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Balancing transparency and process: A court's approach to dual application of PAIA and PAJA

In the case of SKG Africa (Pty) Ltd v the South African Local Government Association and Others (3) SA 540, the Eastern Cape High Court dealt with the challenges caused by the simultaneous application of two key pieces of legislation: the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA).

Empowering women in legal support roles: Episode 1

Join CDH Conversations for a three-part series on " Empowering women in legal support roles".

What’s in a name? The status of Tax Courts as courts of law

The South African legal system is host to a number of quasi-judicial decision-making bodies which, while having the power to make decisions which are authoritative and may be binding on parties and while conducting proceedings in a judicial manner, cannot be described as courts of law in the proper sense. The High Court in the case of Poulter v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (A88/2023) ZAWCHC had to determine whether the Tax Court was a court of law for the purposes of deciding whether a taxpayer could be represented by a layperson in the Tax Court. It should be noted that the Tax Court first considered the issue of a layperson’s right of appearance before it in 2016 (see our Tax and Exchange Control Alert of 9 September 2016), which we refer tobelow.  

Price personalisation or price discrimination: Can your computer tell the difference?

From booking accommodation and transport to purchasing products online, data analytics has given firms the ability to use automated pricing algorithms to charge personalised prices to every customer based on their data profile. Does this personalised pricing contravene competition law, or does it benefit competition? This debate has been raging in competition lawcircles.   

Advice on handling setbacks

Amore Carstens, Senior Associate in the Corporate & Commercial practice and Oil & Gas sector was featured in the DealMakers Women 2024 issue, where she shared her Advice on handling setbacks .

Mentorship and Sponsorship: How men can support women in tax careers