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Bowmans expands in South Africa with strong team hire to join in early 2025
4th October 2024 Top-tier African law firm, Bowmans, today announces the strengthening of its South African offering with the addition of a new team in... →
South Africa: Red means stop – LAC confirms appropriateness of dismissal based on totality of evidence
4th October 2024 A recent decision by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Algoa Bus Company (Pty) Ltd v Tirisano Transport and Services Workers Union (TASWU) obo Mzawi... →
An Arrested Employee Is Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card for the Employers
3rd October 2024 Many employers believe that the employment relationship automatically ends if one of their employees is arrested or imprisoned. This assumption is... →
Clarity on how multi-tier trust distributions of capital gains should be taxed
3rd October 2024 The Constitutional Court (CC) handed down judgement on The Thistle Trust v Commissioner for South African Revenue Service CCT 337/22 on 2 October... →
Appraisal Rights for Minority Shareholders in South Africa
3rd October 2024 Minority shareholders often face challenges, especially when the majority shareholders or company management make decisions that could adversely... →
Navigating Global Insolvency Proceedings: A Study of Mirror Trading International
2nd October 2024 In today’s increasingly globalised and internet-driven commercial landscape, the likelihood of legal proceedings crossing borders, and attracting... →
Preserving Shareholder Power: The Role of Pre-Emptive Rights Under South Africa's Companies Act 71 of 2008
2nd October 2024 In corporate governance, the protection of shareholder rights is fundamental. Among the legal mechanisms that safeguard these rights, pre-emptive... →
Understanding Crowdfunding
1st October 2024 Crowdfunding has emerged as a popular method for individuals and businesses to raise funds for various causes, projects, or ventures. Each type of... →
When retrenchment gets personal – the risk of subjectivity in selection criteria
30th September 2024 On 29 August 2024, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) delivered its judgment in an appeal by Umicore Catalyst South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Umicore) against a... →
Delaying the charging of employees can rock the labour law tightrope
30th September 2024 Too many employers make the mistake of unnecessarily delaying the charging of employees for misconduct. Failing to discipline employees timeously... →
