by VDT Attorneys | May 15, 2018 | Contract, Dispute resolution, Litigation
In most cases, a contract will a have a list of definitions or an interpretation clause which will spell out exactly how a “day”, “week” or “month” in the contract must be interpreted and define the way in which the time period must be calculated in order to determine...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2018 | Arrest, Criminal, Dispute resolution, Litigation
The South African Police may offer an arrested person the option of paying an admission of guilt fine, but only if the person has been arrested for a less serious offence, and so doing lighten the load of congested court rolls. This fine is paid before the accused...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 7, 2018 | Appeal, Dispute resolution, Employment, Labour, Litigation, Unfair Labour Practice
To clarify the rule of practice that ‘cost orders follow the result’, or plainly put, that the unsuccessful party must pay the costs of litigation, our Constitutional Court recently reviewed this rule of practice in the context of labour matters heard in the Labour...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 9, 2017 | Alcohol, Business, Dispute resolution, Liquor
To operate a micro-brewery where you manufacture liquor (at or below the threshold volume as prescribed by legislation) and sell it for retail purposes, it requires that you obtain a micro-brewery or micro-manufacturing liquor licence. In the Free State, the Free...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 12, 2016 | Dispute resolution, Employment, Labour, Unfair Labour Practice
You are correct. In terms of our labour legislation, an employer cannot just dismiss you without a fair disciplinary hearing. Generally, employees can be dismissed for one of three reasons, namely misconduct, incapacity and operational requirements. In your case, the...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 11, 2015 | Corporate, Dispute resolution, Mediation
In short, mediation could present ABC Grocers with a useful alternative to formal litigation for the following reasons: • Mediation is an informal and voluntary process, which is convened once both parties to the dispute agree that it is the best course of action to...
