Nearly a year after the Constitutional Court’s decision in Van Wyk, employers are still grappling with a practical problem, how do they verify shared parental leave when the parents work for different employers? The judgment created a shared parental leave entitlement of four months and ten days for employed parents in a parental relationship, but it did not create a mechanism for employers to verify how that leave is divided. As a result, employers are required to administ

We are incredibly proud to announce that Melanie Jean Murcott, one of our directors, has been recognised by The Notable People Project. The Notable People Project is a permanent tribute to those who have made an exceptional, net positive impact on humanity. Your work has been reviewed and deemed to have met this standard - an honor that is bestowed on only a tiny fraction of people; others included in the Notable People archive include Cicero, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood

On 14 August 2026, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others; Natural Justice and Another v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others [2026] ZACC 33, and in doing so, pronounced on the significance of South Africa’s international climate change obligations for the first time. In crafting a just and equitable remedy, the Court also made significant pronouncements abo