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Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702
Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702 discussing the potential new mining rush for critical minerals in South Africa and the need for open discussions between mining companies and communities living in areas where mines may be established.
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An extension of the Parate Executie principle in the liquidation context
Emontic Investments (Pty) Ltd v Bothomley and Others[1] Introduction A Parate Executie clause is generally regarded as an impermissible contractual [...]
Online brand protection practices for brand owners
Online shopping is prevalent due to the ease and convenience with which consumers can purchase goods or services. Consumer decisions [...]
Zambia introduces welcomed revisions in the Trade Marks Bill 2023
Zambia's Trade Mark Legislation is currently the Trade Marks Act (Chapter 401) 1958 ("TM Act") and in 2023 the Trade [...]
South Africa’s Greylisting: Regulatory authorities make progress on the Financial Action Task Force recommendations
Introduction It has been over a year since the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") announced that South Africa had [...]
Pro Bono Matters
In the past year, our pro bono team and other lawyers from Werksmans worked on a variety of matters across [...]
Business Rescue Trends in 2024 and Beyond
Brandon Starr - Candidate Attorney and Caitlin Steytler - Candidate Attorney With looming elections now scheduled for 29 May 2024, [...]
