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Restraint of trade agreements: Does an employer waive its restraints when dismissing an employee?
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On 27 October 2025, the Labour Appeal Court (“LAC”) gave reasons for why it enforced a restraint of trade agreement on 30 July 2025, in the matter of Backsports (Pty) Limited v Motlhanke and Another (JA2025/091548) 2025 ZALAC 50 (27 October 2025).
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Stephen Thomson, founder and director of Thomson Wilks, says that the merger presents many advantages for both firms. “The strong team in Durban provides the critical mass Thomson Wilks has been seeking in Durban for some time and allows us to deliver a broader, more comprehensive offering to clients in KwaZulu-Natal.”
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The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has issued revised ethical guidelines affecting two central areas of practice.
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South Africa’s mining projects turn on regulatory certainty, predictable timelines, and sustained social legitimacy.
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After nine years under King IV, the South African corporate governance landscape has entered a new chapter. On 31 October 2025, the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee released King V.
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On 24 October 2025, South Africa officially exited the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after just under three years of intensive reform.
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Friday, 3 October 2025 marked legal victory, both for Werner and Ika van Wyk, and for the Commission for Gender Equality, who together challenged the care giving leave provisions in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (and the correlative benefits in the Unemployment Insurance Act) as being unconstitutional insofar as they conflicted with parents’ human rights in the Constitution to equality (section 9 of the Constitution) and to dignity (section 10 of the Constitution).
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