Webber Wentzel
Wits gala honours Webber Wentzel's graduate team
16th October 2024 Webber Wentzel's graduate team celebrated a successful evening at the Wits Law Gala Dinner, on Saturday, 5 October 2024. The annual event, hosted... →
Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the criminal justice system
14th October 2024 In February 2023, South Africa was greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - a significant global development that signals a country's... →
Loadshedding respite should not breed complacency
14th October 2024 2023 represented a low-water mark in South Africa’s electricity production story. The country experienced over 6,800 hours of loadshedding, much of... →
The High Cost Of Hidden Chats: Regulators Crack Down On Employee Messaging
8th October 2024 It is vital for employees to understand how to conduct themselves during dawn raids or interactions with regulators. Failure to do so may result in... →
Clarity on how multi-tier trust distributions of capital gains should be taxed
3rd October 2024 The Constitutional Court (CC) handed down judgement on The Thistle Trust v Commissioner for South African Revenue Service CCT 337/22 on 2 October... →
Navigating Global Insolvency Proceedings: A Study of Mirror Trading International
2nd October 2024 In today’s increasingly globalised and internet-driven commercial landscape, the likelihood of legal proceedings crossing borders, and attracting... →
Regulatory instruments for financial sector compliance in South Africa
27th September 2024 The Financial Sector Regulation Act, 9 of 2017 (FSR Act) commenced on 1 April 2018 and overhauled the entire financial regulatory system in South... →
High Court confirms the status of payment obligations under the South African sugar industry legislation during business rescue
17th September 2024 A landmark high court ruling found that business rescue practitioners can't "have their cake and eat it too". The case involving sugar giant... →