Aadil Patel discusses the impact of load shedding

The magic wand of reinstatement of a deregistered company

It is a common occurrence to discover after the fact that a company was deregistered (and thus legally did not exist) during a period in which it concluded multiple juristic acts. Section 82(3) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) sets out various reasons for which a company may be deregistered, such as a company failing to file an annual return for two or more years in succession – a common oversight – without any satisfactory reasons for such failure, or the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) determining that a company has remained inactive for seven years and no person has shown interest in the company’s continued existence.

A cautionary tale for well intentioned ‘community trusts’

Trusts are created by corporates for various reasons, including to promote Black economic empowerment initiatives, create employee share incentive schemes, and extend a corporate’s social responsibility reach.

Seminar Recording | Director Law Developments Seminar

Journey toward a career in corporate finance

Chané Stievenart, Senior Associate in the Corporate & Commercial practice was featured in the DealMakers Women 2024 issue, where she shared insights into her journey toward a career in corporate finance.

Reclassification of certain health supplements in the import duty space

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has decided to reclassify various health supplements that were previously categorised under tariff heading (TH) 21.06. (providing for miscellaneous edible preparations which were subjected to a rate of 20% import duty) into TH30.04, which pertains to pharmaceuticals, and which attracts a duty free rate.

Njeri Wagacha talks to Eric Mwangi

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'.