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Labour Law [2025] ZALCJHB 42

Lecogo v General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others (JR699/2021)

Lecogo v General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others (JR699/2021) [2025] ZALCJHB 42 (27 January 2025)

Labour Court dismissed an application to vary and clarify a prior order, finding no ambiguity in the judgment itself and no basis for condonation.

  • Variation Of Court Order
  • Condonation
  • Unfair Labour Practice
  • Interpretation Of Judgments
  • Variation-of-court-order
  • Interpretation-of-judgments
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Civil Procedure [2020] ZAECPEHC 5

Alfdav Construction CC v South African Revenue Service (399/2017)

Alfdav Construction CC v South African Revenue Service (399/2017) [2020] ZAECPEHC 5 (11 February 2020)

The High Court dismissed an application to vary a prior VAT order, finding rule 42 could not add penalties and interest not raised in the original case.

  • Rule 42 Variation
  • Vat Assessment
  • Penalties And Interest
  • Mootness
  • Interpretation Of Judgments
  • Rule-42
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Administrative Law [2017] ZAGPPHC 94

Road Traffic Management Corporation and Others v Tasima (Proprietary) Limited and Others (18849/17)

Road Traffic Management Corporation and Others v Tasima (Proprietary) Limited and Others (18849/17) [2017] ZAGPPHC 94 (3 April 2017)

The court enforced the Constitutional Court's hand-over order, holding that Tasima had to complete transfer of the eNaTIS system within 30 days.

  • Enforcement Of Court Orders
  • Interpretation Of Judgments
  • Urgent Interdict
  • Migration Plan
  • Contempt Proceedings
  • Enforcement-of-court-orders
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Civil Procedure [2016] ZAGPPHC 783

Basson v Health Professions Council of South Africa, In Re: Basson v Hugo and Others (3113/2015)

Basson v Health Professions Council of South Africa, In Re: Basson v Hugo and Others (3113/2015) [2016] ZAGPPHC 783 (26 August 2016)

The High Court held that a prior costs order included costs from an earlier urgent appearance and granted a declaratory order to that effect.

  • Variation Of Court Order
  • Costs Award
  • Rule 42 Application
  • Interpretation Of Judgments
  • Costs-award
  • Court-order-interpretation
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Tax Law [2013] ZATC 5

ABC (Pty) Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services (13356)

ABC (Pty) Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services (13356) [2013] ZATC 5 (2 December 2013)

The Tax Court held that the 'further costs' category of R64,346,528 was properly raised as an alternative issue before the SCA and was not abandoned. The SCA judgment adopted a broad approach to the deductibility of costs under section 11(bA) of the Income Tax Act, encompassing all related finance charges closely connected to the furtherance of ABC's prison project. The absence of an express reference to 'further costs' in the SCA judgment did not preclude their deductibility, as the principles articulated by the SCA extended to a wide range of fees and costs. The Commissioner was limited to…

  • Income Tax Act Section 11ba
  • Deductibility Of Expenditure
  • Interpretation Of Judgments
  • Timing Of Deductions
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Labour Law [2001] ZALC 209

Crown Footwear (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Leather Allied Workers and Others (D458/2001)

Crown Footwear (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Leather Allied Workers and Others (D458/2001) [2001] ZALC 209; [2002] 2 BLLR 180 (LC); (2002) 23 ILJ 148 (LC) (23 November 2001)

The Labour Court clarified that retrenched or resigned employees were not entitled to reinstatement, and compensation had to be reduced by interim wages.

  • Reinstatement
  • Compensation For Unfair Dismissal
  • Fixed Term Contracts
  • Retrenchment
  • Interpretation Of Judgments
  • Labour-law
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