Treasury shines light on Preferential Procurement Regulations
The 2017 Preferential Procurement Regulations will remain in place until 15 February 2023 unless new Regulations are promulgated before that date.
In a statement, national treasury confirmed that the Constitutional Court has declared that the “suspension of…
Piercing the corporate veil
In Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Another v B Xulu and Partners Incorporated and Others [2022] 1 All SA 434 (WCC), the first respondent (BXI) was a firm of attorneys, whose principal member was the fifth respondent (BX). Protracted litigation…
Topics: Commercial & Corporate Law | Dispute Resolution
Adams & Adams achieves top B-BBEE rating
Leading African law firm Adams & Adams has been awarded a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Level 1 rating, the highest rating possible in South Africa. This achievement reaffirms the firm’s commitment to the country’s transformation agenda.…
Bregman Moodley Attorneys Electronic signatures and the sale of immovable property
The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002 (“the Act”) defines an electronic signature as data – “an electronic representation of information in any form”, which is attached to, incorporated in, or logically associated with …
Topics: Property Law | Technology Law
Land reform programme under the spotlight
Government is committed to ensuring that the land reform programme delivers on the aspirations of ordinary people.
The deputy president, David Mabuza, highlighted this during an address at the Communal Land Administration and Tenure Summit.
“Not only is accelerated…
Topics: Government, Politics & Policy | Property Law
Strike action: The proper procedure to follow
Section 213 of the Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995 (LRA) defines a strike as “the partial or complete concerted refusal to work, or the retardation or obstruction of work, by persons who are or have been employed by the same employer or by different employers, for…
Topics: Dispute Resolution | Labour Law
Cancellation of a property sale agreement. What are the implications?
Once an offer to purchase has been signed by the buyer and accepted by the seller, it becomes a legally binding agreement. It may happen that once the agreement has been concluded, one or both of the parties decide that they no longer wish to proceed with the transaction.…
Topics: Contract Law | Property Law
Pandemics, civil unrest, floods: Managing staff in times of crisis
Employer guidance needed to deal with employee no-shows and workplace disruption
More government intervention, legislation and regulation is needed to manage employer and employee relationships in times of unprecedented crisis and disaster, including pandemics,…
Topics: Government, Politics & Policy | Labour Law
Practice management is subjective – How Liad Hadar defines it
Subjectivity. Now there is a concept.
The fact that one thing may appear different from one person to the next, for some or other reason, often has us all flummoxed.
How can that be?
Isn’t a fact, a fact?
Well, that’s the point of subjectivity. It entirely depends on each…
Topics: Running Your Practice
How to accumulate leave and when you can apply
In this article we will be exploring all the different types of leave and when you have the right to apply.
What the law says about leave
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act applies to all employers and workers in South Africa and regulates leave, working hours, employment…
Topics: Labour Law
