Deliveroo judgment shows how gig economy platforms and courts are eroding workers’ rights: NeydtStock/Shutterstock The tide of employment law has continued to turn on the gig economy after the UK Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Deliveroo drivers are not considered workers but self-employed independent contractors. This means people working in the gig economy are less …
Supreme court rules Rwanda plan unlawful: a legal expert explains the judgment, and what happens next: The UK supreme court has unanimously ruled that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Upholding an earlier decision by the court of appeal, the supreme court found that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda may …
How philosophy can help mothers avoid judgment, guilt and shame: Parenting is tough: the lack of sleep, the baby that cries for hours for no reason, the toddler that has a tantrum for all too many reasons. But being a mother is often especially hard. This isn’t just because mothers often do the lion’s share …
What the Zulu kingship judgment tells us about the future of South African customary law: Prince Misuzulu, second from the left, attends the provincial memorial service for his mother, the late Mantfombi Dlamini, at the Khangelakamankegane Royal Palace in Nongoma, in May 2021. AFP via Getty Images Following the death of AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini …
Meghan Markle: Mail on Sunday loses appeal in privacy case – the judgment explained: Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) the publisher of the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, has lost an appeal in its three-year legal battle against Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, over the Mail on Sunday’s publication of extracts from …
Alexander Litvinenko: court judgment on assassinated Russian spy has cross-border implications: Alexander Litvinenko in University College Hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance. Wikimedia Commons The European court of human rights has ruled that Russia is responsible for the 2006 assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in the UK. The six to one judgment …
South Africa in the news: Judgment reserved in Zuma’s rescission application: The former president was convicted and sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court for defying the Apex Court order to appear before the Commission on State Capture.: “South Africa” – BingNews Climate change should be treated as an emergency like COVID-19, …
Roe v Wade: the supreme court judgment that underpins abortion rights may be under threat – here’s why that matters: EPA_EFE/Jim Lo Scalzo Reproductive rights advocates in the US are expressing dismay at the announcement by the supreme court that it will hear argument in an appeal which, if successful, could threaten the legal basis …
South Africa in the news: Australian mining firm intends to appeal judgment that favoured activists: An Australian mining firm it will appeal a judgment in relation to the Slapp suit (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) it brought against six South African environmental justice and …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ravichandran Ashwin sparkles against England as …
South Africa in the news: Update on December Judgment: Zimbabwean farmers Luke Tembani and 24 Others v the President of the Republic of South Africa and Others | FULL TEXT: Last month the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down judgment in a R2-billion damages claim against South Africa by 25 dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers, some …
South Africa in the news: Nkandla judgment: I was never afraid – Mogoeng Mogoeng: Mogoeng on handing down Nkandla judgment. Durban – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said he was never afraid of handing down a ruling against President Jacob …: “South Africa” – BingNews Sale begin life after Steve Diamond with Toulon defeat: Sale started …
South Africa in the news: Santam to appeal insurance judgment: Santam has decided to appeal this week’s Western Cape High Court judgment that favoured Ma-Afrika Hotels and Stellenbosch Kitchen relating to policies with Contingent Business Interruption (CBI) …: “South Africa” – BingNews This Scares Me More Than Antisemitism: The statistical threat of antisemitism pales in …
What the Timol judgment means for ending South Africa’s culture of impunity: Ahmed Timol, pictured in the centre of the 2nd row, was a teacher when he was killed by South African police. ahmedtimol.co.za A South African court has ruled that a security policeman has to stand trial for his role in the killing of …
Bizarre California hanging death leads to million civil judgment: FILE PHOTO: The Coronado home of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. chief executive Jonah Shacknai, where Shacknai's girlfriend Rebecca Zahau was SAN DIEGO – A San Diego jury on Wednesday awarded $ 5 million in damages to relatives of a woman who was found hanged, bound and nude …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Child, 12, Beaten Over Chores Could Test New ‘Hiding’ Judgment: A Nyanga woman may be among the first parents or guardians to be charged in terms of new child chastisement limitations, after allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old girl who took too long to return from an errand. The woman, …
Watershed judgment clarifies limits of religion in South Africa’s public schools: School children wave a South African flag after visiting the Nelson Mandela house museum in Soweto. Reuters/Henry Romero A High Court in South Africa recently handed down a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for religion in the country’s public schools. The court decided that …
South Africa in the news: ConCourt reserves judgment in secret ballot case: JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s highest court weighed on Monday whether lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma, who faces growing criticism within the ruling ANC. The Constitutional Court heard legal arguments in …: “South Africa” – BingNews …