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Tightening up on the offshore trust rules
The general principle is that South African resident individuals who have settled offshore trusts are taxed on the income and [...]
Probono@Werks
WILLS WEEK - 2018 ProBono.Org hosted a Wills Week from 23 to 27 July 2018. Lawyers from various firms in [...]
South Africa: trade marks as valuable assets to raise funding
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors The registration of trade marks has numerous advantages one of which is that [...]
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 [...]
Can you dismiss an employee for making racist comments in the workplace, which the employee believes to be friendly and inoffensive according to the employee’s culture?
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Is the dismissal of an employee, who compares a [...]
Non-standard forms of work and the gig economy
By Bradley Workman-Davies, Director and Megan Livingstone, Candidate Attorney South African labour law creates extensive rights and protections for employees, [...]
