Legally Speaking
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Legally Speaking
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Eskom’s failure in the grand scheme of things
Eskom’s failure in the grand scheme of things 27th Feb 2023 That Eskom has failed should be clear to all, including those who do...
Vexing questions
Vexing questions 30th Sep 2022 Over the past year or so, like most people, we have been preoccupied with the Covid-19 pandemic. Unsurprisingly, most...
Mandatory vaccinations – a turning tide?
Mandatory vaccinations – a turning tide? 1st Aug 2022 It is not surprising that the Covid crisis is abating, but will the call for...
Covid-19 still vexing occupational health
Covid-19 still vexing occupational health 14th Jun 2022 When Covid-19 was first detected in March 2020, it was feared that the pandemic would be...
Covid: a legal game changer?
Covid: a legal game changer? 8th Apr 2022 We seem to now be part of a new dispensation – one not governed by the...
Mandatory Covid mandates: US Supreme Court speaks
Mandatory Covid mandates: US Supreme Court speaks 8th Feb 2022 The question of employers imposing mandatory Covid-19 mandates is very topical right now. Typically,...
Statutory risk control and Covid-19
Statutory risk control and Covid-19 13th Dec 2021 The first step of any statutory risk control programme is to identify the relevant regulations. Sadly,...
Risk control and compliance
Confined spaces at heights 15th Oct 2021 What are the complications of applying risk control principles to the problems stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic?...
Counting the cost
Counting the cost 22nd Sep 2021 Events during July, where rampaging mobs of people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng looted and burnt shops, warehouses and...
Covid vaccinations: Could a compensation fund work?
Covid vaccinations: Could a compensation fund work? 17th Jun 2021 In this issue, Professor Robert Vivian and Dr Albert Mushai explore the concept of...
The case of Covid-19 vaccines
The case of Covid-19 vaccines 16th Apr 2021 In light of some concerns with Covid-19 vaccines, Professor Robert Vivian and Dr Albert Mushai discuss...
The devil is in the detail
The devil is in the detail 24th Feb 2021 When businesses went into lockdown, as part of the measures by governments to contain the...
Covid-19: exposing legal risk in insurance
Covid-19: exposing legal risk in insurance 8th Oct 2020 Insurance markets worldwide operate on the basic premise that insurers know the risks for which...
Lessons for SA from the UK – occupational diseases compensation
Lessons for SA from the UK – occupational diseases compensation 17th Aug 2020 Compensation for occupational diseases should, in general, be handled the same...
Volenti non fit injuria
There was a time employees who were injured at work were unsuccessful if they attempted to obtain compensation by suing their employers. Dr Albert...
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