Legal updates and opinions
Author
News / News
Labour bills sent for assent
By Jacques Van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney
The National Minimum Wage Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, the Labour Relations Amendment Bill, and the Labour Laws Amendment Bill have been passed by parliament and sent to President Ramaphosa for assent.
A detailed overview of the Labour Bills have been published in our earlier updates. For a discussion thereof, click on each of the Bill’s below.
Latest News
The Constitutional Court rules on tax allowances for retail loyalty programmes
The Constitutional Court rules on tax allowances It is rare to see tax disputes end up in the Constitutional Court [...]
Cybercrimes Act: South Africa Finally Joins The Big Boy Table
1. President Cyril Ramaphosa has just signed the Cybercrimes Bill, which seeks to bring South Africa's cybersecurity laws in line [...]
Competition Commission Launches Online Market Inquiry – Key Priority Sector
by Dominique Arteiro, Director Background: Online Platforms Today, 19 May 2021 the Competition Commission of South Africa ("Commission") officially commenced [...]
Impact of Covid-19 on merger conditions
Merger conditions There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and is continuing to have, a severe impact [...]
Vesting of Capital Gains through Multiple Trusts
by Erich Bell, Director The recent tax court decision IT 24918 (delivered on 18 March 2021) is the first case [...]
Competition Commission’s Report on the effects of the Covid-19 Block Exemption for the Retail Property Sector, 2020
by Dominique Arteiro, Director Background On 23 April 2021, the Competition Commission ("Commission") published a notice in the Government Gazette in [...]
