All Legal Briefs
Being abroad won’t save you from Sars’ collection efforts
20th May 2025 As the upcoming tax filing season approaches, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) is reportedly ramping up a major initiative aimed at... →
Claim of Unfair Discrimination on Religious Grounds Dismissed
20th May 2025 A clinical practice pharmacist employed by a private hospital group brought a claim of unfair discrimination before the CCMA due to the hospital’s... →
Restraint of Trade
20th May 2025 An employee committed breach of contract after she resigned. Prior to the commencement of her employment, she signed a contract of employment... →
Updates on customs and excise rules and Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure
19th May 2025 What businesses need to know The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has implemented crucial amendments to the Customs and Excise Act Rules, as... →
Unchecked AI, unseen dangers: What DeepSeek’s breach means for SA companies and POPIA compliance
19th May 2025 DeepSeek, a prominent competitor in the artificial intelligence (AI) marketplace, recently faced a significant security incident when an unsecured... →
South Africa: Reporting obligations in terms of the Employment Equity Regulations
16th May 2025 Part of an employer's affirmative action obligations in accordance with Section 21 of the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (as amended) (EEA) and the... →
SARS’ Strategic Workforce Expansion: Payroll Housekeeping May Be the Next Compliance Frontier
16th May 2025 Employers can count on a house inspection from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) this filing season. With revenue recovery top of the agenda... →
Legal Framework for Franchise Agreements
15th May 2025 A franchise agreement that does not fully comply with the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) is not automatically void but is likely voidable at the... →
Communal living rules – It’s a complex issue
15th May 2025 A recent media report told a tale (or should that be tail?) of woe of a dog-loving newly married woman, who was unable to move into her new... →
Is the right to inspect an insolvent company’s books and records limited to proven creditors only?
15th May 2025 This question has been answered in an interesting judgment by a competent commercial judge handed down on 14 April 2025. It is well known that to... →
