Baba and Others v Clicks Group Limited and Another (EC 12/2020)
Baba and Others v Clicks Group Limited and Another (EC 12/2020) [2022] ZAEQC 5 (28 February 2022)
The court found that Clicks Group Limited was not the correct legal entity to be cited, as the advertisement was published by Clicks Retailers, its subsidiary. However, given the public apology and corrective steps taken by the holding company, the court proceeded to consider the merits. The applicants failed to establish that the original TRESemmé advertisement, as published on the Clicks Retailers website, constituted unfair discrimination under sections 7 and 12 of the Equality Act. The images that caused public outcry were cropped and circulated on social media by unknown persons, and the…
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- Promotion Of Equality And Prevention Of Unfair Discrimination Act
- Unfair Discrimination
- Subsidiarity Principle
- Corporate Liability
- Objective Test For Discrimination