Africa Briefing: Burkina Fasos mining law reform starting to pick up steam

2012-12-19

Africa Briefing: Liberias plan to reform its petroleum law

2012-12-19

The Liberian Government is ta...

Data protection and the Personal Information Protection Bill in South Africa

2012-09-20

At present South Africa does not have comprehensive privacy or data protection legislation. Some aspects are covered in various other statutes that are consumer protective, such as the Consumer Protection Act, the National Credit Act and the Electro...

Protecting employees who make 'disclosures'

2012-09-18

Sowetan Lavery Modise and Jean Ewang IT often happens that employees are hesitant to disclose or report unlawful or irregular condu...

Judge takes a new view on business rescue

2012-09-14

Business L...

Using others to trap possible perpetrators

2012-09-14

By Lavery Modise & Boitumelo Khoza Employers frequently use the expertise of a private investigator or the assistance of an employee, to "trap" employees suspected of having committed offence...

Food law know-how - Part 8: Returns under the Consumer Protection Act

2012-09-14

Farm Link<...

Consumer Commission procedural oops!

2012-09-14

Business Law & Tax Review ...

Early winners and losers

2012-09-07

By Charles Marais & Michael Webb South Africa is moving into a new era of energy supply. The preferred bidders, which were announced pursuant to the first window of bidding conducted by the D...

Interim orders

2012-09-07

Without Prejudice By Grace McLeish The label of a court order as an "interim order" has more than once led legal practitioners to believe that such an order is n...

To be essential now to be under siege

2012-08-31

Legal Time...

Is this the end of the common law contingency fee?

2012-08-31

When a breakdown of trust justifies employee dismissal

2012-08-21

By Lavery Modise & Sithenjwa Khanyile

State avoids total ban of labour brokers

2012-08-12

Business Law & Tax Review By Lavery Modise & Siafa Chauke On 17 December 2010, the Minister of Labour Mildred Nelisiwe Oliphant published the proposed ame...

Employers have a right to sue

2012-08-12

Business Law & Tax Review By Lavery Modise & Lerato Monnakgotla In most cases employment contracts are breached by employers giving rise to litigation by employee...

Justice

2012-08-12

Without Prejudice By Selwyn Cohen This is a sad story of a very poor woman who committed a serious crime but was fortunate enough to appear before a remarkably sy...

Justice

2012-08-12

Without Prejudice By Selwyn Cohen This is a sad story of a very poor woman who committed a serious crime but was fortunate enough to appear before a remarkably sy...

The right to adequate housing

2012-08-12

Without Prejudice By Pauline Sannasi-Pillay S26(1) of the Constitution provides that everyone has the right to access to adequate housing. This right in practice is of th...

Who knows what about you

2012-08-12

Without Prejudice By Simone Monty South Africa does not have comprehensive privacy or data protection legislation. Some aspects are covered in various other statutes that...

PMB expectations could have serious consequences

2012-08-10

By Michelle David & John Nielsen Many members of medical schemes are comforted by the fact that their medical aid is required to pay in full for p...

Relaxation of exchange control to have positive effect

2012-08-10

Legal Times By Charles van Staden It is stated policy of National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank that exchange control should not be abolish...

To procure or not to provide that employee for the labour broker or his client?

2012-08-10

Mr Dyokwe commenced employment with Mondi Packaging in 2000. In 2003, he was told by his manager to go to an office in Tyger Valley “to sign a form”. This was the office of a labour broker, where he was told he would ...

Developments in the lending market

2012-08-03

Legal Times By Simone Monty Over the last few months, a number of concerns have been raised regarding what was labelled the "credit bubble", being accredited to the unsecu...

Procurement blind-spots need not cost the state billions

2012-07-27

Government Digest By Murray Stewart According to the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) that is charged with the daunting task of investigating economic crime withi...

Contaminated land becoming a real risk

2012-07-27

Legal Times By Jaco Grundlingh Risks involving commercial property transactions will increase once the provisions in Part 8 entitled "Contaminated Land" of the National E...

A second bite at the cherry for debenture holders

2012-07-27

An interesting debate has arisen regarding the differing voting rights of security holders, who are owed money, and shareholders in terms of the business rescue provisions. Section 146(d) and (e) of the Com...

Private and confidential

2012-07-27

The constitution affords everyone the right to privacy. This includes privacy in relation to one’s health status, health records and information pertaining to any medical treatment. The full extent of this right in ...

New direction taken by the Western Cape High Court in business rescue

2012-07-27

The case of Martin Melt van Niekerk (applicant) and Seriso 321 CC (respondent) and First Rand Bank Limited (first intervening party) in the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town involved an application in terms of sec...

Choosing a business rescue practitioner

2012-07-27

How should an applicant choose a business rescue practitioner? Should he be rooted in a legal or a business background? A necessary starting point to determine who is suitable and qualified to become a business rescue pra...

Employer cant rely on evidence of a trap

2012-07-24

Sowetan By Lavery Modise & Boitumelo Khoza Employers frequently use the expertise of a private investigator, or the assistance of an employee, to "trap" employees suspected of having committed offences, especi...

Hyper-check your insurance contract

2012-07-17

Hyper-check your insurance contract

What can be done with information gathered during a section 141 investigation?

2012-07-17

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Africa Briefing: Burkina Fasos mining law reform starting to pick up steam

Africa Briefing: Liberias plan to reform its petroleum law

Data protection and the Personal Information Protection Bill in South Africa

Protecting employees who make 'disclosures'

Judge takes a new view on business rescue

Using others to trap possible perpetrators

Food law know-how - Part 8: Returns under the Consumer Protection Act

Consumer Commission  procedural oops!

Early winners and losers

Interim orders

To be essential now to be under siege

Is this the end of the common law contingency fee?

When a breakdown of trust justifies employee dismissal

State avoids total ban of labour brokers

Employers have a right to sue

Justice

Justice

The right to adequate housing

Who knows what about you

PMB expectations could have serious consequences

Relaxation of exchange control to have positive effect

To procure or not to provide that employee  for the labour broker or his client?

Developments in the lending market

Procurement blind-spots need not cost the state billions

Contaminated land becoming a real risk

A second bite at the cherry for debenture holders

Private and confidential

New direction taken by the Western Cape High Court in business rescue

Choosing a business rescue practitioner

Employer cant rely on evidence of a trap

Hyper-check your insurance contract

What can be done with information gathered during a section 141 investigation?

Africa Briefing: Burkina Fasos mining law reform starting to pick up steam

Africa Briefing: Liberias plan to reform its petroleum law

Consumer Commission procedural oops!

To be essential now to be under siege

To procure or not to provide that employee for the labour broker or his client?

Procurement blind-spots need not cost the state billions

Employer cant rely on evidence of a trap