Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
SARS ruling on tax on taking over contingent liabilities in sale of business
23rd January 2017 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has sought to provide guidance on a difficult tax issue: the assumption (taking over) of contingent... →
Consumer Protection Act: Best practices applicable to the motor industry
20th January 2017 During 2014 the Minister of Trade and Industry published the Motor Industry Code of Conduct, which serves as a framework for dispute resolution... →
Does an employee in the public sector have the right to request reasons following an unsuccessful application for employment?
18th January 2017 Following two rounds of interviews which took place in September 2014 and February 2015, the Applicant in Gezani Isaac Masingi v Greater Giyani... →
When overtime and night work overlap, are employees entitled to transportation?
6th December 2016 Night shifts raise concerns, especially about the safety of employees and the transport available to employees who perform night work. Although... →
A competitor’s use of rival company’s common law trademark as a keyword in google adwords advertising
1st December 2016 The recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Cochrane Steel Products (Pty) Ltd v M-Systems Group (Pty) Ltd and another 2016 (6) SA 1 (SCA)... →
Reinforcing the responsibility of broadcast media
1st December 2016 It is not often in practice that one can achieve success in a matter, as well as achieve a benefit for wider society. Very recently we have been... →
A little extra festive cheer in employee leave calendars this year
29th November 2016 Many South Africans spend a large part of December and January on leave celebrating the holidays with friends and family. Four public holidays fall... →
Business transfers: when is enough not enough?
29th November 2016 The Constitutional Court (CC) in a majority judgment rejected, in no uncertain terms, three important arguments advanced in support of an... →
