Phasing of townships

The Town-planning and Townships Ordinance, 15 of 1986 (Transvaal) allows a township applicant to apply for a division of an approved township, before the township register is opened.

Rated by corporate South Africa in the top two law firm rankings over the past five years

In the PMR.Africa annual survey assessing the top legal firms in South Africa, a random, national sample of...

International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, 2008

International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, 2008 recommends Johan Latsky for Banking...

International Tax Review, 2009: The Comprehensive Guide to the World's Leading Tax Firms

We are nominated as a leading South African firm.

The Legal Media Group's Expert Guides 2008

Through an exhaustive research process, the following individuals have been selected as pre-eminent practitioners in their respective fields of law.

Legal Alliance Summit Silver Award 2008

The firm has been awarded the Silver Award 2008 and is recognised as a Distinguished Law Firm, at the Legal Alliance Summit and Awards held in Paris on 12 June 2008.

The ins and outs of structuring deals in South Africa

David Pinnock and Yaniv Kleitman of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr discuss the progress of the private equity industry in South Africa...

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.