Chambers Africa Awards 2021: CDH shortlisted for South Africa Law Firm of the Year

Take care before you share: The dangers of social media use in the workplace

Kgodisho Phashe, Senior Associate in the Employment Law practice joined Bridget Masinga on SAFM to talk about Take care before you share: The dangers of social media use in the workplace.

Exemption granted on mandatory disclosure forms for commercial properties

The Property Practitioners’ Regulatory Authority (PPRA) earlier this year granted the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and its members an exemption from the requirement to include a mandatory disclosure form in commercial property sale and leaseagreements. 

Implementation of South Africa’s clean hydrogen ambition

Jackwell Feris, Director and the Sector Head for Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade, and Priscilla Brandt, Candidate Attorney, were featured in Engineering News where they discussed the Implementation of South Africa’s clean hydrogen ambition.

Seeds of opportunity: Exploring cannabis and hemp cultivation laws in South Africa and beyond

In 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the private use and cultivation of cannabis for personal consumption in the renowned judgment of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Acton and Others ZACC 30.

2024 Budget summary: VAT

Primacy of control or financial benefit in identifying HDPs

Much has been said of the Competition Commission’s (Commission) stance that section 12A(3)(e) of the Competition Act 89 of 1998 (as amended) (Act) creates a positive obligation to promote a greater spread of ownership by historically disadvantaged persons (HDPs) or workers in every merger. However, the question of which component of “ ownership ” is primary in identifying if an entity constitutes an HDP is not always clearcut.