Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Unlawful demands and strikes and the importance of contractual terms
22nd June 2016 In G4S Cash Solutions SA (Pty) Ltd v Motor Transport Workers Union and Others (JA51/15) [2016] ZALCJHB 2016 (26 May 2016), the employer required... →
In what circumstances can provisional trustees sell an insolvent estate’s immovable property?
17th June 2016 The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Swart v Starbuck & Others 2016 ZASCA 83, reaffirmed the necessary authorisation for a trustee of an insolvent... →
Commission raises a (conditional) glass to AB Inbev/SABMiller merger
9th June 2016 On 31 May 2016 the Competition Commission (Commission) recommended to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) a conditional approval of the transaction... →
Dispute Resolution and Mining and Minerals Alert
2nd June 2016 A very recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) should be welcomed by holders of mineral or petroleum rights who were prejudiced by... →
Ensure your agents are compliant
1st June 2016 While banks doing business across Africa have to be careful with regard to their compliance with SA's Financial Intelligence Centre Act (Fica),... →
Shedding light on restraints of trade in sale of business agreements
31st May 2016 As a general rule, it is lawful for parties to enter into very limited restraints of trade or non-compete arrangements when it is necessary to... →
The right to privacy will not always be an adequate defence
27th May 2016 Over the recent few years there has been a drastic advancement of information technology and social media. As such, the manner in which conduct on... →
With retrenchments on the rise consider the retrenchment process carefully
26th May 2016 On 20 March 2016 Chris Baron, writing in the Sunday Times, stated as follows: “South Africa’s premier dispute resolution body, the Commission for... →
