All Legal Briefs
Court Orders Gauteng Department of Health to Provide Cancer Treatment to Patients Awaiting Care
23rd April 2025 On 27 March 2025, the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, granted urgent interim relief in the matter of Cancer Alliance v... →
Proposed R100-billion Transformation Fund will have significant implications for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“BBBEE”) regulation in South Africa
23rd April 2025 On 19 March 2025, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (“DTIC”) issued a draft Transformation Fund Concept Document for public... →
Allegations of Ethnic Discrimination Require Evidence: the Sagan Principle
23rd April 2025 In 1979 science communicator and physicist Carl Sagan wrote in his book Broca’s Brain that “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”,... →
Discrimination – it’s not unfair when its fair
23rd April 2025 In a notable judgment delivered on 6 November 2024, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa v Hoyo ([2024] ZALAC 57)... →
The Clock Is Ticking: Labour Disputes and the Perils of Miscalculating Timeframes
23rd April 2025 The recent Labour Court decision in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality v SAMWU obo Bukula and Others (PR174/2023) provides a sobering reminder of the... →
Labour Court Upholds Enforceability of Restraint of Trade Agreements
23rd April 2025 In the recent case of SMD Technologies (Pty) Ltd v Tavares and Another ([2024] ZALCJHB 546), the Labour Court reaffirmed the enforceability of... →
Sorry Not Sorry
23rd April 2025 In the recent Labour Court decision of Standard Bank Insurance Brokers (Pty) Ltd v Dlamini & Others (JR15/24), the issue of remorse – or rather the... →
The Balancing Act: The Sharing of Company Information by Exiting Shareholders with Potential Third-Party Purchasers
23rd April 2025 1. INTRODUCTION The default position regarding who can access a company’s records and information (“company information“) and the nature and extent... →
FICA: Proposed changes to Public Compliance Communication 50 and Directive 3 previously issued by the Financial Intelligence Centre
23rd April 2025 On 14 March 2025, the Financial Intelligence Centre (“FIC“) published Draft Directive 3A (“DD 3A“) and Draft Public Compliance Communication 50A... →
Under pressure: Navigating financial regulatory heat in South Africa in 2025
22nd April 2025 "Pressure pushing down on me, pressing down on you..." the iconic line from Bowie and Queen’s anthem feels prophetic for South Africa’s financial... →
