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Judge

Cape Town
Joined October 2011
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anton steenkamp retweeted
Looking forward to seeing the birth of the new @vryeweekblad tomorrow! teapawt.net/vryeweekblad/status/11…
Dis die tyd. Dis die dag. Eerste nuwe uitgawe van @vryeweekblad in 25 jaar, hierdie Vrydag. Lees meer: bit.ly/2VgYdrM
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Strikes, abuse, contempt: a day in the life of a Labour Court Judge in South Africa ukhumanrightsblog.com/2019/0…
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On the Judges Matter website, you can also check out the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit's written submission and research report on the judicial records of nominees for appointment to the High Court. #BeInformed #OpenAccess #SAJudiciary
#ConCourt and #SCA judicial interviews take place next week. Are you going to be watching the live stream? bit.ly/2URN3cA #JSC #JudgesMatter @africanlii @RAITHFoundation @PMG_SA @PeoplesAssem_SA @saflii
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anton steenkamp retweeted
National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill Sent to NCOP legal.sabinet.co.za/articles…
Strikes, abuse, contempt: a day in the life of a Labour Court Judge in South Africa ukhumanrightsblog.com/2019/0… via @AdamWagner
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anton steenkamp retweeted
People of the interwebs. You do not 'gift' somebody something. You give it to them. You give someone a gift. Got it? Good. Stop verbing nouns, FFS.
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anton steenkamp retweeted
Formal Notice received : A collective Joc (Joint Operational Centre} Committee decision was made 9/03/2019 at Cape Stadium 11:00am, that Cape Town Cycle Tour 2019 long route will commence as planned .#CTCycletour2019
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Hearing tomorrow 10am: Can you be dismissed for failure to disclose the misconduct of fellow employees during strike action?
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Judgment: An employer is ordinarily not required to give an employee an opportunity to make representations before a precautionary suspension.
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NEWS: The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has released its shortlist of candidates for judicial positions, to be interviewed at its April 2019 sitting. #BeInformed #JudgesMatter #JSC #Judiciary @WhyJudgesMatter
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Judgment: Employee granted a remedy for procedural unfairness in inordinate delay in finalising a disciplinary process and implementing a sanction of dismissal. (Stokwe v MEC)
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anton steenkamp retweeted
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "I try hard, first of all, to write an opinion so that no one will have to read a sentence twice to get what it means.” The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, Vol. 13, 2010, p. 134. scribes.org/copy-of-volume-1… #legalwriting
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Chief Justice John Roberts: "I have yet to put down a brief and say, 'I wish that had been longer.'” The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, Vol. 13, 2010, p. 35. Available here: scribes.org/copy-of-volume-1… #legalwriting
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NEWS: In the North Gauteng High Court, Judge Fabricius has dismissed #TomMoyane's bid to have his dismissal overturned. SAFLII will post the full judgment as soon as it's available! bit.ly/2ruso1o
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anton steenkamp retweeted
The importance of writing to a legal career: info.cooley.edu/blog/why-wri… @WMUcooleylaw #legalwriting
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⁦@TeamVitalitySA⁩ so much for getting rewarded. So you just unilaterally withdraw your so called rewards?
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Hearing tomorrow: Should the Court allow retrenched Edcon employees who litigated on one basis, which the Court found wrong, to begin again, years later, on a new basis? (Karin Steenkamp v Edcon Limited)
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JUDGMENT: An employer is obliged to show that retrenchments are operationally justifiable on rational grounds and to consider alternatives. Reinstatement is the appropriate remedy unless shown that it is not reasonably practicable. (SACCAWU v Woolworths)
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Today the #ConCourt handed down judgment as to whether, in terms of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, the retrenchment of 44 Woolworths employees and #SACCAWU members was substantively unfair. Read the full judgment here: bit.ly/2Qo7IDc #LabourLaw