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Recent articles and research

By Henk Delport

ABBREVIATIONS:

AHRLJ: African Human Rights Law Journal (Juta)

PLD: Property Law Digest (LexisNexis)

SA Merc LJ: SA Mercantile Law Journal (Juta)

TSAR: Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg (Juta)

Cession

Scott, S ‘Security cessions and beneficiary appointments: A belated but necessary footnote to Nienaber’s analysis?’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 323.

Competition law

Mongalo, TH and Nyembezi, N ‘The court refuses to grant a certification order in the bread-cartel class action cases: A closer examination of the Western Cape judgment – The Trustees for the Time Being of the Children’s Resource Centre Trust v Pioneer Foods (Pty) Ltd and Imraahn Ismail Mukaddam v Pioneer Foods (Pty) Ltd (Cases No 25302/10 and 25353/10 (referred to in the judgment as “the consumer application” and “the distributor application” respectively)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 367.

Consumer protection

Otto, JM ‘Bêrekope en die Consumer Protection Act’ 2013.1 TSAR 139.

Corporate law

Beukes, HGJ and Swart, WJC ‘Blurring the dividing line between the oppression remedy and the derivative action: Kudumane Investment Holdings Ltd v Northern Cape Manganese Company (Pty) Ltd and Others’ 24.4 SA Merc LJ 467.

Cooke, M ‘A critical analysis of the regulation of distributions by a company’s board’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 371.

Gutuza, T ‘Has recent United Kingdom case law affected the interplay between “place of effective management” and “controlled foreign companies”?’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 424.

Idensohn, K ‘The Fate of Foss under the Companies Act 71 of 2008’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 355.

Stander, AL ‘Die aanspreeklikheid van ’n insolvente maatskappy en die likwidateur van ’n insolvente maatskappy vir vergoeding as gevolg van omgewingsbenadeling’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 273.

Credit law

Afrika, S-L ‘Do sequestration proceedings fall within the overall ambit of “any proceedings” as stipulated in section 130(3) of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005? – a case comment on Naidoo v Absa Bank Limited [2010] 4 All SA 496 (SCA)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 403.

Kelly-Louw, M ‘Should all natural persons standing surety be protected by the National Credit Act 34 of 2005?’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 298.

Stoop, PN and Vettori, S ‘The National Credit Act and so-called “rental agreements”’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 361.

Criminal law and procedure

Hoctor, S ‘Belief in witchcraft as a mitigating factor in sentencing – S v Latha 2012 (2) SACR 30 (ECG)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 380.

Delict

Ahmed, R ‘Voluntary assumption of risk as a defence, excluding delictual liability with regard to sports injuries – Hattingh v Roux 2011(5) SA 135 (WCC)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 414.

Neethling, J ‘Delictual liability of prison authorities for contagious diseases among inmates’ 2013.1 TSAR 177.

Neethling, J and JM Potgieter, JM ‘Unlawful detention: A disappointing judgment – Alves v Lom Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd 2012 (1) SA 399 (GSJ)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 390.

Scott, J ‘How safe should a sidewalk be? The evergreen question of a municipality’s liability for negligent omissions’ 2013.1 TSAR 164.

Evidence

Naudé, BC ‘The probative value of post-offence conduct evidence’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 320.

Husband and wife

West, A and Bekker, JC ‘Possible consequences of declaring civil and customary marriages void’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 351.

Information technology

Hurter, E ‘Not the lesser evil: Amending the regulations for the resolution of domain name disputes in the “.za” domain to combat reverse domain name hijacking’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 416.

Insurance

Van Niekerk, JP ‘A confusion of third parties in insurance law: Hollard Insurance Co Ltd v Unitrans Fuel and Chemicals (Pty) Ltd and Another’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 449.

Intellectual property

Alberts, RW ‘“I love the smell of perfume in the morning” – the L’Oréal case and trade mark infringement’ 2013.1 TSAR 74.

Visser, C ‘Of liability for patent infringement, public interest, and effective patent terms: Cipla Medpro v Aventis Pharma; Aventis Pharma SA v Cipla Life Sciences’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 456.

Wagenaar, T and Marx, F ‘Needletime: The long and winding road’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 297.

International law

Schlemmer, EC ‘International organisations, the rule of law and immunity’ 2013.1 TSAR 21.

Interpretation of statutes

Bhamjee, S ‘Back to the future: A lesson in fairness and retrospectivity – S v Acting Regional Magistrate, Boksburg: Venter and Another (CCT 109/10) [2011] ZACC 22; 2011 (2) SACR 274 (CC)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 396.

Labour law

Calitz, K ‘Will the 2012 amendments to the Labour Relations Act solve the problems with minimum service agreements in Eskom Holdings Ltd v NUM ?’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 438.

Chicktay, MA ‘Defining the right to strike: A comparative analysis of International Labour Organization standards and South African law’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 260.

Dekker, AH ‘Did he jump or was he pushed? Revisiting constructive dismissal’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 346.

Qotoyi, T ‘Should refusal to work following breach of contract by the employer really be a strike? – National Union of Mineworkers on behalf of Employees v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (2011) 32 ILJ 2104 (LAC)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 427.

Legal education

Martinek, M ‘Comparative jurisprudence – what good does it do? History, tasks, methods, achievements and perspectives of an indispensable discipline of legal research and education’ 2013.1 TSAR 39.

Legal profession

Palmer, R and Crocker, A ‘The payment of trust-account interest: The ethical duties of attorneys towards their clients, and the implications of the new Legal Practice Bill’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 345.

Medical law

Millard, D ‘Cure or curse? Regulations on the demarcation between health insurance policies and medical schemes’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 334.

Mineral rights

Badenhorst, PJ ‘Paying the piper (in absentia) – SFF Association v Xstrata 2011 JDR 0407 (GSJ)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 436.

Monetary law

Van der Bijl, C ‘Account aggregation fraud and the allocation of liability’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 257.

Persons

Barrie, GN ‘Giving due consideration to views expressed by the child in family law proceedings: The Australian experience and lessons for South Africa’ 2013.1 TSAR 124.

Nkosi, G ‘Social work and child law in South Africa – a legal perspective’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 360.

Property law

Ford, S ‘South Africa’s R3bn fire loss statistic’ 2013 17.1 PLD 8.

Maree, T ‘Sectional Title Schemes – The unremitting financial pinch’ 2013 17.1 PLD 2.

Niehaus, P ‘Placing the spotlight on the application of the Municipal Property Rates Act, again!’ 2013 17.1 PLD 5.

Sonnekus, JC ‘Brandversekering en lakse plaaslike owerhede – rus die skade waar dit val?’ 2013.1 TSAR 90.

Public law

Acirokop, P ‘A truth commission for Uganda? Opportunities and challenges’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 417.

Africa, S and Pretorius, R ‘South Africa, the African Union and the responsibility to protect: The case of Libya’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 394.

Durojaye, E and Foley, EA ‘Making a first impression: An assessment of the decision of the Committee of Experts of the African Children’s Charter in the Nubian Children communication’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 564.

Juma, L ‘Nothing but a mass of debris: Urban evictions and the right of access to adequate housing in Kenya’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 470.

Kasaija, PA ‘Kenya’s provisional warrant of arrest for President Omar al Bashir of the Republic of Sudan’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 623.

Long, D and Murray, R ‘Ten years of the Robben Island Guidelines and prevention of torture in Africa: For what purpose?’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 311.

Malila, M ‘The dearth of the rights of HIV-positive employees in Zambia: A case comment on Stanley Kangaipe and Another v Attorney-General’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 579.

Mangu, AM ‘African civil society and the promotion of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 348.

Mujuzi, JD ‘The Ugandan Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act, 2012: A commentary’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 599.

Naidoo, K and Karels, M ‘Hate crimes against black lesbian South Africans: Where race, sexual orientation and gender collide (part I)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 236.

Naluwairo, R ‘Military courts and human rights: A critical analysis of the compliance of Uganda’s military justice with the right to an independent and impartial tribunal’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 448.

Okon, E ‘Towards defining the “right to a family” for the African child’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 373.

Pete, SA and Crocker, AD ‘Ancient rituals and their place in the modern world: Culture, masculinity and the killing of bulls – part one’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 278.

Rautenbach, IM ‘The liability of organisers for damage caused in the course of violent demonstrations as a limitation of the right to freedom of assembly’ 2013.1 TSAR 151.

Senghore, AA ‘Press freedom and democratic governance in The Gambia: A rights-based approach’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 508.

Subramanien, D ‘One for the asylum seeker – Bula v Minister of Home Affairs (589/11) [2011] ZASCA 209’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 448.

Taiwo, EA and Govindjee, A ‘The implementation of the right to education in South Africa and Nigeria (part 2)’ 2012 33.2 Obiter 203.

Ugochukwu, B ‘Ballot or bullet: Protecting the right to vote in Nigeria’ 12.2 2012 AHRLJ 539.

Purchase and sale

Otto, JM ‘Koop van ’n saak vir sy normale of vir ’n bepaalde doel. En die een en ander oor winkeldochters’ 2013.1 TSAR 1.

Tax

Dachs, P ‘Debt instruments, inclusion in gross income?’ 2013 62.2 The Taxpayer 22.

Emslie, T ‘CGT – conditions and time of disposal’ 2013 62.2 The Taxpayer 25.

Jansen van Rensburg, EC ‘Some thoughts on the meaning of “expenditure” in the Income Tax Act’ 2013.1 TSAR 58.

Moosa, F ‘The power to search and seize without a warrant under the Tax Administration Act’ 2012 24.3 SA Merc LJ 338.

Oguttu, AW ‘Challenges in taxing derivative financial instruments: International views and South Africa’s approach’ 2012 24.4 SA Merc LJ 385.

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