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SAFM Market Update: Cross Trainer Enters Business Rescue
Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of our Insolvency & Business Rescue practice area, had a discussion with Jimmy Moyaha of SAFM about the markets reaction to Cross Trainer going under business rescue and the current status of the business rescue mechanism in South Africa.
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Urgent update: COVID-19 Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme (“TERS”)
by Jacques van Wyk, Director; Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate; and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney The Unemployment Insurance Fund ("UIF") [...]
Retrenchment of employees on fixed-term contracts: How far can you go?
by Sandile July, Director and Nyiko Mathebula, Candidate Attorney Retrenchments are viewed in a bad light due to the very [...]
Retrenchment consultations: the use of video-conferencing
by Jacques van Wyk, Director; Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate; and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney Issue Whether an employer may [...]
Discovery vs Liberty – When is use of a trade mark an infringement?
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Solutions thick and fast but as of 1 July 2020, innovation must incorporate POPIA conditions
By Ahmore Burger-Smidt , Director, Head of the Data Privacy Practice Group "The recently reported cyber attack on a healthcare [...]
Directors’ duties and obligations in the business rescue process
Introduction Once a company is placed into a business rescue proceeding, the business rescue practitioners immediately step into a supervisory [...]
