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The Labour Court draws the line on interdicting unprotected strikes in Boomerang Fruits v MKP

The recent decision of the Labour Court in Boomerang Fruits (Pty) Ltd v uMkhonto weSizwe (MKP) and Others JDR2025-061014 (LC) provides timely clarification on the legal thresholds for interdicting unprotected strikes and the limits of third-party involvement, particularly by political parties, in industrial disputes. The judgment reaffirms the legal materiality of procedural norms under the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), as amended, and outlines the risks for entities that engage in conduct akin to that of a trade union without being recognised as such.

Webinar Recording | Protecting schools and learners in a digital age: Tackling cyberbullying and understanding your legal responsibilities

As private schools increasingly adopt online teaching and learning platforms, students are spending more time engaged in digital social interactions as well as social media.

In duplum and restructurings

The in duplum rule is a longstanding principle in South African law that limits the amount of interest a lender can recover from a borrower in default. Its impact is significant, especially in the context of loan restructurings and amendments where a borrower is in default of scheduled capital and interest payments.

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Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill indicates clear policy direction on interpretation of “controlling interest”

One of the major issues of contention for mineral right holders when transacting in the mining sector by way of a share purchase agreement, joint venture or co-development arrangement amongst others, is whether ministerial consent is required in terms of section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) to transfer the mineral rights in the event of an direct or indirect change of control.

The legal nature of preference share funding

On 16 August 2025 National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service published a Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB), which proposed to amend section 8E of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (ITA), by providing that any share treated as a “ financial asset ” under International Accounting Standard 32 would in the future be regarded as a hybrid equity instrument. The effect of that proposal, had it been adopted, was that dividends that became payable in respect of various instruments, including “ funding ” preference shares, would be treated as income and would accordingly be taxable.