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Cyber Breach? How you respond determines liability
27th February 2026 A data breach is no longer, in itself, the event that exposes a business to the greatest legal risk. Under South Africa’s Protection of Personal... →
Sars wins at the Constitutional Court — then changes the rules: The medtronic interest relief saga
27th February 2026 In a striking twist of tax policy, the 25 February 2026 Budget Speech announced a proposed legislative amendment that appears to directly... →
Budget 2026: VAT wasn’t raised. It was re‑engineered for a modern South Africa.
26th February 2026 While much of the early reaction to Budget 2026 focused on the withdrawal of R20-billion in previously anticipated tax increases and welcome... →
Is any agreement capable of enforcement under the Labour Relations Act?
26th February 2026 Under section 158(1)(c) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), the Labour Court has jurisdiction to, inter alia, make an arbitration award... →
Budget Speech 2026 / 2027: Tax Overview
26th February 2026 On 25 February 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his fifth Budget Speech and his second under the Government of National Unity.... →
National minimum wage increase: What you need to know
26th February 2026 On 1 January 2018, a landmark piece of legislation, the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 ("The Act"), came into effect in South Africa. The Act... →
Navigating financial distress: A legal guide to insolvency and liquidation for South African entrepreneurs
26th February 2026 Entrepreneurship is often defined by resilience, innovation, and calculated risk. Yet even the most well-structured businesses can face financial... →
Bowmans Budget Speech commentary
26th February 2026 According to the Chinese zodiac, we have just entered the year of the ‘Fire Horse’, which is associated with rapid change, passion and ambition.... →
Budget 2026: Stability, tax relief and a quietly positive shift for taxpayers
25th February 2026 Budget Day 2026 may have lacked drama, but beneath the surface it delivered a series of quietly positive tax developments. Rather than introducing... →
Trustee duties under the Trust Property Control Act
25th February 2026 What or who is a trustee? When a trust is created, the founder entrusts assets to the control of another person or persons. That person is known as... →
