IN THE NEWS: Dad’s court bid to have son picked for school cricket team fails
In what we are sure were fairly amusing proceedings for all except the parties immediately involved, a KZN father failed this week to...
MATRIMONIAL LAW: Know your accrual system
Having three different matrimonial property regimes in South Africa can be confusing – especially when it comes to the accrual system. ...
CHARITIES: PBO’s beware – new SARS ruling on taxation of business activities
Regular readers of our newsletter will recall that we dealt with the tax implications of income generated by tax-exempt Public Benefit...
B-BBEE: Focus on new Codes: When will the new Codes come into effect?
Clients who have been following our updates on the new Codes of Good Practice (“the new Codes”) or attending our seminars on them will be...
IN THE NEWS: South African authorities may prosecute other governments for crimes against humanity
On 27 November, the Supreme Court of appeal handed down judgment in the matter of the National Commissioner of the South African Police...
DID YOU KNOW: Debtors beware - the High Court will not rescind judgments even though the judgment de
In the current economic climate, falling foul of creditors and getting a judgment against one’s name is sometimes unavoidable. One of...
EMPLOYMENT LAW: The Employment Equity Amendment Act
The Employment Equity Amendment Act (‘the Act’) was accepted by the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces this month...
B-BBEE: Focus on new Codes: What exactly is an “Empowering Supplier?”
The new Codes of Good Practice are here to stay and will come into effect in October 2014. We have presented a series of seminars to...
OTHER NEWS: The SCA finds that employees are not by default allowed legal representation in unfair d
In the recent decision of CCMA v The Law Society of the Northern Provinces (005/13) [2013] ZASCA 118 (20 September 2013), the Supreme...
CHARITIES: May tax-exempt Public Benefit Organisations rent out their property without having to pay
A number of our clients in the non-profit sector have in recent times made enquiries about the possibility of renting out property owned...