FAMILY LAW: SCA rules no damages claim in our law for adultery
On 25 September the Supreme Court of Appeal (per Brand JA) laid to rest a 160-year old anomaly in our law that allowed a spouse to claim...
B-BBEE: Automatic recognition under the new codes
The implementation deadline for the new Codes are around the corner and we have definitely noticed a significant increase in B-BBEE...
IN THE NEWS: R699 car class action suit fails
In what has probably come as a great blow to thousands of motorists who participated in the now collapsed R699 per month car finance...
PROPERTY: Land claims resurrected
On 30 June 2014, President Jacob Zuma announced the re-opening of the land restitution claims giving the people a five-year window period...
LABOUR LAW: Interest arbitration
An interesting development in the labour sector is the talk of implementing compulsory “interest arbitration”. Current legislation only...
B-BBEE: Government to take control of BEE ratings?
The DTI recently announced that it would be looking at “downgrading” verification agencies to fulfil advisory roles only and that the...
IN THE NEWS: Sports fan watches cricket while performing surgery
A PE-based heart surgeon, who seems to be an avid cricket fan, has come under fire recently for allegedly watching his favourite game...
PROPERTY: New legislation to ban foreign ownership of land
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, announced a range of property related legislation that government...
COMMERCIAL LAW: Buying of votes during business rescue
One of the more controversial provisions of the very flawed business rescue provisions of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 relates to the...
B-BBEE: DTI sheds some light on deadline for implementation of new Codes
On 8 July 2014 the DTI issued a “Statement of Clarification” (once again ignoring all constitutional requirements relating to the...