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Is it game set and match Federer?
Roger Federer, holder of eight Wimbledon men's singles titles and currently ranked no. 2 in the world in men's tennis singles, is one of the greatest [...]
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission (“Commission”) finalises its first case
On 12 July 2018, the Commission issued final findings against BEE Matrix, a BBBEE verification agent. The Commission's first finalised case in January 2018 also involved [...]
South Africa’s first case on Section 31
Multinationals with South African group companies are required to adhere to South Africa's transfer pricing legislation as found in section 31 of the Income Tax Act, [...]
When the law says – confess!
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Head of Data Privacy Practice The importance of a data breach plan The South African society has read about, and some members unfortunately [...]
Land Reform – ANC To Amend Constitution
The ANC has been embroiled in an internal debate on how to operationalise the resolution it took in its 54th National Conference in Nasrec, to expropriate [...]
Labour brokers – some certainty at last
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa v Assign Services & others By Jacques van Wyk, Director ISSUE Who is the employer of an employee placed [...]
Temporary Employment Service – Judgement
On 26 July 2018, the Constitutional Court upheld the decision of the Labour Appeal Court in National Union of Metalworkers of SA v Assign Services & [...]
TAKE NOTE, THE COMPETITION AMENDMENT BILL, 2018
On 12 July 2018, it was announced that the Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 ("Bill") was officially introduced to the National Assembly. This Bill details far-reaching changes [...]
Director, Neil Kirby comments on NHI and Medical Schemes Amendment Bill post the briefing by Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi
"The Minister of Health has described the advent of national health insurance or NHI as the land issue in the healthcare sector. Today, the Minister announced [...]
South Africa: A South African Perspective on Restructuring Mechanisms
Director, Eric Levenstein and Senior Associate, Lara von Wildenrath contribute to The European, Middle Eastern and African Restructuring Review 2018.This Review provides exclusive thought leadership, direct [...]
The National Minimum Wage Bill
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney INTRODUCTION The NMW Bill has been passed by the National Assembly and sent for concurrence to [...]
The Basic Conditions of Employment Bill
By: Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney INTRODUCTION The Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill ("BCE Bill") introduces amendments to the Basic Conditions [...]
The Labour Laws Amendment Bill
By: Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney INTRODUCTION The Labour Laws Amendment Bill ("LLA Bill") is a Private Member's Bill, which was drafted [...]
The rights of illegal workers and workers engaged in illegal activities in South Africa
In light of xenophobic violence which continues to be a problem in various regions in South Africa, the case of Discovery Health Limited and Commission for [...]
A landmark case dealing with the revocation of tax compliance status
Reviewed by Ernest Mazansky, Head of Tax Practice A recent judgment handed down in the Pretoria High Court last month highlights SARS's intransigence when applying certain [...]
Mindset shift needed in arbitration
Speed, cost-efficiency and the ability to tailor the process to fit the parameters of the dispute are among the most often-cited reasons why parties choose to [...]
Can directors of state-owned companies be held to account by the SA public?
South African President Ramaphosa admitted in his state of the nation address that state-owned enterprises “are experiencing severe financial operation and governance challenges”. He continued to [...]
Trade marks: sports and the creation of superstars
As the largest single sporting event, the FIFA World Cup is watched across the globe which has led to FIFA's brands, including the FIFA World [...]
Commentary on the State Liability Amendment Bill
With reference to the recent publication of the proposed State Liability Amendment Bill [B16-2018] ("the Bill"), in my view: the Bill is clearly a reaction to [...]
The Banking Regulation Review
The Banking Regulation Review Director, Natalie Scott contributes on The Banking Regulation Review - Edition 9. This ninth edition of The Banking Regulation Review contains chapters provided by [...]
GDPR and domain names
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors On 25 May 2018 the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect which is applicable to anyone [...]
MESSI is a trade mark
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors In April, the EU court ruled that the degree of similarity between the marks MASSI and MESSI is not [...]
Red is Louboutin
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors Luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin received a favourable ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") [...]
Do you own the copyright that you have paid for?
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors The rights of copyright are incredibly powerful once they come into being, the requirements for which are that the [...]
The Banking Regulation Review
Director, Natalie Scott contributes on The Banking Regulation Review - Edition 9. This ninth edition of The Banking Regulation Review contains chapters provided by authors in 35 countries [...]
