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There is no such thing as a standard lease!

Although most landlords will simply provide you their standard lease agreement, it may not be fit for your business purpose and contrary to your intention for concluding the lease. For example, if you are intending on renting a space for retail purposes, you must …

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by Peter van Niekerk, Laura Schlebusch and Georgia Barnard

So, you want to sell your business?

A large part of my practice over the nearly 30 years has comprised what us lawyers refer to as “transactional work” or “M&A”. Fancy sounding...

by Andrew Parsons

A question of character – Contraventions of the Competition Act

In the recent case of Competition Commission v Irvin and Johnson Limited and Karan Beef (Proprietary) Limited (the I&J case) the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) has reiterated...

by Lara Granville, Preanka Gounden and James Wewege

A question of character – Contraventions of the Competition Act

12 ways digital signatures can aid businesses working remotely

While South Africa has moved to lower levels of its COVID-19 lockdown, the risk of renewed waves or surges of the pandemic over the next few months means that many businesses have chosen to maintain their virtual and remote working practices. And for those that have…

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The difference between a supplier relationship, agency and distributor

Many businesses reach the point where they have to consider in which way to best expand its market share and reach. In many industries, a...

by Nicolene Schoeman-Louw

#COVID19 – The understated importance of alternative dispute resolution clauses in contracts

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting nation-wide lockdown has tested every facet of the South African economy, its legal system and the ability of its...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Dispute resolution in community schemes – Arbitration or CSOS?

Introduction Disputes in community living schemes arise often, more so now given the current financial difficulties posed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Where such a clause...

by Chantelle Gladwin, Lisa Schmidt and Lindokuhle Mashilo

Dispute resolution in community schemes – Arbitration or CSOS?

Emerging trends in the private equity industry in the post-pandemic environment

As the private equity fund industry has adapted to the current economic crisis it has adopted new mitigation strategies for financial challenges brought about by...

by Wayne Murray and John Gillmer

Emerging trends in the private equity industry in the post-pandemic environment

Contract price as an element of a valid contract

There are certain essential elements which must be present in a contractual arrangement for an agreement to be deemed valid. As many may be aware,...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Attention all business owners! You could be held vicariously liable for an employee’s abuse of power.

It is established in South African law that an employer is vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of its employees committed during the course...

by Grant Williams and Tyron Fourie

“Add to cart”: Doing business in a COVID-19 world part 2 – Business considerations

Establishing your business online helps you reach a larger audience and expand your brand beyond the scope possible through traditional brick and mortar sales channels....

by Anola Naidoo

Contract: General Principles

About this publication: Contract: General Principles examines the concepts, principles and rules relating to contracts, and considers the jurisprudential, constitutional and social context in which contract...

by Juta

Spousal maintenance – Duty to support spouse post divorce

When it comes to divorces, things tend to become acrimonious. This could be as a result of one spouse being subjected to verbal, mental, financial...

by Petrus Khumalo

Drafting Sale of Immovable Property Agreements – Part 1

Important considerations This article is the second article in a series of articles on the drafting of agreements relating to immovable property. The first article –...

by Martin Kotze and Allen West

The future of law is technologically driven

The tale of the human lawyer “Lawyers Beware – A Robot will take your job”. Andre, a human lawyer takes a deep breath as he reads...

by Alicia Koch

Competition Commission and MTN agree on the reduction of data prices

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order the consent agreement between the Competition Commission and Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd (MTN) on the reduction...

by Sabinet

The CPA and drafting of agreements relating to immovable property

INTRODUCTIONS We have seen numerous agreements that contain clauses that are not aligned with the CPA. Usually, in these agreements, the drafter tries to address the...

by Martin Kotze and Allen West

It’s implied! Tacit contractual terms

It is commonly believed that when entering into a contractual arrangement that the resulting relationship is to be governed by the terms as they appear...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Shifting the “needle” in the entrepreneurial struggle with SchoemanLaw Inc

Nicolene Schoeman – Louw is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Conveyancer, Notary Public and Mediator; with a passion for entrepreneurs...

by SchoemanLaw Inc

Letting go of the gobbledygook – Using plain language in legal documents

Why should you use plain language in legal documents? What is all the fuss about plain language? Plain language is not a new concept, but somehow many...

by Esti Louw

Tag: agreements/contracts

There is no such thing as a standard lease!

So, you want to sell your business?

A question of character – Contraventions of the Competition Act

12 ways digital signatures can aid businesses working remotely

The difference between a supplier relationship, agency and distributor

#COVID19 – The understated importance of alternative dispute resolution clauses in contracts

Dispute resolution in community schemes – Arbitration or CSOS?

Emerging trends in the private equity industry in the post-pandemic environment

Contract price as an element of a valid contract

Attention all business owners! You could be held vicariously liable for an employee’s abuse of power.

“Add to cart”: Doing business in a COVID-19 world part 2 – Business considerations

Contract: General Principles

Spousal maintenance – Duty to support spouse post divorce

Drafting Sale of Immovable Property Agreements – Part 1

The future of law is technologically driven

Competition Commission and MTN agree on the reduction of data prices

The CPA and drafting of agreements relating to immovable property

It’s implied! Tacit contractual terms

Shifting the “needle” in the entrepreneurial struggle with SchoemanLaw Inc

Letting go of the gobbledygook – Using plain language in legal documents