An intention to waive must be inferred reasonably; no-one can be presumed to have waived rights without clear proof. The test for such intention is objective. Silence and inaction will do when a positive duty to act or speak arises. A security company rendered security services to a municipality for six years. During the second … Continue reading
On 15 September 2016, the Constitutional Court in Gbenga-Oluwatoye v Reckitt Benckiser South Africa (Pty) Ltd, held that a full and final settlement clause in an agreement to settle a dispute was lawful, even though the agreement contained a waiver to approach the CCMA or any other court for relief. The court highlighted the importance … Continue reading
In an English court judgment in Brit UW Limited v F&B Trenchless Solutions Limited the insurer successfully sought a declaration that avoided a contractor’s combined liability policy. The policy had been issued to the insured as a specialist tunnelling contractor. A derailment of a train occurred at a site where the insured had recently constructed a … Continue reading