Judgment Summaries

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You need to know about and possibly take action when the courts hand down judgments or cases. It is a critical part of ensuring that your organisation complies with the law. But how are you supposed to monitor all judgments on an ongoing basis to find the relevant ones, read them to understand what the latest judgments deal with, and decide what action you might need to take in response to them?  Impossible? Don’t worry; we do this for you.

We continually monitor and provide plain-language summaries of all judgments or cases related to our focus areas. Our summaries highlight what action you might need to take in response. We do all the hard work for you to save you time.

Judgment summaries

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Altech v ICASA | No leave to appeal

Press release from Altech: 31 October 2008 Altech announced today that it has been successful in opposing the Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, in her application for Leave to Appeal against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) / [...]

By |2022-02-20T19:50:56+02:00October 31st, 2008|Categories: Electronic Communications Law|Tags: , , , |

Altech v ICASA | VANS self provision

In the matter of Altech Autopage Cellular (Pty) Ltd v The Chairperson of the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa & Others ("the Altech Case") the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court of South Africa appears [...]

By |2021-07-22T09:58:56+02:00September 1st, 2008|Categories: Electronic Communications Law|Tags: , , |

Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife | Contracting by Email and SMS

The Labour Court (in Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (D204/07) ZALC 84 (1 July 2008)) has recently confirmed that you can conclude a contract by email and SMS. You can contract electronically. This is not really anything new. Since the [...]

National Media Ltd v Jooste

In National Media Ltd v Jooste, a magazine published an article about Jooste and her child without Jooste's consent. The Court held that a child's personal information was also a guardian's personal information. The Court also held that a person […]

Financial Mail v Sage Holdings

In Financial Mail (Pty) Ltd v Sage Holdings Ltd, the Court extended personality rights to a corporation. This judgment is a significant development in our law and is the basis behind POPIA's requirement that responsible parties must protect the personal [...]