Jamie Oliver

Associate
Jamie Oliver is an Associate in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice.

Jamie Oliver

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Commencement of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024
Projects & Energy

Commencement of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024

The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024 (ERA Act) was signed into law by the President of South Africa on 16 August 2024. On 18 December 2024, a governmental proclamation...

Surviving the impact of the electricity crisis on food production
Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing

Surviving the impact of the electricity crisis on food production

Persistent loadshedding continues to pose a significant threat to South Africa’s food supply chain and agricultural production. Unforeseen power cuts affect irrigation schedules, heating,...

Two new renewables bid windows signal revised hope for solving South Africa’s energy crisis
Corporate & Commercial Law

Two new renewables bid windows signal revised hope for solving South Africa’s energy crisis

On 14 December 2023, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) released a request for qualification and proposals (RFP) under the seventh bid submission phase (Bid Window...

Challenging another Goliath? Ma-Afrika’s new Constitutional Court battle to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector
Dispute Resolution

Challenging another Goliath? Ma-Afrika’s new Constitutional Court battle to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector

Force majeure , is a clause in contracts which absolves both parties from liability or obligations in terms of that contract when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the...

Dispositions without value: Are monies deposited into attorneys’ section 86 trust accounts by clients, invulnerable?
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Dispositions without value: Are monies deposited into attorneys’ section 86 trust accounts by clients, invulnerable?

Section 26 of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 (Act) acts as a protective barrier for creditors as it regulates dispositions made without value. This barrier found particular importance...