Is a fixed term contract really that fixed?

Currently employers believe that: if they prematurely terminate a fixed-term employment contract, they will have to pay the employee the remainder of contract; and they can only retrench employees employed on fixed term contracts if the contract contains a clause…

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by Nadia Froneman and Sandro Milo

Litigation versus arbitration: which to use in a civil dispute?

What is the difference between litigation and arbitration; two processes of dispute resolution in South Africa? In this article, I review the basic elements of...

by Belinda Lewis

Litigation versus arbitration: which to use in a civil dispute?

Admission of guilt – Permanent criminal record or not?

Years after a roadside instant grass seller paid a R500 admission of guilt fine, he was refused a police clearance certificate because of his continuing criminal record. This lost Lloyd Madhinha his chance to become an Uber driver but he then took action, asking the…

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by Carmel Rickard

Commercial Court Practice Directive

On 3rd October 2018 the Judge President of the Gauteng division of the High Court of South Africa issued the Commercial Court Practice Directive (“the...

by Tanya Pollak and Nikhil Lawton-Misra

Colour me protected? Colour protection in trade marks and brands

The ability to protect colour has always been an intellectual property topic of conversation with colour trade marks differing from the colour of a brand....

by Chezanne Haigh

When ‘straying’ courts need to be ‘reined in’

The highest court in Swaziland has been asked to intervene in a bizarre case that tested certain of its constitutional powers for the first time,...

by Carmel Rickard

Modern families: Surrogacy is an option

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field have welcomed a third child together via a surrogate after a “long and difficult” struggle to have another baby. How...

by Shani van Niekerk

Are banks entitled to sell your house for next to nothing?

One of the most popular methods by which South Africans purchase immovable property is through a loan from a bank. This process involves a mortgage...

by VDMA Attorneys

Are banks entitled to sell your house for next to nothing?

Section pertaining to “surviving spouse” in Wills Act declared unconstitutional

In a landmark case handed down by the Constitutional Court on Friday 29 June 2018 in the matter of Moosa and Others v Minister of...

by Celeste du Plooy

Trust litigation – Who can institute a claim and which court has jurisdiction?

This article deals with the questions of who can institute litigation on behalf of a trust, as well as with the question of how jurisdiction...

by Brian Kahn Inc Attorneys

Trust litigation – Who can institute a claim and which court has jurisdiction?

Domain name disputes – Amendments update

Late in 2017, an amendment to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations, pertaining to the adjudication of domain name disputes, was published. The changes to the Regulations...

by Jani Cronje

Domain name disputes – Amendments update

Analysis of the High Court’s decision to invalidate South Africa’s notice of withdrawal from the Rome Statute : why and whereto from now?

In February 2017 the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria, handed down an order declaring South Africa’s notice of withdrawal from the Rome...

by Mateenah Hunter

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Is a fixed term contract really that fixed?

Litigation versus arbitration: which to use in a civil dispute?

Admission of guilt – Permanent criminal record or not?

Commercial Court Practice Directive

Colour me protected? Colour protection in trade marks and brands

When ‘straying’ courts need to be ‘reined in’

Modern families: Surrogacy is an option

Are banks entitled to sell your house for next to nothing?

Section pertaining to “surviving spouse” in Wills Act declared unconstitutional

Trust litigation – Who can institute a claim and which court has jurisdiction?

Domain name disputes – Amendments update

Analysis of the High Court’s decision to invalidate South Africa’s notice of withdrawal from the Rome Statute : why and whereto from now?

When municipal debt lurks in the shadows

Ambit of inspector powers under Section 54 of the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 clarified

Certain Provisions of the Environmental Conservation Act remain in force

Hands off my salary!

What would it take to heal the SAA bird’s broken wing?

Mediation In The Shipping Industry – Clauses And Models

Supreme Court Of Appeal Considers Merchant Shipping Act Warranty

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Is a fixed term contract really that fixed?

Litigation versus arbitration: which to use in a civil dispute?

Admission of guilt – Permanent criminal record or not?

Commercial Court Practice Directive

Colour me protected? Colour protection in trade marks and brands

When ‘straying’ courts need to be ‘reined in’

Modern families: Surrogacy is an option

Are banks entitled to sell your house for next to nothing?

Section pertaining to “surviving spouse” in Wills Act declared unconstitutional

Trust litigation – Who can institute a claim and which court has jurisdiction?

Domain name disputes – Amendments update

Analysis of the High Court’s decision to invalidate South Africa’s notice of withdrawal from the Rome Statute : why and whereto from now?

When municipal debt lurks in the shadows

Ambit of inspector powers under Section 54 of the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 clarified

Certain Provisions of the Environmental Conservation Act remain in force

Hands off my salary!

What would it take to heal the SAA bird’s broken wing?

Mediation In The Shipping Industry – Clauses And Models

The unforeseen consequences of social media use

Supreme Court Of Appeal Considers Merchant Shipping Act Warranty