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Share Repurchases, Schemes of Arrangement and the Takeover Regulations
Share Repurchases, Schemes of Arrangement and the Takeover Regulations by Brian Price, Director and Raquel Goncalves, Candidate Attorney Since the promulgation of the Companies Act No [...]
Potential Emigrants, Beware
By Anuschka Wischnewski, Associate Reviewed by Ernest Mazansky, Head of Tax Practice Currently, the Income Tax Act, 1962 (the Act) allows for the payment of a [...]
IFLR1000 Rankings
IFLR1000 has released its latest rankings which reflects our market standing within the financial and corporate practice areas. This is a sector-specific guide which covers the Sub-Saharan [...]
POPIA Webinar Series Part 1 and Part 2
POPIA Webinar Series The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is finally here after having been enacted by government on the 1 July 2020. Expert [...]
Werksmans.Gettoknowit POPIA e-learning course
Werksmans.Gettoknowit POPIA e-learning course provides a consistent, accurate, in-depth, and dependable means of training staff, in order to protect both the business and employees from [...]
Excessive pricing in State procurement of PPE
by Petra Krusche, Director and Rethabile Sebotsa, Candidate Attorney The COVID-19 national state of disaster declared in terms of the Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 [...]
Relocating and Citizenship – Investment Programs
When considering a relocation or citizenship, tax and exchange control implications – in both the destination country and in South Africa, need to be considered [...]
Alternatives to expropriation and mine community resettlement
We distil critical issues that arise from current policy and legislative shifts in order to navigate an otherwise complex terrain. [...]
The ranking of creditors’ claims – now settled law!
By Nastascha Harduth, Director and Roxanne Webster, Senior Associate Since the introduction of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 ("the Companies Act"), and particularly Chapter 6 [...]
Navigating through a crisis
COVID-19 has imposed extremely difficult trading conditions on South African companies like never before. These unprecedented events will impact on the way we manage our [...]
The impact of COVID-19 on the use of common areas
by Fátima Rodrigues, Director and Head of the Property Law & Real Estate practice (Johannesburg) and Yatheen Ramnath, Candidate Attorney On 15 March 2020 a national state of [...]
COVID-19 regulations: common misconceptions
by Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and head of the Land Reform Restitution & Tenure practice and Thomas Karberg, Candidate attorney The national lockdown to curb the spread [...]
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa Rankings
The Legal 500 has released its 2020 rankings for the EMEA region yesterday. Regarded as one of the world's largest and most reputable legal referral guides, [...]
COVID-19 and the resultant impact on the distribution obligations of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
by Kashvi Lalla, Director and Raquel Goncalves, Candidate Attoney The nationwide lockdown following the Covid-19 outbreak has undoubtedly impacted the property sector in South Africa and [...]
Accommodations by the JSE in meeting obligations under the JSE Limited listing and debt listing requirements
by Raquel Goncalves , Candidate AttorneyReviewed by Brian Price, Director and Bronwyn Parker, Senior Associate The Covid 19 outbreak, and the subsequent inevitable lock-down and other measures [...]
The various departmental functions available during lock-down
By Bronwyn Parker, Senior Associate and Kyra South, AssociateReviewed by Chris Stevens, Director and Head of Mining, Environmental & Resources practice Lock-down not Shutdown: business may [...]
When Insolvency meets the Environment: Directors and liquidators should develop a corporate green thumb
By Nastascha Harduth, Director. Bronwyn Parker, Senior Associate and Tsebo Masia, Candidate Attorney Introduction Corporate South Africa has long been aware of the influence that environmental [...]
The right of access to housing and its applicability to citizens or non-citizens
By Anele Ngidi, Director and Thomas Karberg, Candidate Attorney The latter part of 2019 was marred by a series of protests and attacks on foreign nationals [...]
Time to focus: POPIA following on the heels of the coronavirus
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and head of Data Privacy Without a process to monitor, understand and prevent the spread of COVID-19 by [...]
COVID-19 and the impact of time delays on a contract
by Cari Cole-Morgan, Director and Julian van Niekerk, Director The delays and disruptions caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19 and government [...]
Mining law implications of cessation or curtailment of operations arising from COVID‑19
by Kathleen Louw, Director and Chris Stevens, Director RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS TO TEMPORARILY CEASE OR CURTAIL OPERATIONS The holder of a [...]
COVID-19 – Duties of Directors
by Eric Levenstein, Director and Nastascha Harduth, Director Capital markets have been rattled by the multiple effects of COVID-19: A reported R2.3 [...]
Use of Competition Law in response to COVID-19: emergency government actions taken
Use of Competition Law in response to COVID-19 The South African Government is responding quickly to the health threats posed by COVID-19. [...]
Werksmans response to COVID-19
Following the declaration by the President of the Republic of South Africa of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic as a disaster in South [...]
Commerce in a time of uncertainty: COVID-19
By Neil Kirby, Director and Helen Michael, Director and Zamathiyane Mthiyane, Senior Associate The spread of COVID-19 has caused panic worldwide, with panic [...]
