To liquidate or not to liquidate? - this is the question

In times of economic crises, the tendency is to panic and look for a 'quick fix' and the easy way out of financial difficulties.

Suspensions and the right to be heard

Employers suspend employees from duty either as a form of quarantine (pending an investigation and/or disciplinary enquiry) or as a form of disciplinary sanction.

The right to withhold pension funds

Does a pension fund have the authority to withhold payment of pension benefits due to an employee, pending the outcome of...

Directors' duties and board governance

The most important provisions in the new Act from a corporate or board governance perspective, are those creating a new dispensation of statutory duties for directors.

Fundamental transactions, takeovers and offers

Chapter 5 of the new Act contains provisions under the heading "Fundamental Transactions, Takeovers and Offers", which introduces...

Commercial Litigation in South Africa

‘Commercial Litigation in South Africa’, written by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Head of Dispute Resolution...

King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2002

In 1994 the King Repor t on Corporate Governance (King I) was published by the King Committee on Corporate...

Recouping costs incurred by the leasing agent

Leasing agents who have previously been recouping their fees directly from tenants, may be surprised by the recent amendment to the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999.

An agent's right to commission

An agent will have a claim for commission on a sale agreement if he introduced the parties to one another, thereby being the effective cause of the sale.

South Africa's jurisdictional net grows wider

Parties are increasingly being prevented from escaping legal accountability for their wrongful actions.

Beware the bogeyman

The macro-economic rationale that lies at the heart of black economic empowerment (BEE) is to address the...

Reactions to budget has been mostly mixed. To talk more on this is Emil Brincker, Director

Reactions to today`s budget has been mostly mixed. To talk more on this is Emil Brincker, Director and National Tax Practice Head.

Allan Reid elaborates about the 10th anniversary of the Mining Charter

Allan Reid, Sector Head of Mining and Minerals elaborates about the 10th anniversary of the mining charter.

Whistle blowing in SA is making South African multinational nervous

Chris Charter on new Competition Commission action against price collusion

Massmart has launched a complaint with the Competition Commission targeting Pick n Pay, Spar and Shoprite in a bid to end lease exclusivity clauses. Chris Charter, Head of our Competition practice comments.

Liquidation of various assets that are owned by former ANCYL leader, Julius Malema

There is a lot of interest in the liquidation of various assets that are owned by former ANCYL leader Julias Malema. Guests in studio are Marc Ashton, Editor of Finweek, Vincent Tadden Lending Product House at FNB Wealth and Julian Jones, National Head of the Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency Sector.

How skilled workers can get a work visa

Michael Yeates, head of the Immigration sector talks about how skilled foreigners can get a work visa.

Arbitration - the hearing and determining of disputes

Jonathan Ripley-Evans talks about arbitration, which is the settling of differences between parties by an arbitrator.

Employment tax incentives

Nicole Paulsen, associate in the Tax and Exchange Control practice speaks about employment tax incentives and how it expires.