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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... →
Direct marketing Guidance Note issued, but only the future will tell
6th December 2024 On 04 December 2024, the Information Regulator (“Regulator”) published the long-awaited Guidance Note on Direct Marketing (“Guidance Note”) in... →
Tax Amendments - 2024
5th December 2024 On 23 October 2024, when the Minister of Finance presented his Media-term Budget Policy Statement to Parliament, he also tabled various fiscal... →
A Setback for Climate Ambition: The Dutch Court Ruling and Its Implications for South Africa
4th December 2024 The recent Dutch Court of Appeal's decision to overturn a landmark ruling against Shell has cast a shadow over the global climate justice movement.... →
