CARMEL RICKARD: Black eye for Limpopo lender
After a tip from Sassa, a microlender in Limpopo is being made to pay for its abuses, to the benefit of those it overcharged and cheated
CARMEL RICKARD: Businessman Jayesh Shah’s protracted legal battle
Twenty years ago Zambia froze $1m of businessman Jayesh Shah’s money. The courts declared this unlawful but Shah still hasn’t got his money back
CARMEL RICKARD: When top managers experience the pain of ordinary workers
A senior banking official was so upset by a change in his company’s chain of command that he resigned and asked a court to award him damages
CARMEL RICKARD: Minister Rob Davies plays an ace
When provincial boundaries were redrawn, a North West casino suddenly found itself in Gauteng, leading to a dispute over the lost revenue
CARMEL RICKARD: Sugar deal goes sour
A shareholder dispute over the way a new Kenyan sugar venture is being run must go for arbitration in SA, a judge has ruled
CARMEL RICKARD: How the law can contribute to discrimination
A recent high court case shows how the law can contribute to discrimination grounded in sex, gender and socioeconomic status, a judge says
CARMEL RICKARD: Hands off banks — for now
A Kenyan court sides with the banking sector after government introduces vague legislation about a ‘Robin Hood’ tax on bank transfers
CARMEL RICKARD: The spectacularly unsuccessful case against Mugabe’s resignation
A Zimbabwean case unwittingly closed the door on future judicial challenges to Robert Mugabe’s departure from the presidency
CARMEL RICKARD: Tullow’s spectre of voldemort
A case in the London courts between an oil company and a rig firm revolves around when a business can justifiably axe a contract
CARMEL RICKARD: The missing tribunal
A Zambian court has found against the country’s finance minister for failing to set up a crucial market body, as required by law
CARMEL RICKARD: Namibian finance minister called to order
A Namibian court has found against the country’s finance minister for messing up a company’s bid to register as a manufacturer
CARMEL RICKARD: Bitter blow to employers
Employers in Zimbabwe who dismissed staff with three months’ notice after a court ruling were caught badly offside because of new retrospective law
CARMEL RICKARD: The cost of keeping it real
After a ruling by the UK supreme court, Cartier and other companies will now have to pay to have websites selling counterfeit goods blocked
CARMEL RICKARD: A victory for defending SA’s wildlife
Any court decision that stands up for conservation is a victory, especially at a time when natural resources are being so savagely eradicated
CARMEL RICKARD: Mbulelo Mtati — a cruel case of injustice
The courts and a respected law firm do themselves no credit in the sad tale of a man’s battle for a house
CARMEL RICKARD: Playing judge, jury and executioner
If Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is to serve its purpose, it must be bound by the rules of procedure and impartiality
CARMEL RICKARD: Gunning for Dudu Myeni, SAA execs
Dudu Myeni and former SAA board members have been drawn into a dispute between the airline and former employees in Namibia
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
