Webinar Recording - Interpretation of the B-BBEE Codes

Is three years too long for a restraint of trade agreement? The court has answered

Employers can take comfort in knowing that their protectable interests are safeguarded by the courts in the event of a breach of a restraint of trade clause. In Warwick Wealth (Pty) Ltd v Anderson and Others (C178/2023) ZALCCT (18 May 2023), the court had to consider the issue of a breach of restraint of trade clause between Warwick Wealth (Pty) Ltd (the employer) and Ms Julie Anderson.

Exploring the Trusts & Estates Practice

Director and Head of the Trusts & Estates Practice Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa, together with Senior Associate Emily West on CDH Conversations podcast.

Video | The significant impact of our Pro Bono & Human Rights practice

As we commemorate Human Rights Day on Thursday, 21 March, one of the ways CDH demonstrates our commitment to the transformation of our society is through our dedicated Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice. We provide pro bono representation of the highest standard to deserving individuals, communities, NGOs and other organisations that promote human rights or the public interest.

Remote working in South Africa: The tax and employment law implications

The extent of business rescue practitioners’ powers to suspend a company’s contractual obligations

Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) confers various powers on business rescue practitioners (BRPs) once they have assumed their responsibilities to restructure the affairs of a company that has been placed under business rescue. This is achieved through the temporary supervision of the company, and the management of its affairs, business and property, by the BRP; a temporary moratorium on the rights of claimants against the company or in respect of property belonging to the company or lawfully in the possession of the company; and the development and implementation, if approved, of a business rescue plan to rescue the company by restructuring its affairs, amongst other things.

A matter of review and the High Court’s jurisdiction in tax disputes: Will the ConCourt have the final say?

In our Tax and Exchange Control Alert of 20 April 2023, we discussed the approach followed by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) regarding the High Court’s jurisdiction to review the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) decisions made in respect of assessments.