RICKARD: The strike dilemma
A new book explores the complex, multifaceted reasons behind increasingly violent industrial action
CARMEL RICKARD: Laying down the law on business rescue
Recent rulings on contracts and obligations have given business rescue practitioners more clarity on what SA’s legislation actually allows for
CARMEL RICKARD: Is this xenophobia?
Crackdown on illegal aliens may be legitimate, but it has uncomfortable echoes because of Swaziland’s absolute monarchy’s record on human rights and the rule ...
CARMEL RICKARD: Is this how a Gupta trial could be handled?
A case involving small-scale bribes — and the sentences handed down in it — may give a clue to how possible Gupta prosecutions may unfold
CARMEL RICKARD: Too fishy to swallow
A top EU court official’s opinion on a contract between Morocco and the EU on Western Sahara delays my tasting of real anchovies
CARMEL RICKARD: Baaaad judgment call
A bizarre case from a sheep-farming district of the Eastern Cape emphasises the problem with ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and his prosecuting authority
CARMEL RICKARD: Murray & Roberts's win-win judgment
Zambian supreme court ruling in favour of Murray & Roberts a boost for confidence in that country
CARMEL RICKARD: Contemptible actions
Strikes are often very violent in SA, and it’s time that companies change tack to hold unions responsible for the damage
