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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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The use of alcohol in the workplace
An employer who is faced with an employee who is under the influence of alcohol in the workplace may, in [...]
Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2017
On 20 November 2015, the National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998 ("NEMA") "Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015" GNR1147 GG 39425 ("2015 [...]
Informal restructuring or business rescue
Business rescue proceedings are formal legislated proceedings, under Chapter 6 of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 ("The [...]
Application of the participation exemption to the disposal of shares by a controlled foreign company
INTRODUCTION The participation exemption provides a useful and simple tax planning tool which should always be considered when dealing [...]
Shapes can speak a thousand words
The London Taxi Company has had its UK trade mark registration of the shape of its black cab declared invalid [...]
Ratepayers association tackles the Shebeen regulations
INTRODUCTION On 1 November 2017 the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg found in favour of the Yeoville Bellevue Ratepayers' Association [...]
