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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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Significant changes to government/parastatal procurement regulations promote Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment
New regulations in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act ("PPPFA") have been published and will take effect from [...]
Judging a book by its cover price – apple and the great e-book swindle
INTRODUCTION No one can deny that since Apple launched its first iPod in October 2001, the company has seen [...]
Are your trade marks filed properly? Key issues to consider in trade mark protection.
We refer to the article in the February 2017 edition of LegalWerks which dealt with the dangers of choosing a [...]
2017/2018 budget proposals – Tax overview
INTRODUCTION While the increase in the maximum marginal rate for individuals to 45% was widely forecast, with trusts being [...]
Update: agreement on the National Minimum Wage signed
On 8 February 2017, Fin24 reported that according to the Federation of Unions of South Africa, an agreement had been [...]
Fixed term employment and procedural fairness in large scale retrenchments
ISSUE(S) Whether the employees' fixed term contracts had terminated by operation of law having regard to section 196B of [...]
