Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr acted as counsel for award winning solar power project

Decriminalised approach to conducting disciplinary enquiries

JJ van der Walt and Taryn York discuss the fact that in South African labour law there is no place for formal disciplinary procedures that incorporate all the accoutrements of a criminal trial.

Extending your sectional title unit? What you need to know before laying the first brick

Have you made any additions to your home and had your building plans approved by the relevant municipality, but after attempting to sell your property found that the purchaser’s bank requires you to provide a registered sectional plan of the extension of your section before the transaction can proceed?

Don’t go banking on review

The ability to review our revenue service’s decisions in the High Court is a question that has plagued South Africa’s legal system since the amendment of section 105 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (TAA). Now the highly anticipated decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Commissioner, SARS v Absa Bank Ltd and Another ZASCA 125 (29 September 2023) ( Absa ), dealing with just this issue, has been handed down. However, no ground-breaking decision, as hoped, was forthcoming, and taxpayers have returned to square one.

Introducing CDH's Corporate and White Collar Investigations Services Offering

CDH's Corporate & White Collar Investigations sector provides an internationally aligned standard of corporate investigations and advisory services.

Cession confessions: FAQ guide to cession in security

In South Africa, a cession in security serves as a cornerstone for securing transactions and protecting creditors. This article addresses common questions surrounding the perfection of various assets under a securitycession.  

Carbon tax changes related to the renewable energy premium deduction and carbon offset allowance