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Latest Commercial & Corporate Law Insights

This topic incorporates news and insights which examine business relationships, commercial projects and trade from a legal perspective. Corporate actions and disputes are analysed with regards to legislation and policies which effect local and and foreign businesses.

South Africa and China sign trade cooperation agreements

Ninety-three economic and trade cooperation agreements between South African and Chinese entrepreneurs have been signed. In a statement announcing the signing, the trade and industry department described it as a deepening of the economic relationship between…

Provided By Sabinet

CDH opens office in Stellenbosch

We are thrilled to announce that on 3 June 2019 CDH opened a new office, situated in the heart of Stellenbosch on 14 Louw Street. Stellenbosch...

by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Karoo lamb, rooibos tea, Bapsfontein…What’s in a name?

On 22 March 2019, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries published regulations to the Agricultural Product Standards Act (1990) relating to the registration and...

by Christine Bodenstein and André de Lange

The significance of force majeure provisions on contractual arrangements

In recent times, the increase in the occurrence of events or circumstances beyond the control of governments, companies, communities and individuals has resulted in far reaching and significant consequences in all sectors of the global economy, from the Agricultural,…

Provided By Eversheds Sutherland

by Tanya Pollak

The interplay between company name, trade mark and defensive company name registrations

More often than not, business owners do not attend to a trade mark availability search before they register their company name at the Companies and...

by Tammi Pretorius

Eversheds Sutherland team hosts Hamish Erskine, CEO of Dube TradePort in discussion with clients and large tech companies in Durban

The Eversheds Sutherland team had the pleasure of hosting Hamish Erskine, CEO of Dube TradePort, in a discussion with various clients and large tech companies...

by Andrew Turner