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Housing consumer rights headed in the right direction
10th February 2025 On Monday, 27 January 2025, while global news headlines flooded with the Expropriation Bill being enacted a few days prior, President Cyril... →
Expropriation Act: Deconstructed and Demystified
7th February 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law on 23 January 2025. The newly assented to Expropriation Act No. 13 of 2024... →
Key Updates to the Code of Good Practice on Dismissal: A Comparison of the 2025 Draft and the Original Framework
6th February 2025 On 22 January 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour issued a draft update to the Code of Good Practice on Dismissal (“Draft Code“) under... →
Recent amendments to the Companies Act: a quick reference guide – January 2025
31st January 2025 Certain provisions of the Companies Amendment Act No 16 of 2024 ("Companies Amendment Act") and the whole of the Companies Second Amendment Act No... →
Supreme Court of Appeal Rules on Voting Rights of Post-Commencement Creditors in Business Rescue in Landmark Judgment
30th January 2025 The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd v Wescoal Mining (Pty) Ltd has delivered a significant ruling confirming that... →
Machine managers: AI monitoring in the South African workplace
28th January 2025 The impact of AI on the workplace is a rapidly evolving field of study, and South Africa can look to other countries, where cutting edge AI... →
Privacy. Who is looking after the children?
28th January 2025 As we celebrate International Privacy Day on 28 January 2025, we are called to look inward and ask how the Protection of Personal Information Act,... →
Putting off the inevitable - Why delaying business rescue can be fatal for struggling companies and its directors
22nd January 2025 The global business landscape is a turbulent sea, where even the most robust companies can find themselves navigating treacherous waters. Economic... →
