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Small To Meduim Enterprises Filing For Business Rescue
Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of our Insolvency & Business Rescue practice area, spoke to eNCA discussing the uptick in filings for business rescue by small to medium enterprises and the usage of business rescue as a restructuring tool for the realignment of capital resources in a distressed environment.
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Enforceability of medical testing as a clause in an employment contract
Pharmaco Distribution (Pty) Ltd v Weideman (JA104/2015) [2017] ZALCJHB 258 (4 July 2017) ISSUE Whether an employer can [...]
Are trade mark clearance searches necessary?
INTRODUCTION We are asked by clients on regular occasions whether there is a need to conduct searches of the [...]
Higher qualifications not an automatic reason validating differential pay between employees
ISSUE Whether the employer had unfairly discriminated against farm‑supervisors by grading and paying them less than farm‑foremen who performed [...]
Dismissal for poor work performance: the importance of setting realistic targets and providing assistance in the achievement of such targets
ISSUE(S) The importance of setting realistic targets for employees and providing the employees with resources to reach such targets. [...]
IP transactions and exchange control
In March 2017 the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) proposed certain new exemptions relating to the sale and licensing of [...]
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission announces investigations of trusts used in B-BBEE ownership structures
INTRODUCTION On 7 August 2017, the B-BBEE Commission announced that it had initiated 17 investigations for possible contraventions of [...]
