January 9, 2019

COURT INTERFERENCE IN A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP

When two or more parties enter into a contractual agreement knowingly and free from duress, the terms of the agreement must be upheld by each signatory. However, it must be […]
December 6, 2018

Korporatiewe beheer – ’n refleksie

Die einde van 2018 het aangebreek en soos met alles wat tot ʼn einde kom, kyk ons terug na dit wat verby is. Ons het dit dus goedgedink om ʼn […]
November 1, 2018

Summary of the companies amendment bill, 2018

The Department of Trade and Industry published the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the “Bill”) on 21 September 2018 for public comment until 20 November 2018.  The […]
October 4, 2018

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE OR NOT?

Summary: It often happens that parties to a business venture have discussions which they then decide to set out in writing, encapsulating the salient points of their understanding and setting […]
August 2, 2018

HAVING TO WORK AFTER HOURS: IS IT LEGAL?

Many industries may sometimes require their employees to work irregular hours. Employers within these industries, also known as “24/7 industries”, have somehow developed the notion that they are “different” from […]
July 4, 2018

RECENT DATA BREACHES AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF

Given the number of data breaches that have occurred recently, companies would be prudent to review their privacy policies and procedures, despite the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) […]
June 1, 2018

SUBMITTING YOUR AFS TO CIPC IN AN XBRL COMPLIANT FORMAT

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (“CIPC”) will introduce digital financial reporting via the internationally acknowledged best-practise technology standard of XBRL on 1 July 2018. This new reporting methodology is a new […]
May 7, 2018

THE IMPACT OF THE CPA ON FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS

With franchises becoming a common phenomenon worldwide and franchisors, traditionally, benefitting from a strong bargaining position when negotiating franchise agreements, regulation of the industry has become inevitable and has South […]
April 4, 2018

CANCELLING A CONTRACT? THE DO’S AND DONT’S TO CONSIDER!

Every person, whether an individual or a juristic person, will find themselves in a situation where they will want to terminate a contract. The aim of this article is to […]
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