28 January 2026
Does furnishing a security bond stay the enforcement of an arbitration award in an archived review application?
By Irshaad Savant, Sinovuyo Makalima

On 11 August 2025, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in _CEPPWAWU obo Tabata v Aspen Pharmacare Ltd_(PA17/2024) \[2025\] ZALAC 43 (24 July 2025) determined, among other things, whether security furnished in terms of sections 145(7) and (8) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) continues to have the effect of staying the enforcement of an arbitration award in circumstances where a review application has been archived under the (now repealed) Practice Manual.


