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Indian revenue authority gets pole position against Formula One

TAx & Exchange Control Alert

18 May 2018
Employee share schemes: Tax deductibility of employer contributions

Tax & Exchange Control Alert

18 May 2018
Racism is often subtle not overt - Rustenburg Platinum Mine (substituted by Sibanye Rustenburg Platinum Mines) vs South African Equity Workers Association obo Meyer Bester

Employment Alert

17 May 2018
Does someone paying your debt on your behalf entitle you to the protection afforded under s129(3) of the NCA?

Dispute Resolution Alert

16 May 2018
To speak or not to speak – just how frank dare you be?

Dispute Resolution Alert

16 May 2018
CDH welcomes Ziyaad Hassam to its renowned Mining and Environmental team

Mining & Minerals and Environmental Alert

16 May 2018
Bad behaviour at arbitration proceedings will not bar reinstatement

Employment Alert

14 May 2018
Customs and Excise highlights

11 May 2018
Demand loans, prescription and tax

Tax & Exchange Control Alert

11 May 2018
Release of the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Bill (2018) is imminent

Employment Alert

11 May 2018
ICASA shakes up the industry with data expiry and out-of-bundle data rules

Dispute Resolution Alert

9 May 2018
Proposed hate crimes legislation – what it means for employers?

Employment Alert

7 May 2018
Procedure is everything: A win for the taxpayer and the importance of the right to just administrative action

Tax and Exchange Control Alert

4 May 2018
Status of SARS interpretation notes

Tax and Exchange Control Alert

4 May 2018
To appeal or not to appeal: The consequences of launching a moot appeal

Dispute Resolution Alert

2 May 2018
Kenya to introduce financial thresholds for merger notification

Competition Alert

25 Apr 2018
Competition authorities seek to regulate ‘buyer power’

Competition Alert

25 Apr 2018
Employers beware - Liability for sexual harassment in the workplace

Employment Alert

23 Apr 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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