Legal updates and opinions

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 [...]

With the ongoing ravages of Covid-19, the leisure industry continues to take a pounding in the South African market, with many businesses having had no option [...]

With the ongoing ravages of Covid-19, the leisure industry continues to take a pounding in the South African market. Dr. Eric Levenstein, Head of our Insolvency, [...]

Unpacking Key Legislation Land Reform & Mining in South Africa Wednesday 24 November 2021 | 9:00am  Land reform and mining continues to evolve and dominate as [...]

Healthcare & Life Sciences Recent developments in the healthcare and life sciences sector Thursday, 17 February 2022 | 8:30am We unpack a recent judgement concerning a [...]

The Interplay Between Cultural Heritage, Land, and the Environment The past two years of the pandemic have exposed some of South Africa's dire legislative and socio-economic [...]

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 [...]

NEW YEAR, NEW RULES: KING IV™ AND DIRECTORS' DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES In a changing world where information is literally at the fingertips of society at large, [...]

Assign Services (Pty) Limited v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others [2018] ZACC 22. Werksmans Labour & Employment Practice invite you to attend [...]

Werksmans Attorneys invites you to our Labour and Employment seminar where we will be covering the topics below: An analysis of important decisions recently handed down [...]

Join Werksmans at our upcoming seminar arranged by the Financial Services Regulation practice group where we will be discussing: · What to expect in 2017 in [...]

Like most other industries in the world and in South Africa, the construction sector is increasingly taking strain. With new changes in standard templates, increasingly frustrating [...]

Land reform has not ceased being a topical issue that has dominated the headlines post democracy in South Africa. Werksmans' offering in this area is at [...]

Join Werksmans at our upcoming labour seminar where we will be considering implications of recent amendments within the dynamic field of labour law for employers going [...]

Werksmans Labour & Employment Practice invite you to attend our annual employment law seminar where we will be considering implications of recent developments in employment law. [...]

Land reform has not ceased being a topical issue that has dominated the headlines post democracy in South Africa. Werksmans’ offering in this area is at [...]