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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 [...]
Cancellations and postponements of dividends
by Kevin Trudgeon, Director; Brian Price, Director; and Raquel Goncalves, Candidate Attorney The COVID-19 outbreak, the subsequent lockdown and other resultant measures taken by the government [...]
Extension of council main agreements
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney On 4 May 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi, published Government Gazettes [...]
A jack of all trades or jacking the trades of others: A case of having your fingers burnt in too many pies
National Union of Metal Workers Of South Africa V Lufil Packaging (Isithebe) (A Division Of Bidvest Paperplus (Pty) Limited) (Unreported) Case No. Cct172/19 By Peter Mosebo, [...]
Must fees fall? The impact of the lockdown on school fees
By Thomas Karberg, Candidate Attorney Reviewed by Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of the Land, Reform Restitution & Tenure practice It has now been more than [...]
Corporate Social Responsibility embraces Humanity as SA works to flatten the curve – but beware scammers
By Donvay Wegierski, Director Many companies have long engaged in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes involving sustainability, ethics and social impact that aim to give back [...]
Tax Treatment of Prepaid Expenditure in the Limelight
By Erich Bell, Director, Werksmans Tax Proprietary Limited The application of section 23H was one of the issues recently considered by the Supreme Court of Appeal [...]
SPLUMA Certificate Confusion
By Fátima Rodrigues, Director and Head of the Property Law & Real Estate practice (Johannesburg) and Khathu Neluheni, Senior Associate There has been some confusion created [...]
CIPC certificate for permitted services
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney The Department of Trade and Industry have not yet provided clarity on whether an entity rendering [...]
Letter issued by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) on 24 April 2020 on Financial Reporting during COVID‑19 (“JSE Letter”)
by Kyra South, AssociateReviewed by Natalie Scott, Director Background Since the outbreak of COVID‑19, and the subsequent national lockdown declared in terms of the Disaster Management [...]
Deadline for submission of COVID-19 Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme (“TERS”) applications
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney On 30 April 2020 the Department of Employment and Labour released a statement regarding the deadline [...]
An extension of the validity of prescriptions in terms of an amendment to the Medicines and Related Substances Act No. 101 of 1965
by Neil Kirby, Director and Head of the Healthcare & Life Sciences practice and Zamathiyane Mthiyane, Senior Associate On 30 April 2020 the Minister of Health [...]
What is the role of the SANDF during the lockdown?
Nelsie Siboza, Candidate AttorneyReviewed by Naledi Motsiri The role of the South African Defence Force (“SANDF”) during the lockdown has proven to be unclear for many [...]
Update on emergency procurement measures
by Sarah Moerane, Director On 19 March 2020 the National Treasury issued Instruction No 8 of 2019/2020: Emergency Procurement in response to the national state of [...]
Return to the workplace plans
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney On 29 April 2020 the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, published [...]
Guidance note on the Joint Directive and the Call Centre Directions
by Hilah Laskov, Senior Associate and Chelsea Roux, Candidate Attorney Reviewed by Shayne Krige, Director and head of the Investment Funds & Private Equity practice The Minister of [...]
Operations of financial services business on COVID-19 alert level 4
by Hilah Laskov, Senior Associate and Chelsea Roux, Candidate AttorneyReviewed by Shayne Krige, Director and head of the Investment Funds & Private Equity practice With effect from 1 [...]
Exemptions for certain short-term insurers providing premium relief
by Hilah Laskov, Senior Associate and Chelsea Roux, Candidate Attorney Reviewed by Shayne Krige, Director and head of the Investment Funds & Private Equity practice The FSCA has [...]
A worldwide pandemic – is it time to consider the inclusion of force majeure provisions in loan agreements?
By Cara Gow, Associate; Reneilwe Maleka, Associate and Juliet Siwela, Candidate AttorneyReviewed by Richard Roothman, Director and Head of the Banking & Finance practice The previous [...]
DMRE issues directives on mining sector, in line with requirements of Section 5(1) of the Mine Health And Safety Act, 29 of 1996
by Chris Stevens, Director and Head of the Mining, Environmental and Resources practice; Kathleen Louw, Director; and Bronwyn Parker, Senior Associate On 23 April 2020, and [...]
COVID-19 and business interruption insurance: is your business covered?
by Sarah Moerane, Director Following the declaration of a national state of disaster on 15 March 2020, and the subsequent lockdown imposed by the President from [...]
Occupational health and safety in the COVID-19 workplace
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Bradley Workman-Davies, Director A directive has recently been issued by the Department of Employment and Labour (dated 28 April 2020), [...]
Moving towards the end of the lockdown – keeping it consistent and clear
by Bradley Workman-Davies, Director The last big news from Government in relation to the National Lockdown, as outlined in the President's last address to the Nation [...]
Do you have temporary market power? The Competition Commission’s first finding of excessive pricing under the COVID-19 emergency regulations
by Paul Cleland, Director The Competition Commission has, by way of a settlement agreement, concluded its first investigation into excessive pricing related to the national disaster [...]
Joint ventures – once competition law’s ugly sister, now beloved Cinderella?
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of the Data Privacy practice and Graeme Wickins, Director As the global economy is gripped by the Covid-19 pandemic, world [...]
