Eversheds Sutherland
Contact
Melrose Arch, Johannesburg
Phone | +27(0)10 003 1400
Email | [email protected]
Bryanston, Johannesburg
Phone | +27(0)10 003 1400
Email | [email protected]
Durban
Phone | +27 (0) 31 940 0501
Email | [email protected]
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Eversheds Sutherland represents the coming together of two firms with a shared ethos and commitment to client service excellence. We are known for our business savvy and industry intelligence and for providing innovative and tailored solutions for every client.
Increasing globalisation is changing the nature of business. It is also changing the type of advice our clients need. They need a single viewpoint of the whole of their business. This is why Eversheds Sutherland was formed. Our lawyers across the globe are united by our vision, values and understanding of client needs. We provide legal advice of the highest quality whether operating locally or across borders from our 68 offices across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
Our offices in South Africa have branches situated in Johannesburg ( Bryanston and Melrose Arch) and Durban which specialises in litigation, employment, corporate, commercial, intellectual property, tax, real estate, mining and infrastructure, fiduciary services and environmental law.
South Africa is one of the key hub offices in Africa and is part of the Eversheds Sutherland Africa Alliance.
For general enquiries please e-mail us at [email protected]
Career Opportunities and Candidate Attorney Programmes
We are constantly looking for qualified attorneys with the right skills and attitude to join our team. If you think you have what it takes to join Eversheds Sutherland, send us your CV and academic record.
Application closing dates for articles and vacation programme:
- Articles 2021- Closing date: 30 June 2020
- Articles 2022- Closing Date: 30 June 2021
- Vacation programme 2020- Closing date: 31 May 2020
CV's and academic records can be sent by email to:[email protected]
ARTICLES
Discontinuation of cheques
How and why parent companies should “ground” their subsidiaries
Schrems II: The impact on South Africa
Are “agreements to agree” enforceable?
There is no such thing as a standard lease!
Employee incentive schemes: Retaining and incentivising key employees during uncertain times
Medium term budget adjustments
Useful provisions to include in a will
Resigning with immediate effect in the face of a disciplinary sanction to be imposed – A classic case of dodging the bullet, or not!
Tax deductions for home expenses – Working from home
Transfer duty and transfer costs
Intestate succession – What does it mean to die intestate?
The Implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) and the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill
Environmental Legal Compliance Auditing – What is it and do I need to do it?
Government did not interrupt my business with the Lockdown Regulations – COVID19 did: Time to pay up
When is an antenuptial contract necessary?
Buyer power provisions under South Africa’s competition law
Attention all business owners! You could be held vicariously liable for an employee’s abuse of power.
Business rescue joint venture with Growbridge Advisory
Taxation of donors and beneficiaries of trusts
Remote due diligence investigations and unique considerations for mergers and acquisitions during the ‘new normal’.
Commencement of certain sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act
Is your organisation POPIA ready?
Occupational health & safety: When working from home does the home become a workplace and what happens if you are injured at home?
Lockdown alert level 4 “Once-off Movement” – Relocate residence
Parents’ rights to care and contact their children during lockdown level 4
Coronavirus – Occupational health and safety measures in workplaces – South Africa
Coronavirus – Alert level 4 lockdown regulations – South Africa
Mining and Natural Resources Sector – Life after Lockdown and Covid-19
New certificate required for the lockdown extension
Protecting intellectual property during lockdown
Changes to the implementation of the CIPC Mandatory compliance checklist
Parents’ rights to care and contact of their children during lockdown
Coronavirus – Department of Transport Regulations
Coronavirus – Rights and obligations of employers and employees
Coronavirus – Litigation during lockdown
Is Covid-19 a force majeure event?
Coronavirus: Occupational Health and Safety Alert – South Africa
Overhauling the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa
To vary or not to vary, that is the (digital age) question
The grey area between ‘legally prescribed’ and ‘industry standard’ liability provisions
Tax proposals in the 2020 budget
Exemption from transfer duty – Budget Speech 2020
Mandatory completion by companies of the CIPC compliance checklist
Chambers and Partners Global Rankings
Commencement of the Protection of Personal Information Act – 1 April 2020
Consumer alert – Risk of not registering as a credit provider
New Mandatory Code of Practice Guidelines issued in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act
Private prosecutions following mine fatalities – Legal appointees beware
Individual employees cannot rely on section 187(1)(c) of the LRA to claim that their dismissals are automatically unfair
Harmonising corporate governance framework for South African mining companies: King IV, companies act and the mining charter
If a tree falls in the forest… Polluter pays
Requirements for providing guarantees – Financial assistance to companies
The impact of the Competition Amendment Act on the mining sector
Was Greta right about us? – GHG, coal power and the IRP
Electronic waste – The toxic legacy of our digital age
Are you ready for Black Friday?
Title Deeds – Amendment of Regulations to Deeds Registries Act
Have you made full disclosure in your tax return?
Dividend stripping provisions in updated tax bills
Is that an alien in my backyard? – Indigenous vs invasive species
The ARB’s sobering decision on “non-alcoholic” beverages
Eversheds Sutherland welcomes three new associates
“The Debt Intervention Bill” signed into law
Strengthening the leadership team for legal services in Africa
An alternative purchase price mechanism for M&A transactions
Selling your property? You have the right to choose your conveyancer
Department of Environmental Affairs | Requirement to submit a report generated by the national web based environmental screening tool
DealMakers lists Eversheds Sutherland in the top 10 legal advisors for unlisted deals
The Property Sector Transformation Code: Estate agent’s take note
First edition of Eversheds Sutherland (South Africa) Environmental Newsletter
Could shareholders inadvertently cancel their Shareholders Agreement?
When tragedy strikes, follow due process – Mine health & safety
Has the Mining Charter 3 brought some policy & regulatory certainty to the embattled mining & natural resources sector?
Disruption in the African mining and natural resources sector
Automation, IOT and AI can have a positive impact on mining, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors
Health and safety in the workplace: How important is it?
Private prosecutions – The changing face of compliance in South Africa
The significance of force majeure provisions on contractual arrangements
Businesses take note: The Carbon Tax Act is in effect
Eversheds Sutherland growing the South African office
WMACA and Eversheds Sutherland join forces to fight against child abuse
Eversheds Sutherland team hosts Hamish Erskine, CEO of Dube TradePort in discussion with clients and large tech companies in Durban
Tax Alert: South Africa’s employment tax incentive
Global employment and labour law update
Eversheds Sutherland expands its Tax practice in South Africa with new partner hire
Eversheds Sutherland advises the International Facilities Services Group
Title deeds new regulations
Less remorse more punishment – NUM obo Vangile v Eskom
PoPIA Regulations – Responsibilities of the information officer
Is a fixed term contract really that fixed?
Sign on the dotted line
Is your workplace “a lonely hearts club?”
Desertion from the workplace – Who decides?
Manyi ordered to pay the money – Failure to follow retrenchment proceedings
Minimum wage and paternal leave addressed
ConCourt endorses a “rational” war on racism
CIPC Guideline for Corporate Compliance Programme: Managing the risk of corruption
Commercial Court Practice Directive
Decriminalisation of cannabis – Residential Housing Estates and Sectional Title Schemes
Unincorporated joint ventures in South Africa – What you need to know
Psychological disorders? Judgment of Ockert Jansen v Legal Aid South Africa
GDPR in South Africa
A new Tobacco Bill and a workplace smoking ban: employers should review their smoking policies
National air emissions standards: Application for postponement of compliance time frame
Eversheds Sutherland enters into joint venture agreement with Nozuko Nxusani Incorporated
Potential Companies Act amendments
Commodities bulletin: dairy
ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems
Close but no cigar – The importance of restraint of trade clauses
Warning employers – Liability for hate speech on social media
No restraint by which he is bound
Everybody’s fired! – Strike season
Opening the lock gates to the potential of the waste economy
The Constitutional Court gives the final word on Labour Brokers
Attention all Security Service Providers: Cut-off date for the renewal of old PSiRA registration certificates is 30 November 2018
Announcing Eversheds Sutherland Africa Alliance
Commodities bulletin: Grains & oilseeds
Proposed amendments to the VAT regulations on the supply of electronic services in South Africa
Commodities bulletin: The sugar industry in Africa
What’s in a name? – Erroneous registration of company names
Operational options occasionally open to employers
SARS issues media release on tax implications of cryptocurrencies
Sugary Beverages Levy tax: What you need to know
Knowing your B-BBEE reporting requirements
Eversheds Sutherland announce new promotions
Eversheds Sutherland advises Park Hotels & Resorts in its disinvestment in the Hilton Hotel, Durban
Eversheds Sutherland advises GuarantCo on re-guarantee facility
Budget 2018 tax highlights
The introduction of a new financial services regulatory model
FICA amendments: What you need to know
Cancelling a holiday booking? Your rights under the Consumer Protection Act
Electronic communications and legal agreements
National Treasury reconsiders its repeal of the exemption on foreign earned employment income
Does insourcing trigger employee transfer obligations in South Africa?
Contingency fee arrangements: Clarifying the common law position
SARS proposes tax relief for dormant group companies
A hollow victory: Municipal debts for new homeowners
Securing your property views
Registration of B-BBEE transactions
Labour Brokers & Clients: Assigned roles of employers reconsidered by the Labour Appeal Court
Proxy appointment – What shareholders and companies need to know
Potential tax consequences of the waiver of a contractual right
An overview of the South African venture capital company regime
Summary dismissal and witchcraft in the workplace
Facilitating a sale or lease of property: A guide to the Property Practitioners Bill 2017
VAT and employees’ tax in regards to non-executive directors
Eversheds Sutherland advises Investec Asset Management’s Africa Private Equity Fund in major Moroccan buy-out
Patent and design restorations – there is a new sheriff in town
Constitutional protection of debtors and emolument attachment orders
The position of non-citizens in employment agreements
