Safeguarding your good name: A podcast on defamation

Webinar Recording | Immigration Compliance and Workplace Enforcement

Watch our panel of experts as they discuss the intersection of immigration law, employment practices, and criminal liability for businesses.

Whose commission is it anyway?

In City and Atlantic Real Estate CC t/a Remax Living v Smith and Others (7118/2023) ZAWCHC 426 (13 December 2024), the court was called upon to determine which estate agency, City and Atlantic Real Estate CC t/a RE/MAX Living (RE/MAX) or Kapstadt International Properties CC (Kapstadt Properties), was the “ effective cause of the sale ”, entitling it to the agent’s commission in the matter before it. Notably, the court held that there were two requirements that estate agents, sellers and purchasers should be mindful of when determining whether an agent is entitled to commission in a property sale.

Beyond the delay: Unpacking technical aspects of the 2025 Budget

CDH thanks clients for their feedback, which contributed to our exceptional Chambers Global 2025 rankings

CDH is honoured to have received significant new and improved rankings in the latest edition of Chambers Global. Chambers and Partners have published guides to the legal profession since 1990, and identify and rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth, objective research. We are proud to be recognised as world-class with rankings assessed on criteria that includes technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities that the client considers relevant. CDH is honoured to have met these criteria resulting in the following new and improved rankings:

Reinstatement, Back Pay, and Employer Obligations

Mr Mavundla was dismissed by Gotcha Security Services on 6 March 2019. The CCMA reinstated him with effect from 1 August 2019, ordering payment of R52,200 for the period from dismissal to reinstatement. When Mavundla reported for duty on 1 August 2019, Gotcha Security refused to accept his services, citing a potential review application.

The fine line between debt and equity: An analysis of the Aquavita case and its impact on structuring redeemable preference shares

Redeemable preference shares are often used by companies during fundraising and have certain tax advantages, depending on how they are structured.