On 25 October 2023, judgment was handed down at the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland in the matter of Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of …
REVENUE COMMISSIONERS and KARSHAN (MIDLANDS) LTD T/A DOMINO’S PIZZA
Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray cautioned that the judgment did not bind any driver who wished to contend that they were not an employee, and …
DHAN KUMAR LIMBU & 23 OTHERS and DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
The High Court agreed to stay the proceedings against two U.K. Dyson subsidies and to set aside an order serving Dyson Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., the manufacturer’s Malaysian arm, into the English claim. …
UNHRC Resolution: Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
In a resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age, the UN Human Rights Council called upon all States to respect and protect the right to privacy, including in …
UNHRC Resloution: Centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective
In a resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, the UN Human Rights Council decided to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to …
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Dyson’s successful forum non conveniens challenge in Malaysian outsourcing claim: A sad illustration of the bar to #bizhumanrights claims in England and Wales post Brexit.
In Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2592 (KB) a jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in allegations of forced labour at Dyson’s Malaysian Supplier, was successful. The …