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“Employee Moonlighting” – Maybe I need you the way the moon needs the sun
8th January 2024 Moonlighting is understood to be holding two or more jobs outside of the employee’s main job unusually without the knowledge of the employer.... →
Cancellation of contracts: rights, procedures, and consequences
13th December 2023 Cancellation of a contract is an extraordinary remedy available to the innocent party under specific circumstances. Unlike specific performance,... →
Creditors now empowered to make application to declare directors delinquent
12th December 2023 A critical look at Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership and Another v Hopeson and Others (2022/045978) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1406 (24 November 2023) On 2... →
Tis the season to be responsible
11th December 2023 With the festive season soon approaching, many employees are counting down the days until they can close their business doors for 2023 and commence... →
Section 12BA – Light at the end of the tunnel?
11th December 2023 National Treasury has released proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act to encourage taxpayers to invest in alternative energy generation as a... →
South Africa: Excessive delays in instituting disciplinary proceedings may taint procedural fairness
11th December 2023 On 25 January 2016, and after a delay of about three and half years in instituting the disciplinary hearing, Major General S.L. Mapyane, who was... →
Understanding the Alter Ego of a Trust
11th December 2023 A trust is a widely used legal entity for various purposes, including estate planning, asset protection, and the management of assets for the... →
Amendments to the Ethical Rules – a step in which direction?
8th December 2023 On 17 November 2023, the Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (“HPCSA”) published certain amendments to the Ethical Rules... →
National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission recommends a CPI plus 3% as it invites further proposals for 2024 adjustment in NMW
8th December 2023 The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission said it is sitting with three proposals on its table after it issued another invitation to interested... →
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act – A decade of non-delivery
8th December 2023 Exactly ten years ago, on 10 December 2013, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, commonly referred to as “IPLAA”, was published as an Act... →
