What happened (16 May hearing)?
A court hearing on 16 May focused on how the court’s regularisation approach should be applied in the context of existing projects. The court reiterated two key constraints: no blanket regularisation and case-by-case evaluation under the court’s test.
Background and earlier position
Regularisation disputes arise when organisations use temporary or contractual arrangements for roles that continue over time. In such disputes, courts generally examine whether regularisation for a group can be justified on legal and factual grounds that also serve public interest, rather than allowing automatic group-wide outcomes.
What changed now
The 16 May hearing reiterated the guiding rule for courts: application of the court’s approach must happen in relation to existing projects, but blanket regularisation remains impermissible. Each claim must be evaluated using the court’s test, with public interest as the central standard.