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Regulatory Snapshot: Financial Services and AML
19th January 2026 In this article, we lay out the main regulatory and legal developments in 2025 that impacted the financial services sector and South Africa’s... →
The Need to Plead Properly – Patel vs South African Securitisation Programme (RF) LTD & Others (790/2024) [2025] SASCA 186
15th January 2026 On 8 December 2025, the SCA handed down a decision in the above matter which draws into sharp focus the need to plead one’s case properly from... →
The union doth protest too much: NUMSA v BMW and the limits of court intervention in disciplinary proceedings
12th December 2025 The Labour Court’s judgment in NUMSA on behalf of Members v BMW (SA) (Pty) Ltd is a timely reaffirmation of an increasingly necessary principle:... →
What makes the “Best” mobile network? A South African perspective
12th December 2025 Choosing the “best” mobile network depends on multiple factors. In practice, it is rarely defined by a single metric. It has been suggested that... →
Evaluating the public interest effects of a merger: The Competition Appeal Court charts the course
12th December 2025 When evaluating a merger, the Competition Act 89 of 1998 (“the Act“) mandates that the competition authorities apply a two-pronged test. The first... →
COMESA publishes important new Competition Regulations
12th December 2025 The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has recently issued far‑reaching new regulations expected to impact the way that... →
South African Competition Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Minority Shareholder Protections: what businesses need to know
12th December 2025 The Competition Commission has published Draft Guidelines on Minority Shareholder Protections for public comment in December 2025. The stated aim... →
Employer ordered to pay compensation for failing to adequately investigate sexual harassment complaints
2nd December 2025 An employer’s liability in instances where it fails to comply with its statutory duties and its own sexual harassment policy by not adequately... →
