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Focus on ESG – Business opportunity or cost?
8th November 2021 As we eagerly anticipate the exit of the Coronavirus pandemic, there is recognition and acceptance that there is a strong link between sustainable... →
Advancing credit to financially distressed companies – warning signals for suppliers and creditors?
25th August 2021 Continued pressure on business and world economies due to the ongoing battle with the Covid pandemic continues into the second half of 2021 and... →
Business rescue and employee rights
16th August 2021 What happens to employees when their employer is placed into business rescue? On the one hand the good news for labour and for unions is that the... →
A brief overview of Small Claims Court procedures
5th August 2021 The Small Claims Court (“SCC”) was established by the Small Claims Court Act 61 of 1984 (“Act”) as a means of improving access to justice by... →
Social media and incitement to violence
16th July 2021 On 1 June 2021 we wrote an article about how President Cyril Ramaphosa had just assented to the Cybercrimes Bill to bring into law the Cybercrimes... →
Proposed Amendments to the Domestic Violence Act – Latest Developments
5th July 2021 As part of government's efforts to address the scourge of domestic violence in South Africa, a process to expedite the amendment of various... →
Don’t be deceived by rumours: POPIA is still coming into effect on 1 July 2021, no extensions
28th June 2021 "We have already said that on the 1st of July all responsible parties must ensure that the processing of personal information complies with... →
AFRICRYPT – yet another South African crypto asset scam 
25th June 2021 Many South Africans will recall the infamous MTI crypto asset scam that caught the attention of both local and international authorities at the end... →
