News Archive
Enforcement of an agreement not to sue
A pactum de non petendo (“pactum”) is an agreement between parties whereby one party agrees not to institute legal proceedings against the other party, either temporarily or permanently. A pactum usually suspends the enforcement of a commercial contract for a specific...
Labelling misconduct – a source of clarity or confusion
In the workplace there is a temptation to label alleged misconduct, either because we consider doing so makes the misconduct appear more serious, or we consider it necessary to do so as part of a formal disciplinary process. Contrary to that instinct, the Labour...
Flights to South Africa are only expected to commence on 27 March 2022 subject to Government Approval.
October 2021: Qantas will bring forward the restart of its international flights to 14 November 2021, following the Federal Government’s announcement that Australia’s borders will open in November. The national carrier will operate three weekly return flights between...
Latest developments for the Mining Charter
Once empowered [is] always empowered [after all] – this is the effect of the judgment handed down by the High Court, Pretoria on 21 September 2021 in the matter between Minerals Council of South Africa vs Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and...
Qantas Group Outlines Strategy for Restarting International Flights
Gradual restart planned around National Cabinet’s phased reopening of international borders. Current date of December 2021 remains in reach, based on pace of vaccine rollout. Plans remain dependent on Government decisions in coming months, including future quarantine...
QANTAS’ vaccine reward campaign
The Qantas Group is launching its reward campaign for COVID-19 vaccinated Australians to recognise their role in helping the country get out of lockdown. From tomorrow, fully vaccinated Australian-based Frequent Flyers who are 18 and over will be able to claim their...
QANTAS Group requiring Employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19
The Qantas Group will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the national carrier’s commitment to safety. Frontline employees – including cabin crew, pilots and airport workers – will need to be fully vaccinated by 15 November 2021...
Fasken News
Please review the latest Fasken firm news coverage, including information on their groundbreaking client work as well as media interviews with Fasken’s leading practitioners. Also included is other interesting information which might be relevant to all our ABCSA...