Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing Sector Services
Our services spread across the following practice areas:
Competition Law
Our Competition Law practice is experienced in advising clients on all competition law issues, including prohibited practice litigation, general compliance, corporate leniency, exemption applications and merger notifications.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our Corporate & Commercial Law practice specialises in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, and provides general commercial law related services and advice. Our clients reap the benefit of working with leading corporate and commercial law specialists who have advised a number of multinational and local companies on establishing and building their presence in the South African agricultural market, and who have long-standing relationships with clients in the agri sector.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution practice has assisted in some of the most sensitive and complex cases and provides an approach that is pragmatic, commercially focused and solution based. Our Dispute Resolution practice partners with clients to identify and execute the most advantageous solutions, either by pursuing or defending arbitration or litigation proceedings, or through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Employment Law
Our Employment Law practice has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, including drafting contracts of employment and employee policies and procedures, advising on restructuring and retrenchments, advising on the employment law implications of the transfer of a business as a going concern, and conducting due diligence exercises from an employment law perspective.
Environmental Law
Our Environmental Law practice specialises in a wide range of environmental, energy, land use, water rights, mining rights, administrative and regulatory issues.
Real Estate Law & Conveyancing
Our Real Estate Law & Conveyancing practice has assisted in a full range of land matters ranging from conveyancing to funding and opinion assistance. Our Real Estate specialists advise on every component of a property transaction, including commercial and private or residential real estate acquisitions and disposals, property finance, leasing, management and disputes, structuring, restructuring, and environmental and permit matters.
Tax & Exchange Control
Our Tax & Exchange Control practice specialises in giving tax and exchange control advice on a wide range of matters that are regulated by South Africa’s extensive tax legislation framework, such as the income tax and VAT legislation, as well as South Africa’s exchange control legislation. The matters we advise on include corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, financing transactions, utilisation of tax allowances available to taxpayers, the settlement of disputes with SARS and engaging with the South African Reserve Bank and Authorised Dealers to obtain exchange control approval for transactions. Our clients have the benefit of working with leading Tax & Exchange Control specialists who have advised a number of companies operating in the agricultural sector about structuring their affairs in the most efficient manner, while ensuring that they comply with the applicable legal framework.
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Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing Sector Services
Our services spread across the following practice areas:
Competition Law
Our Competition Law practice is experienced in advising clients on all competition law issues, including prohibited practice litigation, general compliance, corporate leniency, exemption applications and merger notifications.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our Corporate & Commercial Law practice specialises in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, and provides general commercial law related services and advice. Our clients reap the benefit of working with leading corporate and commercial law specialists who have advised a number of multinational and local companies on establishing and building their presence in the South African agricultural market, and who have long-standing relationships with clients in the agri sector.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution practice has assisted in some of the most sensitive and complex cases and provides an approach that is pragmatic, commercially focused and solution based. Our Dispute Resolution practice partners with clients to identify and execute the most advantageous solutions, either by pursuing or defending arbitration or litigation proceedings, or through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Employment Law
Our Employment Law practice has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, including drafting contracts of employment and employee policies and procedures, advising on restructuring and retrenchments, advising on the employment law implications of the transfer of a business as a going concern, and conducting due diligence exercises from an employment law perspective.
Environmental Law
Our Environmental Law practice specialises in a wide range of environmental, energy, land use, water rights, mining rights, administrative and regulatory issues.
Real Estate Law & Conveyancing
Our Real Estate Law & Conveyancing practice has assisted in a full range of land matters ranging from conveyancing to funding and opinion assistance. Our Real Estate specialists advise on every component of a property transaction, including commercial and private or residential real estate acquisitions and disposals, property finance, leasing, management and disputes, structuring, restructuring, and environmental and permit matters.
Tax & Exchange Control
Our Tax & Exchange Control practice specialises in giving tax and exchange control advice on a wide range of matters that are regulated by South Africa’s extensive tax legislation framework, such as the income tax and VAT legislation, as well as South Africa’s exchange control legislation. The matters we advise on include corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, financing transactions, utilisation of tax allowances available to taxpayers, the settlement of disputes with SARS and engaging with the South African Reserve Bank and Authorised Dealers to obtain exchange control approval for transactions. Our clients have the benefit of working with leading Tax & Exchange Control specialists who have advised a number of companies operating in the agricultural sector about structuring their affairs in the most efficient manner, while ensuring that they comply with the applicable legal framework.
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Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing Lawyers
Our Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing (AAF) sector lawyers in South Africa and Kenya understand challenges and the industry’s commercial drivers. We provide practical and commercial advice to our clients in the AAF sector to help them achieve their business objectives, protect existing interests and maximise opportunities.
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More newsLessons on subdivision, SALA and food security from the Tridevco judgment
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down judgment in the case of Tridevco (Pty) Ltd and Another v Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development and Others JDR 3247 (SCA) in which the court was asked to determine, first, whether a property owned by Tridevco (Pty) Ltd and Witfontein X16 Boerdery CC (collectively referred to as Tridevco) constituted “ agricultural lan d” under the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70 of 1970 (SALA), which would require the consent of the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (Minister) for subdivision. The Minister refused Tridevco’s application for subdivision of the property on the basis that the land was high-potential agricultural land essential for food security of the country. The second issue for determination before the SCA was whether the refusal by the Minister to approve Tridevco’s subdivision application was reviewable, rational andlawful.
As Government rolls out its Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccination scheme, farmers secure interim order to vaccinate privately without interference from the state
The Foot-And-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak has had severe economic consequences for farmers and owners of livestock, dealing with ill animals and vaccinations that were, for numerous and complex reasons, not being supplied and administered fast enough, despite efforts to do so. The seriousness of the situation was heighted by President Cyril Ramaphosa who declared the outbreak of FMD a national disaster in the 2026 State of the Nation Address. In a bid to mitigate damage, livestock farmers and owners sought to source and administer vaccines privately, as opposed to waiting on the Government’s stretched resources.
The vaccination challenges, government obligations, and legal implications surrounding Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Lucinde Rhoodie, Director, and Liëtte van Schalkwyk, Senior Associate, in the Dispute Resolution practice and Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing sector, were recently featured in the Sunday Times Agriculture Magazine, where they discussed the vaccination challenges, government obligations, and legal implications surrounding Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).