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COVID-19 and electronic signatures
13th May 2020 Despite the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in South Africa to Level 4, corporates and government departments might still be faced with... →
A call for an urgent support to refugees and migrants facing starvation in SA
13th May 2020 In an effort to curb the spread COVID-19, countries, including South Africa have been tightening borders and putting travel restrictions in place.... →
A common pitfall with renewal of leases: be careful to avoid an ‘agreement to agree’
12th May 2020 It is common for landlords and tenants to include a renewal clause in a lease agreement. Such a clause will mostly entitle a tenant to renew the... →
Tax Relief Measures Introduced To Curb The Effect Of The Covid-19 Pandemic In South Africa
6th May 2020 On 1 April 2020, the Minister of Finance published two draft pieces of legislation that introduced tax measures to alleviate cash flow burdens on... →
Latest decisions by the Competition Commission
30th April 2020 Elanco Animal Health Inc. (Elanco Inc)/ Bayer AG Animal Health Business (BAH) The Commission has conditionally approved the proposed merger whereby... →
The ripple effects of supervening impossibility and potential compromises on Commercial Lease Agreements
30th April 2020 During these unprecedented and challenging times of the novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) and the National Lockdown 2020, it is appropriate when... →
Evictions during and after lockdown
30th April 2020 Many businesses are currently struggling financially during the Covid-19 lockdown which commenced on 27 March 2020 and, at the time of writing, is... →
TERS benefit set to be extended to staff of non-UIF compliant firms 
By: Terence Creamer 28th April 2020 The South African government is willing to consider extending the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) to employees of firms that are... →
