Workplace Wednesdays
Welcome back to Workplace Wednesdays! In the workplace – there is a form of GBV that is a “cancer” that can destroy work relationships and cause an atmosphere of fear and discomfort at the highest level – and it is called – sexual harassment. In the workplace, there must be no tolerance or acceptance in […]
Victory After Four Years: High Court Affirms Binding Nature of Settlement Agreements
After nearly four years of litigation, we are proud to share a significant victory in the High Court inDoor-O-Matic CC t/a Tight Fit Garage Doors v TD Motor Mania (Pty) Ltd and Another. This is a judgment that reaffirms important principles relating to settlement agreements and the conduct of litigants. A special note of recognition must […]
Workplace Wednesdays
Welcome back to Workplace Wednesdays! Arguably the most dramatic event that could happen between an employer and an employee is a disciplinary hearing. Apart from the emotions that are involved in such an event – are the laws that rule and regulate the procedure of a disciplinary hearing, and they are strict and enforceable. Let’s […]
Workplace Wednesdays
Welcome back to Workplace Wednesdays. In every employment relationship, which should be regulated by a contract of employment – there are duties and obligations placed on both parties (the employer and the employee). One of the main obligations placed on the employer, is to NOT end the employment relationship unfairly or illegally. This means then […]
Workplace Wednesdays
Welcome to Workplace Wednesdays! In a forthcoming series of articles, we will be discussing a range of topics surrounding the concept of labour laws and their specific relevance to you as the employee in a company and how these laws are applicable to your employment and your rights and obligations in the workplace. The current […]
Beyond The Docket: Unlawful Arrest and Detention: A Legal Overview
An arrest may take place with or without a warrant, however, not every arrest performed by the police is a lawful arrest. South African law places a strict limit on the way an individual may be deprived of their fundamental constitutional right to freedom. An arrest is regarded as unlawful when it takes places without […]
Beyond the Docket: Custom Before Contracts: The High Court’s Ruling in the Black Coffee Divorce
The divorce proceedings between Black Coffee (Nkosinathi Maphumulo) and Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa turned primarily on whether the parties had concluded a valid customary marriage in terms of South African law. This question was decisive because, if a valid customary marriage existed and no valid antenuptial contract had been concluded prior to the marriage, the marriage would be regarded […]
Litigation Victory: A Widow’s Right To Information: High Court Orders Company To Produce Company Documents
A civil dream team of BDK Attorneys vigorously fought for the rights of a widow who sought access to the company records of a Company founded by her late husband. The dream team consisted of Director, Amorette Gangel, candidate attorney Sandra Andrade-Nobrega and Advocate Anmarli van der Merwe. On 28 November 2025, the Honourable T-Pringle […]
Whistleblowing or Witch-Hunting – Drawing the line between Truth and Defamation
Amorette Gangel – Director Co-authored by Kaitlyn Pillay On 15 March 2013, Former Lt-Gen Khomotso Phahlane (“Phahlane”) instituted defamation proceedings against the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (“POPCRU”) and several of its members. The institution of defamation proceedings was necessitated when POPCRU and its members published a press statement in 2012 wherein Phahlane (who […]
Litigation Victory: Child Contact Reinstated And Mother Declared To Be In Contempt Of Court
Today Amorette Gangel of BDK Attorneys, together with Advocate Smith, secured victory in the Johannesburg High Court for a father who had not exercised adequate contact with his son since January 2023. Despite a Court Order regulating our client’s contact, in January 2023 the mother of the child unilaterally elected to stop our client’s from […]
