Greg Fourie

Admission to Society of Advocates: 2000

Qualifications: BCom LLB (UJ) 

Areas of Practice: Commercial, Company, Administrative, Labour, Arbitrations

Languages: English

Cel: 082-334-0281 Tel: 011-263-8900

Experience:

Greg came to the Johannesburg Bar in 2000.

He is currently Vice-Chair of SASLAW (SA Association of Labour Lawyers) - Gauteng Chapter.  He was also involved with ProBono.org in setting up a pro bono advice office at the Labour Court during 2011.

Greg has served on the Bridge Group Executive Committee and has served on various Johannesburg Bar Council sub-committees.  

He has also served as Acting Judge in the Labour Court and is currently serving as a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court.

Recent / Major Cases:

  1. City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Blue Moonlight Properties 39 (Pty) Ltd and Another 2012 (2) SA 104 (CC):  Duties of local government towards persons evicted from privately owned property.
  2. Unitrans Fuel & Chemical (Pty) Ltd v Transport & Allied Workers Union of SA & Another (2010) 31 ILJ 2854 (LAC):  Strikeable demands at plant level in the context of a central collective bargaining structure.
  3. National Employers' Association of South Africa & Others v Minister of Labour & Others ]2012] 2 BLLR 198 (LC):  Administrative law challenge to the decision of the Minister of Labour to extend a collective agreement to non-parties.
  4. RAM Transport (SA) (PTY) Ltd v SA Transport & Allied Workers Union & Others (2011) 32ILJ 1722 (LC):  Whether a change to working hours in accordance with a contract of employment is a strikeable issue.
  5. Silver Unicorn Trading 33 (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration & Others (2011) 32 ILJ 1760 (LC):  Requirements of natural justice in the context of a rescission application.
  6. Rasmussen and Another v Clear Mandate Properties CC and Others 2008 (3) SA 147 (W):  Definition of a sectional title unit - requirements for the compliance with the Alienation of Land Act.
  7. Manyatshe v South African Post Office Ltd [2008] 4 All SA 458 (T):  Exception to defamation claim against a party that failed to prevent a newspaper from publishing defamatory statements.
  8. Griekwaland Wes Koöperatief v Sheriff, Hartswater & Others:  in re Sheriff, Hartswater & Others v Monanda Landbou Dienste (2010) 31 ILJ 632 (LC):  Interpleader proceedings in the Labour Court.
  9. AvGold - Target Division v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration & Others (2010) 331 ILJ 924 (LC):  CCMA - Rulings on jurisdictional matters.
  10. Chillibush Communications (Pty) Ltd v Gericke & Others (2010) 31 ILJ 1350 (LC):  Stay of enforcement pending review applications - applicable principles.
  11. Eagleton & Others v You Asked Services (Pty) Ltd (2009) 30 ILJ 320 (LC):  Exception on the requirements to plead constructive dismissal.
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