“Smart-shopping” lands an employee in hot water

A Pick n Pay Employee has been dismissed for “stealing” smart shopper points. The Employee, who was a cashier, devised a plan to accumulate smart shopper points fast. Each time a customer came to the till she would proceed to swipe her smart shopper card and...

High Court Debtors Beware

If judgment has been granted against a debtor (a company, an individual), let’s call it a hypothetical XCo, in the Magistrate’s Court, the judgment may be rescinded once XCo has paid the debt and the creditor –let’s say, a bank – has consented...

Cohabitation and the reciprocal duty of support

For many years South African courts have emphasized the importance of marriage as a social institution and valued the rights and obligations that flow from it. One of the most important obligations is the reciprocal duty of support and South African law recognizes...