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VAT on commercial and residential accommodation: Lodging, leasing or renting?

Tax & Exchange Control Alert

21 Sep 2018
No tax deduction for damages paid for deliberate breach of supply contract

Tax & Exchange Control Alert

21 Sep 2018
Mining Charter III approved by Cabinet

Mining & Minerals Alert

21 Sep 2018
The Cannabis judgment: Implications for society and the workplace

Employment Alert

20 Sep 2018
Managing country risk for resources & energy projects in Africa

19 Sep 2018
A win for the mining industry: The High Court’s recent decision regarding the calculation of a royalty

Tax and Exchange Control Alert - 27 October 2017

19 Sep 2018
The future of underground coal gasification – Take two!

19 Sep 2018
International arbitration and financial institutions – why do financial institutions generally avoid arbitration?

Dispute Resolution Alert

19 Sep 2018
UK court of appeal confirms professional privilege protection for lawyers’ notes

Dispute Resolution Alert

19 Sep 2018
If 'South Africa is open for Business', then why are we putting up roadblocks for mining investors?

17 Sep 2018
The consequences of riding “roughshod over the established legal process”

Employment Alert

17 Sep 2018
Securing employment by providing false evidence to an employer

Employment Alert

17 Sep 2018
Largest BEE deal in ICT sector drives transformation

17 Sep 2018
Sunday Labour Permissions

16 Sep 2018
National Treasury responds to public comments on the 2018 Draft Rates Bill

Tax & Exchange Control Alert

14 Sep 2018
Mapping out MAP procedures

Tax & Exchange Control Alert

14 Sep 2018
Breaking news: Foreclosure applications, the wait is over… at least, for now.

Dispute Resolution Alert

13 Sep 2018
Africa's contrasts - (re)emerging trends of mining in Africa

10 Sep 2018

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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has been recognised by DealMakers as the local law firm that has consistently advised on the most number of M&A deals in South Africa. The firm clinched the prestigious M&A Deal Flow award for the ninth consecutive year. Click here to read more.

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