Legal Ethics Under Scrutiny
A former attorney accused of embezzling over plus-minus, 6 million rand from the Road Accident Fund has been released on bail for 10 thousand rand earlier this month. He was allegedly arrested by the Hawks after they received a tip-off warning them of his alleged...
BBBEE Ownership Transactions
Objects of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“BBBEE”) Act, 53 of 2003, as amended by Act 46 of 2013(hereafter the “Act”), include promoting economic transformation and achieving a substantial change in the racial composition of ownership. It is...
It is Law – The Amended Civil Union Act
South Africa has now taken a further step in embracing equality before the law for same-sex couples, and this step may further evaporate further risks of exposure to discrimination based on sexual orientation. Unfortunately, the change has caused a mixed bag of...
A summary of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance and Others (UK) Case
In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) representing policyholders, brought a test case under the United Kingdom High Court’s Financial Markets Test Case Scheme. The aim of this test case was to resolve contractual uncertainty around the...
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