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The Practical Implications Of “Reinstating” A Credit Agreement
By: Creamer Media Reporter 10th January 2017 This case – Nkata v Firstrand Bank Limited and others [2016] ZACC 12 – deals with the “reinstatement” of a credit agreement under the National... →
Far-Reaching Requirements For Company Takeovers
6th December 2016 Even small mergers and acquisitions need to be addressed with the Takeover Regulation Panel (the “Panel”) in terms of the Companies Act, No. 71 of... →
South Africa’s new customs regime – progress or regress?
3rd October 2016 The Customs and Excise Act, 1964 may understandably be said to be out of date and no longer adequate for the proper monitoring and control of the... →
The Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: Obligations on Electronic Communications Service Providers
29th August 2016 “Dearest Sir / Madam, I am a wealthy foreigner desirous of urgently transferring $100 000 000 into your account and to do so I need your assistance... →
Discussion on the ’just and equitable’ provision when evicting unlawful occupiers
23rd May 2016 The Prevention of Illegal Evictions from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 (“PIE”) “was enacted to ensure fairness in and legitimacy... →
The transposition of a breach of public law duty to private law liability: A new form of delict?
3rd May 2016 The recent Constitutional Court judgment of Mashongwa v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) [2016] JOL 34753 (CC) explored an interesting... →
The nature and role of the structural interdict (supervisory order), its use and appropriateness as a remedy in the Nkandla judgment
11th April 2016 The nature and role of the structural interdict (supervisory order), its use and appropriateness as a remedy in Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker... →
Where there’s a will, there may be a way! – Hanekom v Voigt and others 2016 (1) SA 416
29th March 2016 It has long been believed that a testamentary trust was a trust deed ‘cast in stone’ with the applicability of the voluntas testatoris servanda est... →