JJS 2001 Volume 26 Issue 3

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    Artikel 6 van die Wet op Binnekennistransaksies - 'n groepsgeding of aksie in die openbare belang vir die regulering van binnekennistransaksies?
    (Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2001) Henning, Johan; De Bruin, Jaco
    English: The Constitution introduced the concept of a class action in the South African legal system in 1993. The Constitution however limited the use of class actions to rights enshrined in the Constitution. The constitutional class action was followed by a proposal by the South African Law Commission for general legislation on class actions and actions in public interest. The Panel for Security Regulation commented on the discussion paper advocating the use of similar legislation in the fight against insider trading. The King Commission again raised the concept of a derivative action in the fight against insider trading resulting in section 6 of the Insider Trading Act. This action shares some of the characteristics of the class action and action in public interest and sets the way forward for the use of this type of legislation in the commercial world.