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Disruptors Beware – The Court’s Firm Stance on Abusive Business Rescue and Setting Aside Applications
by Jonathan Stockwell - Director, Karabo Kekana - Associate, Sunusha Moodley - Candidate Attorney Introduction Liquidation proceedings place companies in an undesirable legal and operational position [...]
Labour Law Amendment and Labour Relations Amendment Bills – call for comments
by Andre van Heerden - Director On 26 February 2026, the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth MP, published by way of Government Gazette a [...]
Budget Speech 2026 / 2027: Tax Overview
By: The Werksmans Tax Team Download PDF KEY TAX CHANGES INTRODUCTION On 25 February 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his fifth Budget Speech and his [...]
Service under court online: what litigants need to know
by Teresa Thomas - Candidate Attorney and reviewed by Walid Brown - Director Gone are the days when a missing stamp or a misplaced proof of [...]
Pricing the same as your competitors – unlawful or permissible?
by Paul Coetser - Director and Head of Competition and Ntombi Nzimande - Associate One often observes in the marketplace that prices of products advertised or [...]
A new Trade Mark Act for Zambia
by Donvay Wegierski - Director and Dannielle Fiff - Senior Associate The Zambian Trade Marks Bill 2023 signed on 31 December 2025 has repealed the Trade [...]
Celebrating International Data Privacy Day: “12 years of POPIA – what next?”
by Tebogo Sibidla, Director On 28 January 2026, the global community celebrated International Data Privacy Day. This year, its commemoration landed in a world where privacy [...]
Advertising Regulatory Board ups the ante on responsible gambling advertising
by Wendy Rosenberg Director and Head of Digital Media & Electronic Communications and Nothando Madondo, Associate While gambling advertising is already extensively regulated in national and [...]
Excessive delay in disciplinary proceedings could render the dismissal unfair
Lethoba and Rand Water (2025) 46 ILJ 2771 (CCMA) by Andre van Heerden - Director and Mikayla Ehrenreich - Candidate Attorney Introduction Employers should guard against unduly [...]
What’s in a name – Trade marks and Brooklyn Beckham
by Donvay Wegierski, Director What's in a name - Trade marks and Brooklyn Beckham Brooklyn Beckham, son to British born Victoria and Sir David has voiced [...]
Not Every Employee Is a Whistleblower (And Not Every Disciplinary Hearing Is Up for Debate)
by Bradley Workman-Davies - Director The Labour Court’s judgment in Modika v Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa and another serves as an important corrective to [...]
Deadlines Are Not Suggestions (And Finality Still Matters)
by Bradley Workman-Davies - Director The Labour Appeal Court’s decision in NUMSA obo Members v Macsteel Service Centres South Africa (Pty) Ltd offers a useful reminder [...]
Redundancy and the Duty to Consult: Lessons from Tsogo Sun Casinos v SACCAWU
by Jacques van Wyk - Director and Mike Searle - Candidate Attorney Retrenchment is often described as a ‘no-fault’ dismissal, yet it remains one of the [...]
Your Workforce Is Not Your Property
by Bradley Workman-Davies - Director The Labour Court’s judgment in Man Mining Technical Services (Pty) Ltd v Eagle Creek Investments 278 (Pty) Ltd and others is [...]
The Fired and the Furious — and Still Restrained
by Bradley Workman-Davies - Director The Labour Appeal Court’s decision in Backsports (Pty) Ltd v Motlhanke and another is a useful reminder that dismissal does not [...]
Unpacking the Significant Proposed Changes to the “Generic” Codes of Good Practice (“Codes”) on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“BBBEE”)
by Pieter Steyn - Director The Codes set out the methodology for calculating a firm's BBBEE rating. Significant changes have been proposed to cater for [...]
Nowhere to Hide: Regulator Orders JSE to Lift the Veil on Trading Records
by Armand Swart - Director, Hlonelwa Lutuli - Associate, Hanán Jeppie - Candidate Attorney On 5 January 2026, the Information Regulator ("IR") issued an enforcement notice [...]
Navigating the Distressed Horizon – Restructuring South African Businesses in 2026
by Dr Eric Levenstein Director and Head of Insolvency and Business Rescue Looking ahead to 2026, restructuring of businesses are set to increase as continued pressures [...]
Intention to deem all performers in advertising, artistic and cultural activities as employees
by Andre van Heerden, Director, Jacques van Wyk, Director, Hannah Fowler, Candidate Attorney and Mikayla Ehrenreich, Candidate Attorney On 23 January 2026, the Minister of Employment [...]
Publicly available information and your privacy: How South African law really works
Download Article By Ahmore Burger-Smidt – Director and Head of Regulatory 'Instagram' is great if you want to share photos, but you're not that technical. [...]
A Catalyst for Economic Growth – Proposed Amendments to South Africa’s Merger Thresholds
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory On 27 January 2026, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau, published a draft amendment to [...]
Privacy Day 2026: Moving beyond the consent myth under POPIA
DOWNLOAD PDF South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 ("POPIA") provides multiple lawful bases for processing personal information, and one ought to be [...]
Back to the Future – Amendment of Rule 18 of the Ethical Rules leaves practitioners in uncertain territory
By Neil Kirby - Director and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Slade van Rooyen - Associate and Farah Yassin - Candidate Attorney On 21 November [...]
Code Red to Code Regulated: South Africa’s Data, AI and Cybersecurity Shift in 2025, and What’s to Come in 2026?
by Armand Swart, Director, Hlonelwa Lutuli, Associate and Hanán Jeppie, Candidate Attorney South Africa's data protection, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence ("AI") landscape matured significantly in 2025. [...]
The Gauteng school placements crisis (2026) – Why children are still waiting and what the law says
By Naledi Motsiri - Director and Nothando Nyoni - Associate As the 2026 school year begins, many parents in Gauteng are not celebrating. They are anxious, [...]
