Best in Corporate Law Nomination

by | Jun 10, 2019 | News

Congratulations to our Managing Director, Nicolene Schoeman-Louw for being nominated in the WOZA – Women in Law Awards, category Corporate Law. Whilst there is a worldwide recognition of leaders in law there are only a few countries who have embarked on awards to...

CCMA Commissioners may lose discretion to allow legal representation in unfair dismissal disputes arising from misconduct

by | May 28, 2019 | Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment law, News

It is a well known rule in the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”) that legal representation in unfair dismissal disputes arising from misconduct are only allowed at the Commissioners discretion. Commissioners were empowered to exercise...

Key Changes introduced by the Copyright Amendment Bill

by | Apr 23, 2019 | News

On Thursday 28 March 2019, The National Council of Provinces voted to pass the Copyright Amendment Bill (“the Bill”) and the President must now sign it into law. The commencement date has yet to be published in the Government Gazette. According to the Spokesperson for...

Key Changes introduced by The Competition Amendment Act

by | Feb 22, 2019 | News

On 13 February 2019, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Competition Amendment Act, 2019 into law. The commencement date has yet to be published in the Government Gazette. In South Africa, economic concentration results in fewer opportunities for SME’s...