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Corporate & Commercial Law

What the Companies Act says about financial assistance and share buybacks

Janine Will 19 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Waiver vs non-variation: Which holds more weight when seeking to enforce 'abandoned' agreements?

Sakhile Mbele 5 Nov 2024

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Law of Succession

Law of succession: ConCourt extends definition of 'spouse' to include life partners

Leanne Berriman 23 Oct 2024

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Tax Law

Can Sars take your pension to settle tax debt?

Graeme Palmer 21 Oct 2024

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Tax Law

Obstructing the collection of tax debt? Accomplices will be charged

Graeme Palmer 9 Oct 2024

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Land & Property Law

Legal implications of overlooking lease renewal clauses - ConCourt ruling

Gerard Vadivalu 4 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Are virtually commissioned affidavits valid?

Graeme Palmer 26 Jun 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Significance of signature dates when enforcing security documents

Sakhile Mbele 21 Jun 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Employee tax: PAYE now or pay the consequences

Graeme Palmer 7 Jun 2024

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Tax Law

Selling shares at a discount for B-BBEE benefits is not a donation

Graeme Palmer 21 May 2024

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Land & Property Law

Extending extensions: Can courts grant more time to developers to complete extensions?

Rishona van der Merwe 3 Jan 2024

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Labour Law

National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

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Cyber Law

Cybersecurity breaches: Can you afford not to be insured?

Andrew Naidoo 8 Dec 2023

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IP Law

Distinctive designs and the difficulties of using shapes as trade marks

Andrew Dutton 21 Nov 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

When do Tribunals have the power to review?

Nkululeko Zuma 3 Nov 2023

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Law Practice

Unblocking a blocking order

Graeme Palmer 30 Oct 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

When foreign employers hire South African employees...

Graeme Palmer 11 Oct 2023

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Land & Property Law

Can a sectional title scheme be cancelled?

Lauren Theron 5 Oct 2023

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Tax Law

Tax assessment appeal: Can it be amended?

Graeme Palmer 31 Jul 2023

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Tax Law

Repair vs improvement: Why it matters to Sars

Graeme Palmer 18 Jul 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Are insolvent estates entitled to claim money declared forfeit to the State?

Rishal Bipraj 7 Jul 2023

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Family Law

Postnuptial agreements - possible, but not simple

Loryn Liberty 19 Jun 2023

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Tax Law

What are taxpayers' rights to a refund from Sars?

Graeme Palmer 13 Jun 2023

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Keep donors happy by ensuring section 18A receipts are compliant

Graeme Palmer 5 Jun 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Home builders: No NHBRC registration, no protection

Gerard Vadivalu 22 May 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Company ownership: Unpacking new record-keeping, reporting requirements

Janine Will 28 Mar 2023

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Tax Law

Why Sars can't have the 'money and the box'

Graeme Palmer 9 Mar 2023

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Legislation

Trust legislation amendments: What 'Beneficial Ownership' means

Graeme Palmer 23 Feb 2023

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Labour Law

Qualification fraud doesn't pay... but fakers will

Hlengiwe Skosana 9 Feb 2023

Taxpayers retain the right to privacy - ConCourt

Tax Law

Taxpayers retain the right to privacy - ConCourt

Graeme Palmer 25 Jan 2021

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How new recycling laws impact manufacturers, importers, brand owners, consumers

Janine Will 8 Dec 2020

Selling your business as a going concern

Corporate & Commercial Law

Selling your business as a going concern

Graeme Palmer 25 Nov 2020

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Labour Law

Dismissal for depression: discrimination vs misconduct

Hlengiwe Skosana 16 Nov 2020

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Taxation & Regulation

Challenging Sars' decision to audit

Graeme Palmer 26 Oct 2020

Why shareholders cannot claim for reflective loss

Corporate & Commercial Law

Why shareholders cannot claim for reflective loss

Rishal Bipraj 13 Oct 2020

Why VDP applications really must be 'voluntary'

Tax Law

Why VDP applications really must be 'voluntary'

Graeme Palmer 18 Sep 2020

ConCourt judgment clarifies contractual fairness

Corporate & Commercial Law

ConCourt judgment clarifies contractual fairness

Rishal Bipraj 11 Sep 2020

Tax Law

When deposits become taxable

Graeme Palmer 21 Aug 2020

Tax judgments are no ordinary judgments

Tax Law

Tax judgments are no ordinary judgments

Graeme Palmer 20 Jul 2020

Can Sars deduct tax debts from your bank account?

Tax Law

Can Sars deduct tax debts from your bank account?

Graeme Palmer 22 Jun 2020

WFH: Keep your information safe

Cybersecurity

WFH: Keep your information safe

Clea Rawlins 8 Jun 2020

TERS payments are exempt from PAYE

Labour Law

TERS payments are exempt from PAYE

Graeme Palmer 25 May 2020

Discovery, Liberty and "group wrong"

Medical Law

Discovery, Liberty and "group wrong"

Clea Rawlins 11 May 2020

Winding up under new and old Companies Acts

Corporate & Commercial Law

Winding up under new and old Companies Acts

Rishal Bipraj 14 Apr 2020

Review of excessive debt financing rules

Tax Law

Review of excessive debt financing rules

Graeme Palmer 25 Mar 2020

Use of personal information in gated estates

Legislation

Use of personal information in gated estates

Clea Rawlins 9 Mar 2020

Lessons from Al Capone on taxpayers' rights to confidentiality

Tax Law

Lessons from Al Capone on taxpayers' rights to confidentiality

Graeme Palmer 24 Feb 2020

Directors not liable to shareholders for decrease in share value

Corporate & Commercial Law

Directors not liable to shareholders for decrease in share value

Janine Will 10 Feb 2020

The (tax) benefit of keeping employees incentivised

Labour Law

The (tax) benefit of keeping employees incentivised

Graeme Palmer 20 Jan 2020

Unpacking the Property Practitioners Bill

Land & Property Law

Unpacking the Property Practitioners Bill

Simphiwe Maphumulo 11 Dec 2019