The State’s Duty of Care and Environmental Liability: What Barnard v Minister Means for Your Business
Case Overview On 14 July 2025, the Gauteng Division of the High Court handed down judgment in Barnard and Another v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Others (Case No. 9952/2019). The case arose after the State’s Working for Water programme (WfW) applied a herbicide, Kaput 100 Gel (containing picloram), in and around irrigation dams on […]