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Recognised as the data privacy lawyer of choice for multinational corporations, regulatory bodies, and industry leaders, Ahmore Burger-Smidt brings over 30 years of legal expertise with [...]
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Experienced Human Resources Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the professional services industry. Skilled in all aspects of strategic HR including team management, [...]
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Cari Cole-Morgan is a Director at Werksmans and Head of Knowledge Management. From 2000 – 2006 she was a Director, practising in Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions. [...]
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David Hertz, Chairman of Werksmans, joined as a Candidate Attorney in 1989. He has been ranked as a leading lawyer in numerous independently-conducted ratings of [...]
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Jeremy Botha was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Werksmans Attorneys in April 2006. His background was initially financial management and taxation at some of South [...]
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Standing Ovation – Team Pro Bono Probono.org 2019 awards It is with great pleasure and pride that we [...]
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Budget Speech 2025/2026: Tax Overview
By: The Werksmans Tax Team Download PDF INTRODUCTION Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana was scheduled to deliver his fourth Budget speech of his term on 19 [...]
Chambers Global 2025
Chambers Global released its 2025 rankings. Published annually since 1999, Chambers is an independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions, delivering detailed rankings and insights [...]
Draft Prudential Standard and Proposed Guidance Note on Liquidity Risk Management for Insurers
By Slade van Rooyen, Candidate Attorney, reviewed by Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability On 28 May 2024, the Prudential Authority ("PA") published a notice [...]
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Prudential Authority Issues Guidance on Climate-Related Governance/Risk Practices and Disclosures for Insurers
By Slade van Rooyen, Candidate Attorney, reviewed by Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability On 10 May 2024, the Prudential Authority ("PA") issued Guidance Notice [...]
Prudential Authority Issues Guidance on Climate-Related Governance/Risk Practices and Disclosures for Banks
By Slade van Rooyen, Candidate Attorney, reviewed by Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability On 10 May 2024, the Prudential Authority ("PA") issued the "Guidance [...]
POPIA: A Guide to the Protection of Personal Information Act of South Africa
An Introduction to POPIA POPIA or POPI was promulgated on 26 November 2013. The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is intended to promote the right [...]
Pro Bono Matters
In the past year, our pro bono team and other lawyers from Werksmans worked on a variety of matters across different legal fields. The following are [...]
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