Legal updates and opinions

Navigating the legal crosswinds affecting the construction industry The challenges facing the construction industry started long before the pandemic-induced sector slump which hampered operations across the [...]

Is privacy a debate worth having? 1 June 2023 |  Please RSVP by 29 May 2023 Globally, we've seen an exponential increase in data breaches followed by [...]

Healthcare & Life Sciences Seminar Invitation | 8 June 2023 Please join us for a seminar where our panel of experts will explore the prevailing trends [...]

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming employment seminar. RSVP HERE With the constantly changing employment laws and regulations, it can be challenging for [...]

South Africa and the world face economic fallout. COVID-19 has imposed extremely difficult trading conditions on South African companies like never before. These unprecedented events will [...]

SEMINAR INVITATION | CLICK HERE TO RSVP As the world rapidly shifts towards sustainable practices and cleaner energy solutions in response to increasing concerns around climate [...]

When considering a relocation or citizenship, tax and exchange control implications – in both the destination country and in South Africa, need to be considered carefully. Werksmans Director [...]

19 June 2023 marked 110 years since the promulgation of the Natives Land Act of 1913. More than a century later, land access, redistribution, and tenure [...]

The next Graphene Economics Taxing Times Webinar will take place on 2 July 2020 at 10:00. The webinar will be moderated by Michael Hewson, Director of [...]

Navigating the solvent restructuring and business rescue processes RSVP HERE Over the past few years and recently, both business rescue and restructuring proceedings have seen much [...]

Walking the Tightrope of Financial Distress – Challenges for directors of financially distressed companies in a COVID-19 World The COVID-19 is a human tragedy of enormous [...]

CLICK HERE TO RSVP We are currently undergoing a proposed paradigm shift in the provision of healthcare services in South Africa in the face of the [...]

The President has announced that POPIA will commence on 1 July 2020. This means all affected organisations must comply with the Act within 12 months or [...]

Join Director Michael Honiball and other speakers for a webinar, discussing South African and Israeli tax, financial and wealth planning opportunities. South Africans immigrating to Israel [...]

Werksmans Attorneys has for the past two decades, been at the center and cusp of the Land Question, having successfully represented large-scale landowners, funders, investors, claimant [...]

Land reform, restitution and redistribution have received elevated impetus and focus in South Africa. In September 2018, President Ramaphosa announced the appointment of a ten-member expert [...]

Blockchain is revolutionising global trade and presenting both opportunities and challenges in the fields of intellectual property law, contact law and regulatory law. This seminar will [...]

Werksmans' Pro Bono Department understands the dire need for the law to be made more accessible to the general public and that education is one of [...]

ARE YOU COMPLIANT? In the past few years the competition authorities have interpreted the fundamental concepts of "control" and "part of the business" as used in [...]

The long-awaited new International Arbitration Act came into force in December 2017. This important development heralds the dawn of a new era for arbitration in South Africa. [...]

The much-anticipated report of the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture was published on 28 July 2019, contained in 144 pages. Our Director and [...]

ARE YOU READY? The Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill is currently before the National Assembly on its progression through the legislative process. Are you ready [...]

Doing business in Africa is associated with diverse challenges and risks and must accordingly be founded on a strong legal base. Werksmans is a founding member [...]

The much-anticipated report of the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture was published on 28 July 2019, contained in 144 pages. Our Director and [...]

Despite data indicating an upward trend, the construction industry remains under scrutiny and in the headlines for all the wrong reasons – most notably the finalisation [...]