Tag: Contracts
Helping someone to die: what the law currently says
In 2015, Robert James Stransham-Ford applied to court for an order to allow a medical practitioner to administer a lethal agent and end his life. As part of this order, Stransham-Ford wanted the practitioner to be immune from any civil or criminal liability for this action. At the time, Stransham-Ford had terminal stage four cancer…
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Companies using labour brokers to evade workers’ rights
The Labour Relations Act 1995 (LRA) gives workers important rights and protections, such as protection against unfair dismissal, the possibility of reinstatement, and the right to unionise and take part in collective bargaining. The worker’s direct employer is responsible for these rights. But many companies avoid this by using labour brokers. This allows them to avoid negotiating with casual…
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No surrogate pregnancies for infertile single parents
Would-be parents must share some genetic link with the child if they want to use a surrogate mother, the Constitutional Court has confirmed. In November last year, the Constitutional Court had to make a decision on whether infertile would-be parents could enter into surrogacy agreements, specifically where the child would have no genetic link to…
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