The Council of the Hessequa Municipality has amended the Hessequa Municipality Air Pollution Control By-law, promulgated on 19 December 2008, so as to include provisions pertaining to the control of emissions caused by tyre burning and burning of rubber products and cables in open spaces and the control of sand blasting emissions.
The Prins Albert Municipality have enacted the Stormwater Management By-Laws to regulate storm-water management and activities that may have an adverse impact on the development, operation and maintenance of the storm-water system.
The Prins Albert Municipality have enacted the Fire Safety By-Law to promote the achievement of a fire-safe environment for the benefit of all persons within the area of jurisdiction of the municipality and to provide for procedures, methods and practices to regulate fire safety within the area.
On 18 April 2013 the Constitutional Court found that mineral rights were not expropriated by the enactment of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.
This Summer edition of Law Letter reflects some of the many rights, duties and obligations our busy courts are called upon to interpret and enforce, and the complex disputes they have to resolve.
This Autumn edition of Law Letter features recent decisions of our High Courts, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court on the sale and expropriation of land, personal liability of company directors, damages claims in schools and the obligations of judges.
This edition of Law Letter turns its spotlight onto intellectual property – the important and valuable rights to trade marks, copyright, patents and design.
In this edition of Law Letter we turn our spotlight onto trusts, product liability, mining rights, suretyships, and the approach of our courts to evidence, fairness, equality, freedom and justice.
This Spring edition of Law Letter as the 2011 Rugby World Cup tournament kicks off surveys recent court decisions on labour law, property rights, personally injury claims, tax law and looks at the impact of the Consumer Protection Act on franchise agreements.
Rugby injuries, soccer stadiums, the taxman, debtors, creditors, directors and shareholders, local authorities and trade marks all feature in this early summer edition of Law Letter.
2012 promises to be a challenging year, not least for lawyers and their clients. This first edition of Law Letter deals with a variety of recent decisions of our courts which we are confident will enable our readers to keep abreast of legal developments in an entertaining and informative way.