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Legally Speaking
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
The ever-expanding scope of criminal liability
The ever-expanding scope of criminal liability 4th October 2024 This series has aimed to provide a brief discussion of criminal liability arising from occupational...
NZ boards the criminal justice bandwagon
NZ boards the criminal justice bandwagon 16th August 2024 An unsettling trend is emerging in the modern workplace. While great strides have been made...
It no longer matters who pulled the trigger!
It no longer matters who pulled the trigger! 31st May 2024 This series of articles on criminal law was inspired by several incidents in...
Across the pond
Across the pond 5th April 2024 In the previous article we expressed concern about the UK’s criminal justice system, but this is not about...
How the west is being lost
How the west is being lost 8th February 2024 The criminal justice system is important in the case of occupational injuries. If someone is...
Hearing loss: a valid compensation claim?
Hearing loss: a valid compensation claim? 18th October 2023 The case of Knoetze v Rand Mutual Assurance 2022 is interesting to discuss for several...
Legal developments may have ripple effect
Legal developments may have ripple effect 5th September 2023 Our columnists highlight some recent developments in British criminal law and workers’ compensation that raise...
Contextualising the recent COIDA amendment
Contextualising the recent COIDA amendment 30th May 2023 Workers’ compensation has a long history, both in South Africa and abroad. Despite this long legislative...
Are there other options out there?
Are there other options out there? 28th Mar 2023 Against the backdrop of increasing unreliability of government services, thought should be given to finding...
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,...